GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
Please note the following for this website. Official Postcards are defined as:
1. Postcards of the German Empire issued by the Official German postal Authority, from 1873 until 1945.
2. Postcards that were generally available throughout the entire country and have a pre-printed (Indicia) stamp to cover the cost of postage.
The vast majority of official postcards have no printing on the reverse side so no image of the reverse side is provided, except in the few instances where there was something printed on the reverse of the card.
P290
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 12th Jul 1940. Special postcard commemorating the "Iron Cross" medal. The value stamp features Adolf Hitler at the lectern. The image on the front of the card features an Iron Cross medal with a golden oak leaf above the medal. The inscription on the front reads "ES KANN NUR EINER SIEGEN UND DAS SIND WAIR. ADOLF HITLER AM 8. NOVEMBER 1939" - 'ONLY ONE CAN WIN AND THAT'S REAL. ADOLF HITLER ON NOVEMBER 8, 1939'. The card was designed by Gottfried Klein.
A P290 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 6Rpf + 19Pf brown, Adolf Hitler at the podium, pre-printed stamp. And
(2) Image of an Iron Cross Medal with oak leafs.
P290
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MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES
1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-02. BOREK GANZSACHEN-SPEZIAL-KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND ab 1933. ISBN: 3-87091-060-7
3. MICHEL BILDPOSTKARTEN- UND MOTIVGANSACHEN KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND 1997. ISBN: 3-87858-631-0
4. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DITTEN REICHES" 1933-1945 by FRECH. ISBN: UNKNOWN
