NAZI GERMANY
PP122-A
BLANK CARD
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION
(1933/1945)
Starting in 1933 a great number of plain postcards were printed to private order. These cards all had pre-printed Hindenburg Medallion stamps and vary by the presence/absence of a vertical dividing line, the value of the pre-printed stamp, presence/absence of text and solid destination line. It is impossible to determine the actual release date of each of the variants, so standard practise is to list them as being published on the same date as the issuance of the respective self-adhesive stamps.
These blank postcards were issued throughout 1933 until 1945 and exists in many basic forms.
PP122-A-1
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION
This card is blank and measures 147 x 104/105 mm without any printing, dotted lines, solid lines or text. There are three versions of this card:
PP122-A-1/01: (BOREK 105-A/1): white card stock.
PP122-A-1/02: dirty white, thinner card stock.
PP122-A-1/03: smoother cream-coloured card stock.
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PP122-A-1/01
PP122-A-1/01
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PP122-A-1/02
PP122-A-1/02
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PP122-A-1/03
PP122-A-1/03
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP122-A-2
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION
This card is blank and measures 147 x 105 mm. There are no dotted address lines but there is a single, solid, 72 mm long horizontal line on the lower right-hand side.
PP122-A-2
PP122-A-3
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION
This card measures 147 x 105 mm. There are no dotted address lines but there is a single 54 mm long horizontal line on the lower right-hand side and now with an additional 'An' inscribed.
PP122-A-3
PP122-A-4
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION
This card measures 147 x 105 mm. There are now four dotted horizontal address lines and a single solid line. There is also a solid vertical divider, but no text inscription. There are two versions of this card:
PP122-A-4/01: the dotted address lines are 38 mm long and the solid vertical line is 61.5 mm long.
PP122-A-4/02: the dotted address lines are 42.5 mm long and the solid vertical line is 67.5 mm long.
PP122-A-4
PP122-A-5
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION
This card measures 147 x 105 mm. There are two solid vertical dividers and an inscription. There are three versions of this card:
PP122-A-5/01: no horizontal dotted or solid lines. Two vertical solid lines on the bottom half of the card in the centre. These lines measure 23 mm long. Just above the vertical lines is the inscription "Drucksache"
PP122-A-5/02: one solid vertical dividing line and one solid horizontal line. The vertical dividing line measures 90 mm and has the word "Postkarte" inscribed directly above it in Gothic script.
PP122-A-5/03: five horizontal lines (four dotted, one solid) measuring 41.5 mm. Solid vertical dividing line measuring 90mm in the centre of the card. Now with text "Drucksache" to the top right of the vertical diving line.
PP122-A-5
PP122-A-6
(BOREK 105-B/9)
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION
This card measures 147 x 105 mm. With three 36mm long horizontal address lines, no vertical diving line. Large "Actung! ->" on the left-hand side with "Briefmarken- | Sammler: "Ganszache"" inscription below it.
PP122-A-6
PP122-A-7
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION
This card measures 147 x 105 mm. Card now with a decorative border that starts just inside of the top right-hand edge and continues counter-clockwise to just below the 3Rpf pre-printed stamp on the right-hand side (top right-hand corner does not have the border). Inscription "Sonderpostkarte" (Special Postcard) just below the top decorative border in the centre of the card. There are two versions of this card:
PP122-A-7/01: two dotted and one solid address lines.
PP122-A-7/02: three dotted and one solid address lines.
PP122-A-7