NAZI GERMANY
PRINTED TO PRIVATE ORDER
POSTCARDS
1933
The 1933 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1933 Official postcards are now on this page. Official postcards are cards that were issued by the Reich’s post office, had pre-printed (indicia) stamps and were widely available throughout German towns and cities.
Secondly Printed-to-Private-Order postcards are postcards that were generally issued by entities that were advertising an event or commemorating an anniversary, and also had pre-printed stamps, but were not widely available throughout Germany (most were only available at the event they were commemorating).
Other postcards are postcards that fall into the same general category as printed-to-private-order postcards however they do not have pre-printed stamps.
Finally, Miscellaneous postcards is where you will find postcards that do not fit into the first three categories (i.e. they are not official, they do not have pre-printed stamps, and they do not commemorate an event). These are typically advertising postcards, plain postcards, or tourist type postcards. For the most part these cards have been postally used.
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BLANK POSTCARDS, DRESDEN STAMP SHOW , BERLIN MARKOPOSTA EXHIBITION , KLICKOW, VAAM GEGR 1882, DEUTSCHLAND, DEINE KOLONIEN! and ASCHERSLEBEN STAMP EXHIBITION
Starting in 1933 a great number of plain postcards were printed to private order. These cards all had pre-printed Hindenburg Medallion stamps and vary by the presence/absence of a vertical dividing line, the value of the pre-printed stamp, presence/absence of text and solid destination line. It is impossible to determine the actual release date of each of the variants, so standard practise is to list them as being published on the same date as the issuance of the respective self-adhesive stamps.
BLANK CARD
WITH PRE-PRINTED STAMPS
These blank postcards were issued throughout 1933 until 1945 and exists in many basic forms. Click the links below each image for more details on the variants.
PP122-B-10
BLANK CARD
These blank postcards were issued throughout 1933 until 1945 and exists in many basic forms.
PP122-B-10
FROM MY COLLECTION
DRESDEN STAMP SHOW
PP122-C-1
(Apr 1933)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Dresden Stamp Exhibition held in Apr 1933. There are two versions of this card. The first (PP122-C-1-01) has an image of the 1931 issue Michel 459 8+4Rpf 'Zwinger' stamp. The second card (PP122-C-1-02) has an image of the 1932 issue 15Rpf Michel 470 stamp. On the reverse of the 15Rpf card shown below is the special cancel used at the show. Both cards have a pre-printed 3Rpf stamp to cover the cost of the postage.
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(1)
8+4Rpf
PP122-C-1/01
8+4Rpf
PP122-C-1/01
FROM MY COLLECTION
(2)
15Rpf
PP122-C-1/02
15Rpf
PP122-C-1/02
BERLIN MARKOPOSTA EXHIBITION
PP106-C-15 & PP126-C-1
(1st/2nd Apr 1933)
This postcard was published to commemorate the Postage stamp exhibition by the Mars-Berlin Association and the Association of Collectors of German Colonial Stamps, held at the Berlin Zoological Gardens on 1st and 2nd Apr 1933.
There are two versions of the 3Rpf card, both with pre-printed 3Rpf Ebert stamps but one inscribed "Drucksache" (PP106-C-15/01) and the other inscribed "Postkarte" (PP106-C-15/02). In addition, there was also a 5Rpf Hindenburg Medallion version (PP126-C-1).
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(1)
PP106-C-15/01
3Rpf EBERT
Inscribed "Drucksache"
PP106-C-15/01
3Rpf EBERT
Inscribed "Drucksache"
(2)
PP126-C-1
5Rpf HINDENBURG
PP126-C-1
5Rpf HINDENBURG
STUTTGART TURNFEST
PP127-C-3
(22nd/30th Jul 1933)
There were quite a number of commemorative postcards published for the Stuttgart Gymnastics Festival held between 22nd and 30th Jul 1933.
Click here for details on the set of 10 private printed to order cards.
There were also a number of other cards published for the event that did not have pre-printed stamps.
(1)
PP127-C-3/02
6Rpf HINDENBURG
PP127-C-3/02
6Rpf HINDENBURG
(2)
PP127-C-3/10
6Rpf HINDENBURG
PP127-C-3/10
6Rpf HINDENBURG
ASCHERSLEBEN STAMP EXHIBITION
(19th/21st Aug 1933)
This postcard advertises the Aschersleben Stamp Exhibition held from 19th to 21st August 1933. There was also a special postmark used to advertise the event. There are four versions of this card, the front is the same but the value stamp on the reverse is either a 3Pf (PP122-C-2) Hindenburg Medallion, a 5Pf (PP126-C-2) Hindenburg Medallion, a 6Pf (PP127-C-4) Hindenburg Medallion or a 15Pf (PP131-C-1) Hindenburg Medallion.
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6Pf Hindenburg
PP127-C-4
PP127-C-4
FROM MY COLLECTION
KLICKOW
HINDENBURG 3Rpf POSTCARDS
(1933)
Inscribed "Markenhaus Klickow Berlin-Wilmersdorf 2", this was a set of fifteen postcards, all of which feature a brown 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp. The cards were private printings by the stamp dealership 'Albert Klickow Markenhaus' from 1933 until 1940.
Click here for more Klickow postcards from my collection.
PP122-C-15/01
VAAM GEGR 1882
(PP110-B-2)
These commemorative cards were issued for the 50th Anniversary of VAAM, and there are three in the series. All feature a 3Rpf Ebert pre-printed stamp on the front and an 8Rpf Ebert pre-printed stamp on the reverse. These are double cards, and the sender would send the complete card. Upon receipt the card would be torn in two and the reply would be sent on the unused pre-paid portion.
There is an inscription "ALLGEM. PASSIVEN-VERBAND DES AKAD.ARCHITEKTENVEREINS MÜNCHEN" - 'GENERAL PASSIVE ASSOCIATION OF THE MUNICH ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTS'
Click here for Michel PP110-B-2 postcards from my collection.
VAAM GEGR 1882
FROM MY COLLECTION
DEUTSCHLAND, DEINE KOLONIEN!
One of the most popular postcards issued during the Third Reich era was the following card inscribed 'Deutschland, Diene Kolonien!'. The first card appeared in 1933 and was then issued multiple times with minor changes in the design of both the postcard and the value stamp. Specific dates are hard to determine so I have collected them all in one place for easier comparison.Please click here if you are interested comparing these cards.
DEUTSCHLAND, DEINE KOLONIEN!
FROM MY COLLECTION
