NAZI GERMANY
1933
MICHEL P225
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5Rpf
The Hindenburg postcards were re-issued later in 1933 with some changes from the earlier design. The text on the bottom right of the card has been changed from two lines of text, to a single line of text, and the five lines of sender's text has now been reduced to three lines. In addition the three vertical dividing lines have been changed to a single line.
There are two versions of this card: P225(I) has straight edges and P225(II) has a serrated edge.
This cancelled-to-order postcard has the special cancel used at the 1938 Reichsparteitag (Annual Nazi Party Rally) held in Nürnberg in Sep 1938.
(1)
P225 I
P225 I
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MICHEL P225
UNUSED
(27th Mar 1938)
This cancelled-to-order postcard has the special cancel used to commemorate the Stamp Show held in Osnabrück on 26th and 27th Mar 1938.
(2)
P225 I
P225 I
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P225
USED
(2nd Jun 1938)
This cancelled-to-order P225-I postcard has a special cancel used in the town of FORST (PFALZ) which advertises what is known as 'The Wine Route' an area in Rhineland-Palatinate, in the western part of Germany and is inscribed "FORST (PFALZ) | 2.6.38 | Hier wachsen | Edelweine der weinstrasse" - 'Grown here | Fine wines from the Weinstrasse'.
(3)
P225 I
P225 I
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P225
USED
(27th Sep 1937)
This used postcard was sent locally from Berlin and has the special cancel used to commemorate the state visit of Itlay's Mussolini to Germany from 25th to 29th Sep 1937. The cancel is inscribed "BERLIN | 27.9.1937 | 25.-29.9.1937 | Staatstreffen Mussolini-hitler"
(4)
P225 I
P225 I
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P225
USED
(15th Jul 1938)
This used P225 postcard features a regular CDS cancel used in "WESERMÜNDE-GEESTEMÜNDE" on 15th Jul 1938. In addition there is a commonly used slogan cancel inscribed "Vergiβ nicht straβe | und Hausnummer | anzugeben" - 'Don't forget to add the house and street number'. This particular example suffers from quite a bit of foxing.
(5)
P225 I
P225 I
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P225 I
USED
(13th Nov 1939)
This used P225 postcard was sent to Gutersloh on 13th Nov 1939 and has been upgraded to 6Pf by the addition of an adhesive 1Pf Hindenburg Medallion. As well as the CDS cancel there is a slogan cancel inscribed "Jetzt heiβt es: | Die Pflicht tun | und sonst gar nichts" - 'Now it says: | Do the duty | and nothing else'.
(6)
P225 I
P225 I
FROM MY COLLECTION