NAZI GERMANY
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
1940
The 1940 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1940 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:
P286 , P288 , P289 , P290 and P291 .
MICHEL P286/01 to -/06
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
WINTER RELIEF FUND
This series of 6 postcards is a re-issue of the 27th of Oct 1939 issue Michel P285/01 to P285/06 postcards which are identical except the 1939 issues don't have the K.d.F symbol and additional lines of text running vertically along the divider line.
Click here for more details.
MICHEL P286/01
HEINRICH I.
HEINRICH I.
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P286/02
MARTIN LUTHER
MARTIN LUTHER
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P286/03
ULRICH V.HUTTEN
ULRICH V.HUTTEN
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P286/04
FRIEDRICH DER GROSSE
FRIEDRICH DER GROSSE
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P286/05
V.BISMARCK
V.BISMARCK
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P286/06
CARL PETERS
CARL PETERS
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P288
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
STAMP DAY
Issued on 4th Jan 1940 to commemorate Stamp Day on the 7th of Jan 1940. Sponsored by the K.d.F Collectors Group to raise funds for the Winter Relief Fund (WHW). The pre-printed stamp is a 6Rpf stamp but is not related to any official stamp issues. Different special cancellations were available in 14 cities.
MICHEL P288
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P289
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
STAMP DAY
Issued on 4th Jan 1940 to commemorate Stamp Day on the 7th of Jan 1940. This postcard was re-issued in 1941 with additional text "WIENER KLAPPERPOST" below the image of the postman.
There were also additional variations on this postcard available, click here for more variations.
MICHEL P289
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P290
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
IRON CROSS MEDAL
Issued on 12th July. Special postcard "Iron Cross" with a pre-printed stamp depicting Hitler on the lectern. The front shows an image of the Iron Cross with a golden oak leaf. This postcard was also published privately in Dec 1940 that has an additional inscription "Tag der Grossdeutschen | Briefmarkenhandels | Wien 1 bis 3. December 1940"
Click here for other versions of this postcard.
MICHEL P290
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P291
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
WINTER RELIEF FUND
Issued on 5th Nov 1940 to raise money for the Winter Relief Fund. The postcard is inscribed 'Kampfen, Arbeiten. Opfern', meaning 'fight, work, sacrifice'. The image is one of a soldier (fight), a heavy industry worker (work) and a WHW donation tin (Sacrifice). The pre-printed stamp also reflects the theme of work (hammer) and fight (sword) and includes a 6Rpf postage fee along with a 4Rpf donation to the WHW charity.
There are three variations of this card which are a) White to cream card stock, b) Beige with a gloss finish card stock and c) Brownish coloured, fibrous card stock.
MICHEL P291
FROM MY COLLECTION
