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.
P291
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 8th Nov 1940. Special postcard issued to raise funds for the annual Winter Relief Fund (W.H.W). The value stamp features a sword and a hammer along with a large No.6 and a small No.4. The image on the left-hand pane is that of a worker and a soldier and is inscribed "Kampfen Arbeiten. Opfern" - 'Fight, work, sacrifice'. There are three minor variations: P291(a) - White to cream-coloured, P291(b) - satin finish and P291(c) - Brownish fiber cardboard.
A P291 must have the following characteristics:
(1) The value stamp features a sword and a hammer along with a large No.6 and a small No.4. And
(2) Image of a worker and a soldier.
P291
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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
