NAZI GERMANY
OTHER POSTCARDS
1934
The 1934 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1934 Official postcards are now on this page. Official postcards are cards that were issued by the Reich’s post office, had pre-printed (indicia) stamps and were widely available throughout German towns and cities.
Secondly Printed to Private Order postcards are postcards that were generally issued by entities that were advertising an event or commemorating an anniversary, and also had pre-printed stamps, but were not widely available throughout Germany (most were only available at the event they were commemorating).
Thirdly Other postcards are postcards that fall into the same general category as printed to private order however they do not have pre-printed stamps.
Finally, Miscellaneous postcards is where you will find postcards that do not fit into the first three categories (i.e. they are not official, they do not have pre-printed stamps, and they do not commemorate an event).
Quick Links:
The "FRONT' EXHIBITION , 1st BAVARIAN FARMERS' DAY , NATIONAL DAY of LABOUR , 300th ANNIV of BORSTORF , 1st NATIONAL THEATRE WEEK , 40. REICHSSCHAU - ERFURT , 800th ANNIV of HALBERSTADT DIET , HITLER YOUTH - COBURG , 18th BAVARIAN GYMNASTICS TRIALS , REICHSHEER MILITARY TOURNAMENT , SOLIDARITY WITH THE SAAR , REICHSPARTEITAG , 2nd REICHSBAUERNSTADT , and WINTER RELIEF FUND
The "FRONT' EXHIBITION
(1934)
This postcard was issued sometime in 1934 to highlight the fact that under the terms of the Versailles Treaty (1919) Germany was still being disadvantaged by the fact that the victorious powers had 3,600 heavy guns compared to Germany's total lack of heavy artillery. The card was designed to appeal to Germans' sense of unfairness that the treaty was still holding Germany back, even 15 years after the end of the war.
The FRONT Exhibition
1st BAVARIAN FARMERS' DAY
(21st/22nd Apr 1934)
Issued to commemorate the 1st Bavarian Farmers' Day held in Munich on 21st and 22nd Apr 1934 and designed by Max Bletschacher. The front of the card depicts a farmer brandishing a Nazi flag with the inscription "Bayerischer | Landesbauerntag | München 22.Ostermond 1934." - 'Bavarian State Farmers' Day in Munich 22nd Easter 1934'.
Farmers' Day
NATIONAL DAY of LABOUR
(1st May 1934)
Issued on 1st May 1934 to commemorate the National Day of Labour (Tag Der Nationalen Arbeit). The card was published by Zentralverlag der NSDAP Franz Eher in Munich.
National Day of Labour
300th ANNIV of BORSTORF
(26th May to 3rd Jun 1934)
Issued to commemorate the 300th Anniversary of Borsdorf in the district of Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein. The card is inscribed 'BORSDORF-FEIER | 1634 1934 | Bad Liebenwerda 26.Mai und 3.Juni'
300th Anniversary
1st NATIONAL THEATRE WEEK
(27th May/3rd Jun 1934)
1st NATIONAL THEATRE WEEK
FROM MY COLLECTION
40. REICHSSCHAU - ERFURT
(29th May/3rd Jun 1934)
This postcard was one published to commemorate the 1934 Reichs Show held in Erfurt from 29th May until 3rd Jun 1934.
40. REICHSSCHAU - ERFURT
FROM MY COLLECTION
800th ANNIV of HALBERSTADT DIET
(2nd/3rd Jun 1934)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the 800th Anniversary of the Halberstadt Diet (1134 to 1934). The front of the card is inscribed "800 Jahr feier des Reichstages | zu | Halberstadt 1134 1934 | Anharz" - '800th anniversary of the Imperial Diet in Halberstadt'.
800th Anniversary
FROM MY COLLECTION
HITLER YOUTH - COBURG
(15th Jul 1934)
This postcard was issued to commemorate a march of the Coburg Hitler Youth group on 15th Jul 1934.
HITLER YOUTH
WER BRAUCHT SICHERHEIT IM SÜDOSTEN
I don't know for sure that this postcard was issued in 1934 however I have seen exactly the same design but published by Verlag Deutscher Lichtbilddienst G.m.b.h of Berlin, but without the "Ausstelling Die Front" text, and that card was cancelled 14th May 1934.The following postcard inscribed "Who needs Security in the Southeast" depicts the relative strengths of the German, Polish and Czechoslovakian forces prior to the invasion of the Sudetenland. This was all part of the Nazi plan to convince the people of the need for Germany to resolve the difficulties with its southern and eastern neighbours.
Southern Defences
FROM MY COLLECTION
18th BAVARIAN GYMNASTICS TRIALS
(20th/22nd Jul 1934)
Issued to commemorate the 18th Bavarian Gymnastics Trials from 20th to 22nd Jul and the National Competition held from 23rd to 29th Jul 1934. The event was held in Nürnberg, and the card was published by Zerreiss & Co.
Bavarian Gymnastics Trials
COMING SOON
REICHSHEER MILITARY TOURNAMENT
(23rd/29th Jul 1934)
This is an official postcard that was issued to commemorate the Reichsheer Military Tournament held from 23rd to 29th July 1934 in Nürnberg.
Reichsheer Military Tournament
SOLIDARITY WITH THE SAAR
(26th Aug 1934)
SOLIDARITY WITH THE SAAR
FROM MY COLLECTION
REICHSPARTEITAG
(5th/10th Sep 1934)
This postcard was one of many issued to commemorate the 1934 Nazi Party Rally held in Nürnburg from 5th to 10th Sep 1934.
Click here for more cards from the 1934 rally.
REICHSPARTEITAG
FROM MY COLLECTION
2nd REICHSBAUERNSTADT
(11th-18th Sep 1934)
The second Reichsbauernstadt was held in Goslar from 11th to 18th Sep 1934 (and then annually in 1935, 1936 and 1938. In 1937 it was cancelled because of foot and mouth disease, and in 1939 they were cancelled indefinitely due to the outbreak of the Second World War). This event was a harvest festival known for its peasant, provincial feel and consisted of torchlight parades and Nazi Party members taking the oath of allegiance to Hitler and the Nazi Party.
This postcard depicts a peasant farmer with a large swastika flag in the background, indicating the close ties the party wanted to foster between the peasants and the Nazi regime. The emblem in the bottom right-hand bears the inscription "Blut und Boden" - 'Blood and Soil', a popular Nazi Party slogan.
2nd REICHSBAUERNSTADT
WINTER RELIEF FUND
(Oct 1934)
This postcard was designed by Ludwig Hohlwein and has the inscription "KAMRPFERN | GEGEN HUNGER UND KALTE"- 'COMBAT | AGAINST HUNGER AND COLD'
WINTER RELIEF
