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First Day Cover: Canadian Commemoration Of Shoah Documentary And Allied Liberation Of Wobbelin Concentration Camp

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: Grey envelope with illustration of a concentration camp uniform on the left, and four identical stamps showing photographs of concentration camp survivors. Back: A black and white photograph of concentration camp survivors with text in English.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: A picture of survivors being rescued by US Army troops at Wobbelin Concentration Camp, 1945.

First Day Cover: Honolulu, Hawaii Commemoration Of Liberation

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

White envelope with green illustration of the liberation on right side. Brown text in middle. Stamp with people looking out through barbed wire on upper right.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: 1995 Hawaii commemoration of liberation of Holocaust survivors.

First Day Cover: U.S. 50th Anniversary Of Allies Liberation Of Holocaust Survivors

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

White envelope with an illustration of a concentration camp on blue background, stamp with people behind a barbed wire fence. Text in English on back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: First Day Cover celebrating 50th anniversary of the liberation of Holocaust survivors, with timeline.

First Day Cover: Israeli Celebration Of The End Of Wwii And Liberation Of Concentration Camps

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Large envelope with five rows of identical stamps with US, UK and Russian flags.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Israeli First Day Cover celebrating the end of WWII and liberation of concentration camps.

Israeli Buchenwald Commemorative Envelope

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

White envelope with black and white illustration of camp members along bottom. Includes a colorful illustration with camp members and watercolor butterflies.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Israeli Postal souvenir sheet issued in 1995 to commemorate liberation from the camps.

First Day Cover: French Commemoration Of Vel’ D’Hiv Roundup Of French Jews

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

White envelope with a large faux stamp. The illustration inside the stamp is of people waiting in a long line. Titled, "La Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv."

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: FDC French Stamp Commemorating La Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv (Velodrome d'Hiver) which is the Raid of the Winter Velodrome or bicycling stadium in Paris. This was a Nazi decreed raid and mass arrest in Paris on July 16-17, 1942, aimed at the Jewish population in occupied France. 13,152 men, women and children were arrested and held at the Velodrome d'Hiver and the Drancy Internment Camp nearby under deplorable …

V-E Day Stamps

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Large white envelope with a green illustration of a man saluting with troops in the background. Includes a series of stamps depicting Auschwitz and St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.

First Day Cover: Portuguese Commemorating Peace And Freedom In Europe

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Envelope with barbed wire background, and two long, rectangular stamps. Titled, "Europa, Paz e Liberdade.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Portuguese First Day Cover commemorating peace and freedom for Europe.

First Day Cover: Marshall Islands Commemoration Of Allies Liberating Concentraion Camps

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

White envelope with matching illustration and stamp of concentration camp prisoners behind a barbed wire with a soldier holding a gun. Titled, "Allies Liberate Concentration Camps."

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Marshall Islands First Day Cover commemorating Allies liberating Concentration Camps.

German Commemorative Sheet And Stamp

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

White sheet titled, "50. Jahrestag der Befreiung der Gefangenen aus den Konzentrationslagern." Includes a serated stamp and the names of concentration camps surrounding it.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: German Commemorative sheet issued in Bonn. This sheet commemorated the liberation of concentration camps. This was issued near the 50th anniversary of the ending of German National Socialism and the liberation of concentration camps in the Third Reich during World War II.

First Day Cover: Israeli Commemoration Of Heroes And Martyrs Day

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

White envelope with blue illustration of a hand reaching towards the sky with Star of David on wrist.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Israeli First Day Cover commemorating Heroes and Martyrs Day. Issued 50 years after of the Holocaust of Hungarian Jews.

First Day Cover: Israeli Commemoration Of 50th Anniversary Of Liberation Of Buchenwald

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

White envelope with blue illustration of children standing by a tower. Titled "Convention of the Children of Buchenwald 50th Anniversary of Liberation of the Camp."

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Israeli First Day Cover commemorating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Buchenwald Concentration Camp

Vel D'Hiv Roundup Commemoration Envelope

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: White envelope with a color illustration of many people crowding into a small area, two black hand stamps, one blue pasted postage stamp, and a line of printed text.Back: Printed black circular seal and printed black text in French.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: The Vel D'Hiv roundup began July 16, 1942. Over the next two days, 12,884 Jews from the Paris region, including over 4,000 children, were taken into custody in an operation planned and implemented by French police and auxiliaries. It would become the largest mass arrest in France during World War II. 7,000 of these …

Heroes And Martyrs Remembrance Day Leaflet

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: Black and white photograph of children in a concentration camp. Titled, "Souvenir Leaf, Heroes and Martyrs Remembrance Day, 52 Years Since the Uprisings in the Ghettos and Camps, 50th Anniversary of the Defeat of Nazi Germany and Liberation of the Camps 1945-1995" in English and Hebrew.Back: White background with a black illustration of a building. Titled, "Beit Lohame Haghetaot Ghetto Fighters' House" in English and Hebrew.

Kristallnacht Commemorative Souvenir Leaf

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: Includes a black and white photograph of a synagogue and photograph of a memorial. Titled, "Souvenir Leaf, Kristallnacht - 65 Jahre" in English and Hebrew.Back: Titled, "Remember and Never Forget!" in English, Hebrew and German. Includes an illustration of a burning synagogue and a Star of David in chains.

50 Years Since The Liberation Of The Auschwitz Death Camp Souvenir Leaf

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: White card with a photograph of the train tracks leading to Auschwitz. Titled, "Souvenir Leaf, 50 Years Since the Liberation of the Auschwitz Death Camp."Back: Text in Hebrew and English. Titled, "Beit Lohamei Hagethaot - The Ghetto Fighters' House."

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Auschwitz was liberated on January 20, 1945.