NAZI GERMANY
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
1942
The 1942 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1942 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:
P293 , P294 , P295 , P307 , P308 and P309 .
MICHEL P293
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
GOLDSMITHS' TRADE
Issued 8th Aug 1942. Social welfare card commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the German Society of Gold Smiths. The postcard is inscribed 'DAS DEUTSCHEN GOLDSCHMIEDEHAUS DER STADT HANAU' (THE GERMAN GOLD MOLDING HOUSE OF THE CITY OF HANAU). The card was available on both cream and beige cards. The stamp is the 1942 Michel 816 6Rpf + 4Rpf stamp.
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(1)
P293(a)
P293(a)
FROM MY COLLECTION
(2)
P293(b)
P293(b)
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MICHEL P294
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
EUROPEAN POSTAL CONGRESS
Issued 12th Oct 1942. This card was issued to commemorate the European Postal Congress held in Vienna from 12th to 24th Oct 1942. The pre-printed stamp is the same as one of the three official stamps Michel 821, designed by Erich Meerwald and released at the same time. There was also a special cancel.
P294
European Postal Congress
European Postal Congress
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P295
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
EUROPEAN POSTAL CONGRESS
Issued 19th Oct 1942. This postcard is identical to P294 above with the exception of an additional inscription across the bottom of the stamp. The inscription reads "19th Okt. 1942" and is the day on which the European Postal Agreement was signed.
P295
Signing of postal agreement
Signing of postal agreement
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P307
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
GET TO KNOW GERMANY
More from the 'Get to know Germany' series. P307 consists of 651 different postcards. The postcards are the same as P305 only now with additional text 'Nur im Inland zugelassen' - 'Only permitted in Germany' printed below the word 'Postkarte' on the right-hand pane. For more details see the Get to Know Germany pages.
Michel P307
6Pf brown
6Pf brown
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P308/1 to -/04
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
STAMP DAY
Issued 11th Jan 1942. This was a series of 4 postcards issued to coincide with the annual Stamp Day. All of these postcards are blank on the reverse side. These cards also exist overprinted 'OSTLAND' for use on the eastern occupied regions.
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P308/01
Afrika Korps
Afrika Korps
FROM MY COLLECTION
P308/02
Feldpost
Feldpost
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P308/03
Kriegsmarine
Kriegsmarine
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P308/04
Todt Organisation
Todt Organisation
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MICHEL P309
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
YOUTH CONFERENCE
Issued 12th Sep 1942. This postcard was issued to commemorate the Founding European Youth Conference in Vienna in 1942. The card is inscribed 'GRÜNDUNGSTAGUNG DES EUROPÄISCHEN JUGENDVERBANDES WIEN 1942' (FOUNDING CONFERENCE of the EUROPEAN YOUTH ASSOCIATION VIENNA 1942).
A private version of this postcard was issued to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of German Stamp Dealer's Day later in 1942.
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Michel P309
FROM MY COLLECTION
