us-005578-irn517451-irn45784
type: RecordSet
archival history: The postage stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Terry Friedman.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Rectangular paper stamp with perforated edges; on the recto is a graphic design in gray ink. It features an illustration of a gothic style walkway with large pointed arches and stone pillars with people walking in the foreground. In the upper left corner is a dexter eagle with outstretched wings, perched atop a pedestal holding a swastika in its talons. The denomination 40 is printed in large type beneath the eagle. German text is printed along the lower border. The faded imprint of a circular cancellation stamp in black ink is across the stamp. The verso is covered with aged yellowed adhesive.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1941-01-01
has end date: 1941-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: pol
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn45784
is or was included in: us-005578-irn517451
record resource extent: overall: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Postage stamp issued by the General Gouvernement, the civilian ruling authority established by the Germans in southwestern Poland in 1939. This area was ceded to Germany under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact and it would be occupied by the Germans until 1944. It was divided into four administrative districts with seats in Krakow, Warsaw, Radom, and Lublin. There were several issues of stamps featuring historic landmarks of the region that the Germans claimed were of ancient German origin. This stamp depicts the Cloth Hall in Warsaw.
title: Postage stamp, 40 zloty, featuring the Cloth Hall, Krakow, issued in German occupied Poland