NAZI GERMANY
1934

MICHEL P235
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
6Rpf

Two postcards were issued in 1934 to commemorate the death of Paul von Hindenburg. The first has a 5PF pre-printed stamp P234 and the second has a darker 6Pf stamp (Michel 235). P235 exists in two variants: P235a is on light to cream-coloured card and P235b is on darker card.

(1)
P235a UNUSED

(2)
P235a UNUSED

(3)
P235a UNUSED

(4)
P235a UNUSED

MICHEL P235b
UNUSED

(1)
P235b UNUSED

MICHEL P235a
USED

This P235a postcard has been cancelled with a special cancel used to commemorate the March of the Nazi Party members of Gau Saxony from DRESDEN to NÜRNBERG, just prior to the 1936 Annual Reichsparteitag (Nazi Party Rally). The inscription on the cancel reads:

"MARSCHSTAFFEL ZUM REICHSPARTEITAG DER NSDAP | DRESDEN-HOF- NÜRNBERG | MARSCHPOST | GAU SACHSEN"

"MARCH RELAY TO THE NATIONAL PARTY CONVENTION OF THE NSDAP | DRESDEN-HOF- NUREMBERG | MARCH MAIL | GAU SAXONY"

The second stamp, a 6Pf stamp commemorating the rally wasn't needed, and was likely added in order to get a second cancellation.

(5)
P235a USED

MICHEL P235a
USED This postally used P235a was sent from HALLE to BAMBERG and cancelled with a CDS cancel on 14th Jan 1935. In addition there is a popular slogan cancel inscribed:

"Kauft
WOHLFAHRTS=
BRIEFMARKEN
für die
WINTERHILFE!"

"Buy
WELFARE
STAMPS
for the
WINTER HELP!"