1_03: Stamp Box Collection Gary Sternberg
c.1940s, Exposition - Stamp box which belonged to Gary Sternberg in Shanghai, China.
Tan cardboard box containing an abundance of colorful postal stamps, mostly from Europe. The top lid of the box has printed handwriting in pencil with Gary Sternberg's address at Chaou foong Rd.
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1_03: Stamp Box Collection Gary SternbergEntry/Object ID
2017.1.3Description
c.1940s, stamp box which belonged to Gary Sternberg in Shanghai, China.Use
Stamp box used by Gary Sternberg to contain his stamp collection.Context
Partial excerpt taken from exhibit page Gary Sternberg in Shanghai: Mixing Flour, Water, and German Opera: Gary (Gerd) Sternberg was born in Germany on August 25, 1931 to a Protestant mother and a Jewish father. Although he and his sister were raised and baptized as Protestants, Nazi ideology designated Gary as Jewish. Gary’s father was arrested and sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp on June 14, 1938. When released January 28, 1939, the family managed to find refuge in Shanghai, China with about 18,000 other mostly-Jewish refugees. Gary’s family lived in Shanghai from May 1939 to July 1948. Gary (Gerd) Sternberg's stamp collection box containing a variety of stamps from Europe, North America, and Asia.Collection
Gary SternbergCategory
Box