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“Lookout” by Gustav Traub
Accession Number: 2022.02.6.22 Stamp: N/A (unused) Artist: Gustav Traub Historical Background: Once purchased by Hitler, Traub’s work was featured in Munich’s prestigious Haus der Deutschen Kunst during the Nazi regime. His romantic, pastoral style (evident in this painting) was characteristic of the era’s nationalist propaganda.
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Marching Soldier (Feldpost)
Accession Number: 2022.02.11.4.19 Date: (Likely) 4/3/43 Postmark: Lower center postmark includes Nazi War Eagle and partially visible label “sammel-konto,” meaning “collective account.” Indistinguishable feldpost mark in top right corner. Artist: Georg Sluyterman von Langeweyde Historical Background: The artist of this linocut print hailed from a German-Dutch family and embraced the National Socialist Party (NSDAP) in…
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Herzliche Weihnachts (Merry Christmas)
Accession Number: 2022.02.11.4.8 Date: 12/23/39 Postmark: “Feldpost b, 23.12.39,” Taggesstempel der Feldpost Artist: H. Wesselholt
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Winston Churchill Stamp (Occupied Poland)
Accession Number: 2022.02.11.4.27 Date: 10/26/1943 Stamp: Sc. PL #NB18. “Lublin Deutsche Stadt, 1342-1942, Deutsches Reich Generalgouvernement.” Depicts the city of Lublin under a Nazi War Eagle. This stamp is from a series Postmark: Vier Jahre Generalgouvernement, Krakau 1943 Artist: Heinz Fehling Historical Background: The Nazi occupation of Poland lasted from 1939-45, subsequently establishing Lublin as…
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NSFK Model Airplane Exhibition
Accession Number: 2022.02.2.2.12 Artist: K.Lorenz Stamp: Stamp Number DE 419, Yvert et Tellier DR 487, Stanley Gibbons DR 497B, AFA number DR 511, Unificato DR 487 Postmark: Red circle with the NSFK emblem in the center with the date 1938. Arched at the top of the circle says, “reichswettbewerb für saalflugmodelle” or Reich Competition for…





