Theresienstadt Parcel Admission Stamps
c.1943, stamps used to receive parcels by prisoners at Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Tan paper with printed text and illustration in German using green ink. Each stamp displays a landscape with trees in the foreground at the left side and in the background scattered. A river is present and mountains in the distance with clouds overhead. At the bottom the text reads, "THERESIENSTADT".
Name/Title
Theresienstadt Parcel Admission StampsEntry/Object ID
2010.4.1Scope and Content
c.1943, stamps used to receive parcels by prisoners at Theresienstadt concentration camp.Context
In July 1943, the concentration camp Theresienstadt (opened in November 1941) instated the parcel admission stamps. The stamps allowed a prisoner to request a package once every two months to receive food, clothing, and other items they were allowed to receive. Source: United State Holocaust Memorial Museum Collections Brief Narrative: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn76777Collection
Theresienstadt Concentration CampCategory
Stamp
Philatelic Material