Portuguese First Day Cover Holocaust Commemorative Stamps

Authors

Object ID

2023.1.4

Object Name

Envelope

Date

6-17-2021

Files

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Description

Envelope with five colorful postage stamps; an image of a different man in each.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: First day of issue honoring five righteous diplomats from Portugal who saved the lives of Jews imperiled by the Nazis. The five diplomats are Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Alberto Texeira Branquinho, Jose Mendes, Padre Joaquim Carreira, and Carlos Garrido.

Dimensions

4 1/2 x 6 3/8"

Keywords

Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Alberto Texeira Branquinho, Jose Mendes, Padre Joaquim Carreira, Carlos Garrido

Subcollection

Diplomats, Philatelic

Recommended Citation

"Portuguese First Day Cover Holocaust Commemorative Stamps" (2021). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2023.1.4.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1916