NAZI GERMANY
MISCELLANEOUS POSTCARDS
1943
The 1943 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1943 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).
Quick Links:
CTO STAMP DAY, CTO MÜNCHEN, CTO MINDELHEIN, DRESDEN - NYMPHENBAD, SCHLOSS MARCHEGG, CTO - KRIEGSLACH, CTO - VIENNA and CTO - HANAU
CTO STAMP DAY
(10th Jan 1943)
This CTO features a 1943 Michel 828 stamp with a special cancel from Berlin, used to commemorate the 1943 Day of the Stamp.
This CTO features a 1943 Michel 828 stamp with a special cancel from Den Haag, used to commemorate the 1943 Day of the Stamp.
This CTO features a 1943 Michel 828 stamp with a special cancel from Erfurt, used to commemorate the 1943 Day of the Stamp.
CTO MÜNCHEN
(23rd Jan 1943)
This CTO features a 1942 Michel 813 stamp with a special cancel from München.
CTO MINDELHEIN
(28th Mar 1943)
This CTO features a 1943 Michel 843 stamp with a special cancel from Mindelheim which was used to commemorate Youth Day om the 26th of March.
DRESDEN - NYMPHENBAD
(2nd Apr 1943)
The front of this postcard features the Nymphenbad in Dresden, a famous historic natural spring. On the reverse is a 1933 issue 6Pf Hindenburg Medallion Michel 484 stamp. It is cancelled with a standard Dresden CDS on 2nd Apr 1943 but also features a slogan cancel 'Vergiss nicht Strass, und Hausnummer anzugaben' or 'Don't forget to use the street and house number'. The destination was the city of Olomouc in the German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
SCHLOSS MARCHEGG
(9th Jun 1943)
This postcard features the front view of Castle Marchegg in the Austrian state of Lower Austria close to the border of Moravia. On the reverse is a 6Pf, 1941 issue Hitler head definitive Michel 785 stamp. The cancellation is from Vienna on 9th June 1943. The message is dated 9th May 1943, so it took about a month for the poster to send the postcard. Along with the Vienna cancel is a slogan postmark inscribed 'KRIEGSHILFSWERK - Die Heimat hilft!' roughly translated as 'War Relief Fund - help starts at home!'.
CTO - KRIEGSLACH
(31st Jul 1943)
This CTO postcard features a 1943 Michel 855 stamp, one of two stamps issued to commemorate the birth centenary of Peter Rosegger. The cancel is one that was used in conjunction with the event.
DAS BRAUNE BAND
(1st Aug 1943)
This postcard was cancelled to order for a stamp collector, Herrn Max Herbst, in Hamburg and features the special cancel used to commemorate the 1943 annual Brown Ribbon Horse Race in MUNICH. The message on the reverse of the card reads "Deise Karte ist für Ihre Sammlung bestimmt" - 'This card is intended for your collection'.
CTO - VIENNA
(15th Aug 1943)
This CTO postcard features a 1943 Michel 857 stamp, one of two stamps issued to commemorate the 1943 Vienna Derby horse race. The cancel is the one that was used in conjunction with the race and was only available on race day (15th Aug).
CTO - HANAU
(18th Oct 1943)
This CTO postcard features a 1943 Michel 860 stamp, one of two stamps issued to commemorate the Day of Goldsmith's' Art in October 1943. The cancel is the only one used to promote the event, and it was only used in Hanau and only for one day (18th Oct).
