NAZI GERMANY
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
1936

The 1936 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1936 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).

Thirdly Other postcards are postcards that fall into the same general category as printed to private order 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).

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POSTCARDS:
P237, P259 and P260, P261 and P262, P263

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MICHEL P237
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
GERMAN COURT of JUSTICE

This postcard was issued on the 21st October 1936 and has a 6Rpf Hindenburg medallion pre-printed stamp. The card commemorates the laying of the foundation stone of the German Court of Justice in Munich. This particular card has the special commemorative cancel that was used on the 23rd and 24th October inscribed "MÜNCHEN | Haupstadt der Bewegung| Grundsteinlegung | des hauses des | Deutschen Rechts | 24.10.36".

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P237
6Rpf

FROM MY COLLECTION

MICHEL P259 and P260
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES #1

These two official postcards were issued to generate interest among the population in the upcoming Summer Olympic Games being held in Berlin from 1st to 16th Aug 1936. Both cards have the same design (a view of the inside of the Olympic Stadium) but P259 has a 6RPf +4Rpf pre-printed stamp and P260 has a 15Rpf + 10Rpf pre-printed stamp. There were a number of special cancellations used at various venues around the Olympic sites.

Click P259 or P260 for more details.

P259
6Pf + 4RPf

FROM MY COLLECTION

P260
15Pf + 10RPf

FROM MY COLLECTION

MICHEL P261 and P262
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES #2

In addition to the two official cards above, there were another two official cards released as shown below as well as countless other postcards.

Click these links for more of my P261 or P262

For more of my other Summer Olympic postcards click here.

P261
6Pf + 4RPf
Water Sports at Kiel

FROM MY COLLECTION

P262
15Pf + 10RPf
Water Sports at Kiel

FROM MY COLLECTION

MICHEL P263
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
AUTOBAHN

This commemorative postcard was released to celebrate the completion of the first 1,000Km of Autobahn construction. The image shows Adolf Hitler breaking the ground on the construction as well as a completed section of Autobahn in the background.

Click here for more of my P263 postcards.