GeneralGouvernement
Postmarks of 1944
"10th Anniversary of the Mother and Child Welfare Fund"
Mothers and Childrens Welfare
This special postmark was used in Krakau to commemorate the 10th Anniverasy of the Welfare fund for mothers and children. The cancel depicts a mother holding a child surrounded by her teenage children all gathered around a baby's crib. The inscription states '10 JAHRE HILFSWERK MUTTER UND KIND - KRAKAU 28.FEBRUAR.1944'
"5th Anniversary of the GeneralGouvernement"
5th Anniversary Special Cancel
This special postmark was used in Krakau to celebrate the 5th (and last as it tunred out) Anniverasy of the Protectorate. The cancel depicts the Reich's Adler (Reich's Eagle) holdging an oak leaf wreath (denoting long life and strength) and the Nazi Party symbol, the swastika. The inscription states 'FÜNF JAHRE - GENERALGOUVERNEMENT - KRAKAU 26.10.1944'