NAZI GERMANY
OTHER POSTCARDS
1935
The 1935 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1935 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).
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SAAR PLEBISCITE , MAY DAY , 1st CONVALESCENT HOME , LOWER SAXONY WORK / BUSINESS SHOW , HANNOVER STAMP EXHIBITION, NAZI PARTY MEETING SAXONY , FESTIVAL of LAUSITZ, NAVY WEEK , GERMAN CRAFTMAN'S DAY , 2nd SAXON SINGER's FESTIVAL , 6th VERERAN's DAY , HITLER YOUTH CAMP , SAARBRÜCKEN GAUFEST , 125th OKTOBERFEST , REICHSPARTEITAG, GAU SAXONY MARCH , 100th CANNSTADT FOLK FESTIVAL , HONOURING THE FALLEN , 100th ANNIVERSARY 1st GERMAN RAILWAY CONNECTION and ABSOLVIA
SAAR PLEBISCITE
(Jan 1935)
Issued Jan 1935 to highlight the upcoming vote on the future of the Saar Region and whether it should be returned to Germany on the 13th of Jan. There were dozens of postcards issued to generate awareness of the vote.
More examples can be found here.
Saar Plebiscite
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MAY DAY
(May 1935)
MAY DAY
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1st CONVALESCENT HOME
(5th May 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the 1st National Mother's Convalescent Home established in Gau Schwabia.
Convalescent Home
LOWER SAXONY WORK AND
BUSINESS SHOW
(18th May/2nd Jun 1935)
BUSINESS SHOW
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HANNOVER STAMP EXHIBITION
(11th to 19th May 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Postage Stamp Exhibition held in Hannover from 11th to 19th May 1935. The postcard exists with at least 3 varying pre-printed stamps, the first has no pre-printed stamp (see below), the second has a 3Rpf and the third has a 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion Stamp.
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Hannover Stamp Exhibition
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NAZI PARTY MEETING SAXONY
(24th/26th May 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the 1935 Nazi Party Meeting in Dresden. Gau Saxony was an administrative region in Nazi Germany. It was established on 16th May 1926 after the merger of Gau Saxony and Gau East Saxony. The position of Gauleiter (The Gau leader) in Saxony, was held by Martin Mutschmann from its formation in 1926 until the end of the war in 1945
This card was inscribed "Sachsentreffen 1935 | am 24.-26.mai Dresden" - 'Saxony Meeting 1935' on the front and "Festpostkarte" on the reverse. The example below was cancelled on 28th Oct 1938, sometime after the event had finished.
Nazi Party Meeting
FESTIVAL of LAUSITZ
(26th/30th May 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Festival of Bautzen held from 26th to 30th May 1935.
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Lausitz Festival
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NAVY WEEK
(11th to 16th Jun 1935)
Postcard issued to advertise Navy Week from 11th to 16th June 1935 in Kiel. This postcard was designed by Hugo Fischer and published by Kieler Zeitung, Kiel. The image is of a sailor in the Kreigsmarine raising the German Imperial Navy Flag.
Navy Week 1935
GERMAN CRAFTMAN'S DAY
(15th/17th Jun 1935)
This postcard was published to commemorate the 1935 German Craftsman's' Day held from 15th to 17th Jun 1935 in Frankfurt AM. The image depicts an older craftsman teaching his students how to work metal. The reverse of the card has a 6Rpf self-adhesive stamp which features a FRANKFURT (M) CDS dated 16.6.1935. In addition, there is a special cancel inscribed "Römerberg=Festspiele | in der Goethestadt | Frankfurt am Main | 15.Juni-1.Sept.1935" - 'Römerberg = Festival | in the city of Goethe | Frankfurt am Main | June 15-September 1, 1935'.
Johanne Wolfgand Goethe (1782-1832) was a renowned German poet and naturist who was born in Frankfurt am Main.
GERMAN CRAFTSMAN'S DAY
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2nd SAXON SINGER's FESTIVAL
(28th/30th Jun 1935)
This postcard was issued to celebrate the 2nd Saxon Singer's Festival held in Leipzig from 28th to 30th Jun 1935. Once again, what should be a peaceful celebration is given a military touch with the inclusion of an armed German soldier in the image on the bottom right-hand side. The other images feature peaceful scenes of a mother and her baby, a young couple, and a shepherd at work, quite where the soldier comes in is unknown. There doesn't seem to be much of a reference to singers or singing either.
It is possible that this festival is related to the Harvest Festival, a popular event in Germany from 1935 to 1937, which was held near Hamelin, Saxony. This event featured singing and German Military exercises and also had an agricultural aspect, but more research is required to better understand the importance of this event in 1935.
Singer's Festival
6th VERERAN's DAY
(6th to 8th Jul 1935)
This postcard was issued in Kassel to commemorate the 6th German War Veteran's Day held from 6th to 8th Jul 1935. The card was originally used for the 1934 conference, but the unused stock was used again here, only now with the additional inscription 6.-8.Juli 1935.
Veteran's Day
HITLER YOUTH CAMP
(28th Jul/6th Aug 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the 1935 Hitler Youth camp for members of Gebeit 21, Baden in Offenburg. the card depicts a typical scout camp scene.
Hitler Youth Camp
SAARBRUCKEN GAUFEST
(18th to 25th Aug 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the 1st Southwest Gau Festival of the National League of Gymnastics held in Saarbrücken from 18th to 25th Aug 1935. The reverse side of this particular postcard has a special slogan postmark used at the event.
Saarbrucken Gymnastics Gaufest
125th OKTOBERFEST
(Sep to Oct 1935)
This 'official' postcard commemorates the 125th Anniversary of the Munich Oktoberfest held in Sep and Oct 1935. The publisher was Kunstverlag Andelfinger of Munich and depicts two revellers, one with an overflowing stein of beer and the other a dancer dressed in traditional costume.
Oktoberfest
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7th REICHSPARTEITAG
(10th/16th Sep 1935)
This postcard was issued to advertise the 1935 Nazi Party rally in Nürnburg from 10th to 16th Sep 1935. This postcard was published by Verlag Franz Eher and designed by Mjolnir.
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Reichsparteitag Postcard
Reichsparteitag Postcard
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Reichsparteitag Postcard
Reichsparteitag Postcard
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GAU SAXONY MARCH
(10th to 16th Sep 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the march of the Saxony Gau party members to the Nazi Party rally in Nurnberg (see above).
Gau Saxony March
100th CANNSTADT FOLK FESTIVAL
(21st/30th Sep 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the 100th Cannstadt Folk Festival from 21st unil 30th Sep.
100th CANNSTADT FOLK FESTIVAL
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HONOURING THE FALLEN
(9th Nov 1935)
The official memorial to the Nazi party members who died during the Munich Putsch of 9th Nov 1923, was opened in Munich in 1935. To commemorate the event there were a large number of postcards issued (many of them very similar to the one here). Below is one example from my collection.
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HONOURING THE FALLEN
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100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
1st GERMAN RAILWAY CONNECTION
(7th Dec 1935)
Published by Ludwig Riffelmacher this postcard celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the first German railway connection, the line from Nürnberg to Fürth.
100th Anniversary
ABSOLVIA REALGYMNASIUM
(UNKNOWN DATE)
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ABSOLVIA REALGYMNASIUM
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