Stamp references in fiction.

The story of a woman’s unexpected journey and discovery of her family’s past. The alternating stories move back and forth in time from 1938, Austria, under German occupation, to 1989, California. The novel takes place during the reunification of East and West Germany, is often melodramatic and repetitive in style, but offers a wartime love story with a background of historical content. For young adults.
Katie Nelson cares for her father who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. To help combat the expense, Katie requests an appraisal of her father’s prized stamp collection. Philatelist, Ben Grossman, while accessing the collection, discovers an unusual stamp from Austria in the 1930’s.
Katie and Ben begin to investigate the origins of the stamp. Katie, though Jewish, has little tie to her Jewish roots....