Guide to the Charles Lipschitz International Stamp Collection

This finding aid was created by Melise Leech. This copy was published on March 25, 2020. Persistent URL for this finding aid: http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1hw94

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Box 457010 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010 [email protected] Guide to the Charles Lipschitz International Stamp Collection

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Summary Information ...... 3 Scope and Contents Note ...... 3 Arrangement ...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 4 Names and Subjects ...... 4 Collection Inventory ...... 4

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Summary Information

Repository: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Creator: Lipschitz, Charles, 1937- Title: Charles Lipschitz International Stamp Collection ID: MS-01019 Date [inclusive]: approximately 1915 to 1989 Physical Description: 8.61 Cubic Feet (13 boxes and 1 oversized flat file) Physical Description: 8.71 Linear Feet Language of the English Material: Abstract: The Charles Lipschitz International Stamp Collection is comprised of postage stamps and commemorative first-day issue envelopes, dating from approximately 1915 to 1989. The majority of the materials correspond to the nations of the African continent, in particular and the -era of Bophuthatswana, , , and . Other nations represented by this collection include the , Canada, , Switzerland, and other countries in Europe and Asia. Preferred Citation Charles Lipschitz International Stamp Collection, approximately 1915-1989. MS-01019. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Scope and Contents Note

The Charles Lipschitz International Stamp Collection is comprised of postage stamps and commemorative first-day issue envelopes, dating from approximately 1915 to 1989. The majority of the materials correspond to the nations of the African continent, in particular South Africa and the apartheid-era Bantustans of Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei, and Venda. Other nations represented by this collection include the United Kingdom, Canada, Israel, Switzerland, and other countries in Europe and Asia.

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Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by country of origin.

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Administrative Information

Access Note Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Acquisition Note Materials were transferred to the University Archives in 1999 by the UNLV Foundation; accession number 2020-018. Processing Note In 2020, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Melise Leech rehoused and arranged the materials, wrote the finding aid, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

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Names and Subjects

• Postage stamps • Stamp collecting

Collection Inventory

Title/Description Containers Postage stamps: African continent to Australia, approximately 1977 to 1981 - Page 4- Guide to the Charles Lipschitz International Stamp Collection

Physical Description: 5 Files box 01

Postage stamps: Bophuthatswana to , approximately 1974 to 1989 box 02 Physical Description: 8 Files

Postage stamps: Canada to Ciskei, approximately 1976 to 1984 box 03 Physical Description: 6 Files

Postage stamps: Israel to Republic of South Africa, approximately 1930 to 1989 box 04 Physical Description: 8 Files

Postage stamps: Republic of South Africa, approximately 1954 to 1983 box 05 Physical Description: 6 Files

Postage stamps: Republic of South Africa to Southwest Africa, approximately 1949 box 06 to 1984 Physical Description: 8 Files

Postage stamps: Southwest Africa to Transkei, approximately 1973 to 1984 box 07 Physical Description: 8 Files

Postage stamps: Transkei, approximately 1976 to 1984 box 08 Physical Description: 5 Files

Postage stamps: United Kingdom, approximately 1964 to 1984 box 09 Physical Description: 6 Files

Postage stamps: United Kingdom to Venda, approximately 1979 to 1984 box 10 Physical Description: 6 Files

Postage stamps: Venda and individual stamp books, approximately 1937 to 1984 box 11 Physical Description: 6 Files

Postage stamps: individual stamp books, approximately 1963 to 1984 box 12 Physical Description: 5 Files

Postage stamps: individual stamp books, approximately 1915 to 1989 box 13 Physical Description: 4 Files

Postage stamps: full sheet stamps, South Africa and United Kingdom, approximately flat file 1965 to 1985 14 Physical Description: 14 Leaves

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