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Postage stamps

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Albert Einstein Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 136 / MF 549
Abstract

This collection contains letters and notes by Albert Einstein, as well as photographs, clippings, items commemorating Einstein, the Einstein family tree, and autographs. The collection also includes a guest book from 1929 from Einstein's house in Caputh with entries made by guests who visited the house.

Dates: 1700s-1998; Majority of material found within 1879-1998

B'nai B'rith Philatelic collection

 Collection
Identifier: I-427
Abstract

Collection consists of first day of issue stamps issued by the U.S. Post office. Included with each stamp is a biographical or historical sketch of Jewish history as it relates to the stamp's theme. Sketches are organized alphabetically by subject.

Dates: 1957-1994

David Heimann Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7284
Abstract

The bulk of the collection consists of the personal correspondence generated by a number of the members of the Heimann family and prose and poetry composed by David Heimann for various celebratory family events. Other materials include photographs, documents, and genealogical materials.

Dates: 1891-2008; Majority of material found in 1901-1951

Eric Lind Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6680
Abstract

The Eric Lind collection documents his involvement with numismatics and philately and his interests in the Holocaust and the fate of the Jews during World War II. Materials collected here cover topics such as Anti-Semitism, Holocaust, Nazis and Neo-Nazis, forgeries during WW II, stamps and currency, and the era of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The collection consists of printed materials, artifacts, paper money and coins, stamps, post cards, envelopes, correspondence, documents, and photographs.

Dates: 1873-1983; Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s

Ferdinand Lassalle Collection.

 Collection
Identifier: AR 984
Abstract

Various materials, including a letter, a broadside, a lock of hair and flowers from grave, and clippings pertaining to Ferdinand Lassalle.

Dates: 1863-1923

Hans and Gerda Lindner Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25713
Abstract

The Hans and Gerda Lindner family collection contains photographs, correspondence, finance and legal documents, a large stamp collection, plus a small amount of family papers. Prominent topics include daily activities, family vacations, and the Lindner family's as well as business's finances.

Dates: 1921-1990, 2000-2006; Majority of material found within 1921-1988

Kalischer Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 1748
Abstract

The Kalischer Family Collection contains genealogical research and a few family papers. Included in the collection are genealogical tables, related articles, a small amount of correspondence, and photographs.

Dates: 1920-1966; Majority of material found within 1932-1936

Mordecai Family Collection

 Collection — Consolidated Box P14, Folder: P-498
Identifier: P-498
Abstract

Three envelopes addressed to M.C. Mordecai and his daughter Minnie. Also included is a printed copy of an 1844 circular letter in favor of annexing Texas to the Union, with M.C. Mordecai's name listed as a signee.

Dates: undated, 1844

Peter Gouled papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-100
Abstract

Contains the correspondence, photographs, published, and other material relating to Peter Gouled. Of special interest are materials relating to philately, and an invention to assist the blind in writing.

Dates: 1917-1968

Samuel Halperin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11578
Abstract

The collection contains various ephemera pertaining to the 20th century history of Jews in Germany and German Jews in Israel, including stamps, letters and postcards, cirulars and leaflets, and membership cards.

Dates: undated, circa 1900-1982

Surinam Jewish Community Collection

 Collection
Identifier: I-94
Abstract

This collection contains manuscripts and printed material in English and Dutch relating to the Jews of Surinam.

Dates: 1746-1968

The Samuel Halperin Collection of Jews and Judaism in Germany and Austria

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11974
Abstract

Over 270 items include: voluntary Jewish organization monthly dues stamps and seals; synagogue and Kosher labels; Berlin Community Council membership booklets; Jewish sport club certificates; multilingual stamps of the Harand Movement ‘against race hatred and human misery’ (including an autographed postcard photo of founder Julie Harand); and a notable collection of Jewish Veterans Relief Stamps of World War l (RJF). Jewish merchants and banks are also represented in colorful advertising labels and seals. Also included are several Nazi anti-Semitic items and post-World War II depictions of restored synagogues destroyed by Nazis.

Dates: 1898-1960