us-005578-irn524138-irn519014
type: RecordSet
archival history: The Warsaw ghetto stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Alfred Moritz.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Rectangular paper stamp with a graphic design stamped on the front in blue ink with the denomination 50, 18 Stars of David on the left, a barbed wire fence in the center, an SS lightening bolt rune within flames on the right, and an outllined border. The reverse is blank.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: 1941 April
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: pol
has or had subject: 1106
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn519014
is or was included in: us-005578-irn524138
record resource extent: overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Warsaw ghetto stamp marked 50 issued by the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization (Żydowski Zwia̜zek Wojskowy). The Warsaw Ghetto in Poland existed from October 12, 1940, to May 16, 1943, when the Ghetto was liquidated by German forces. The stamps were manufactured in an effort to establish a ghetto mail office by the underground, but were not issued for use.
title: Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, denomination 50, never issued