NAZI GERMANY
MISCELLANEOUS 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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PERTUSSIN by TAESCHNER , NITROGEN FERTILISER , POSTCARD from BERLIN , POSTCARD from SONNEBERG , POSTCARD to PHILADELPHIA , POSTCARD to NEW YORK , DER NÜRNBERGER TRICHTER , POSTCARD to NEW YORK , POSTCARDS to NEW YORK , ZEPPELIN POSTCARD to SOUTH AMERICA , POSTCARD from OLDENBURG , POSTCARD from FREIBURG , HAPPY BIRTHDAY POSTCARD and HEIDELBERG CTO
PERTUSSIN by TAESCHNER
(11th Jan 1935)
PERTUSSIN
FROM MY COLLECTION
IN AUTUMN
NITROGEN FERTILISER
(11th Nov 1935)
FERTILISER
FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTCARD from BERLIN
(7th Mar 1935)
This postcard was sent from BERLIN to HALLE(SALLE) on the 7th of Mar 1935. Apart from the regular CDS cancel at BERLIN C2, there is also a slogan postmark inscribed "Werdet | Mitglied | im | Reichsluftschutzbund" which was used from 30th Nov 1934 until 1940 in 11 places.
The Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) was a Nazi organisation tasked with Air Raid protection duties in residential areas and small business units. It was formed on 29th Apr 1933 and operated until the end of the war in 1945. In 1939 the organisation had approximately 15 million members and trained civilians in such things as firefighting and preparation to minimise the damage from potential air raids. Reich’s minister for Aviation, Hermann Göering, was the head of the organisation.
The text on the reverse side of the card translates as "Dear sir! I confirm with my best thanks that I have received your annual subscription for the Berlin postal stationery collector association for 1934 with 9RM. With greetings from the collector Dr. Mar v. Bahrfeldt."
Postcard from Berlin
FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTCARD from SONNEBERG
(4th Apr 1935)
This postcard was sent from SONNEBERG to HALLE(SALLE) on the 4th Apr 1935 by the firm of Theodor Elchlepp, "Largest specialty house in South Thuringia in paints, varnishes, wallpapers and linoleum. Industrial supplies". The cancel used in Sonneberg is a special cancel used to promote the "New Toy Show". There is also a violet handstamp which also promotes the show which was held in Sonneberg from April to October in 1935.
The message on the reverse of the card translates as "To master carpenter Bernhard Haag, Sonneberg / Thür. Wilhelmstrasse, would you please send the following sections immediately for my account and under my address: Table linoleum granite no. 10. Please execute the order immediately, as my customer is urgently awaiting the goods."
Postcard from Sonneberg
FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTCARD to PHILADELPHIA
(31st May 1935)
This picture postcard has a 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp cancelled in Hamburg on 31st May 1935. The postage was insufficient for a postcard from Germany to the USA so there are two Postage Due stamps applied upon arrival in the US which the recipient was required to pay.
Postcard to U.S.A
FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTCARD to NEW YORK
(29th Jun 1935)
This picture postcard has a street view of Unter den Linden in Berlin. The reverse has a total postage of 15Rpf (2x 5Rpf, 1x 4Rpf and a single 1Rpf). It also has a regular BERLIN CDS cancel dated 29th Jun 1935.
Postcard to U.S.A
FROM MY COLLECTION
DER NÜRNBERGER TRICHTER
The Nürnberg Funnel
(15th Jul 1935)
This unusual postcard is entitled 'The Nuremberg funnel' and has the subtext 'He makes the heads bright'. The Nuremberg funnel was a device for pouring wisdom into the subject. In the case of this postcard there are two men pouring wisdom into a boy. The legend/fairy tale, call it what you will, dates back to 1545 when such a device was first described in the book "Deutsche Arithmetika" by Michael Stifels.
This card also has a special slogan cancel used in Nürnberg. There were two versions of this cancel, the one on this card is the 1935 version where the eagle with two wings is on the right and the other version, used from 1936 until
where the two-winged eagle is on the left. The eagle with two wings is from the German Empire coat of Arms and the eagle with one wing is from the Nürnberg Coat of Arms.
Postcard from Nürnberg
FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTCARD to NEW YORK
(16th Jul 1935)
This picture postcard has a view of the Reichs President's Palace in Berlin. The reverse has a total postage of 16Rpf (2x 8Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamps). It also has a regular BERLIN CDS cancel dated 16th Jul 1935.
Postcard to U.S.A
FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTCARDS to NEW YORK
(24th Jul 1935)
The following 3 postcards all feature street scenes and were all posted in Munich on 24th Jul 1935 with a final destination of New York. Each also has a single 15Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp. The special cancel used on these cards was from Munich and is inscribed "Im POSTAUTO | von MÜNCHEN | ins | BAYERISCHE | HOCHLAND" - 'In the POSTAUTO | from MUNICH | in the | BAVARIAN | HIGHLANDS' with an image of a motor vehicle driving over the mountains.
Postcards to U.S.A
FROM MY COLLECTION
ZEPPELIN POSTCARD to SOUTH AMERICA
(14th Aug 1935)
This philatelically inspired picture postcard features the airship the 'Graf Zeppelin' on approach to landing. The reverse has a total postage of 1 Mark 40Rpf (1x 1 Mark, 1x 25Rpf and 1x 15Rpf stamps). The are various cancels applied during the voyage as well as one on arrival in RECIFE. This flight was the 10th flight of the Graf Zeppelin to South America. [Further research required].
Postcard to South America
FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTCARD from OLDENBURG
(14th Sep 1935)
This rather plain local postcard was sent from Oldenburg to a local address on 14th Sep 1935.
Oldenburg Postcard
FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTCARD from FREIBURG
(15th Sep 1935)
This picture postcard shows the Feldberg a 1,493m tall mountain, located in Baden-Württemberg. The reverse of the card has a 6Rpf stamp and a special slogan cancel inscribed '25 Jahre Neues Freiburger Stadttheater' - '25 Years of the New Freiburg City Theatre '.
Feldberg Mountain
FROM MY COLLECTION
HAPPY BIRTHDAY POSTCARD
(15th Oct 1935)
This 'Happy Birthday' postcard shows a gnome pushing a wheelbarrow full of flowers with a fairy sat on top and is inscribed 'Herzlichen Gluckwunsch zum Geburtstag ' or Happy Birthday. The reverse side has a 6Rpf stamp and BERLIN CDS cancel dated 15th Oct 1935. There is also a slogan postmark inscribed 'Luftschutz | 1st nationale Poflicht | Werdet Mitglied im | Reichsluftschutzbund' or 'Air raid protection | 1st national obligation | Become a member of the | Reichsluftschutzbund'. This was a call to the population to join the Air Raid Protection League.
Happy Birthday
FROM MY COLLECTION
HEIDELBERG CTO
(14th Jul 1935)
This favour cancel has a single 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp and an accompanying special slogan cancel advertising the Reich's festival 'Reichsfestspiele | HEIDELBERG | 14.JULI-18.AUG'.
Reich's Festival
FROM MY COLLECTION
