NAZI GERMANY
PRINTED TO PRIVATE ORDER
POSTCARDS
1936
The 1936 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1936 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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SILESIAPOSTA - BRESLAU , 105 JAHRE STEPHAN , STAMP DAY - R.d.P , ASCHAFFENBURG DAY of the STAMP , BERNBECK "RECHT SCHONE GRUβE" , 42nd GERMAN PHILATELIC DAY , LEIPZIG TRADERS ANNIVERSARY , BERLIN-LICHTENBERG , BERLIN POSTAL STATIONARY EXHIBITION , DEALERS' DAY of the IPHV , BAVARIAN OSTMARK EXHIBITION , RHENISH STAMP EXHIBITION , 550th ANNIV HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY , 1,000 ANNIV of ROCHLITZ , HEIDELBERG HISTORICAL EXHIBITION , OLYMPIC POSTAL EXHIBITION , 24th GERMAN EASTERN FAIR , 3rd BERLIN-NEUKÖLLN EXHIBITION , 1st THÜRINGEN STAMP EXHIBITION , 3rd MUNSTER STAMP EXHIBITION and BERLIN AIRMAIL COLLECTOR'S SHOW
SILESIAPOSTA - BRESLAU
(4th/7th Jan 1936)
There are three of these postcards issued to commemorate the 1936 Silesia Posta Austellung (Silesia postage stamp exhibition). The designs are the same, the only differences are the value of the pre-printed stamps. One has a 3Rpf, the second has a 5Rpf and the third a 6Rpf stamp, they are all Hindenburg Medallion stamps. The colour of the cards matches the colour of the value stamps. The examples below are all cancelled with the special cancel used in Breslau (Wrocław), the largest city in Silesia and now located in Poland.
The 3Rpf postcard exists with two variations: PP122-C-16-01 without an additional "Tag der Briefmarke" rubber stamp and PP122-C-16-02 which has the additional hand stamped text. The 5Rpf and 6Rpf postcards do not have the additional rubber stamp.
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PP122-C-16/01
3Rpf
3Rpf
PP126-C-11
5Rpf
5Rpf
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP127-C-16
6Rpf
6Rpf
FROM MY COLLECTION
Below the eagle is the inscription '5. Schleisische - Postwertzeichen-Austellung | vom 4. bis 7.JANUAR 1936 | im Gesellschaftshaus Wratislawia | Breslau-Mauritiusplatz 4' - 'Schleisische - Postage Stamp Exhibition | from 4th to 7th JANUARY 1936 | in the society house Wratislawia | Breslau-Mauritiusplatz 4'.
105 JAHRE STEPHAN
PP122-C-17
(5th Jan 1936)
This postcard is the same as PP122-C-18/01 below, only now with an extra red rubber stamp on the upper left-hand side on the reverse of the card. The stamp is inscribed "Briefmarken-Ausstellung | 105 Jahre Stephan | B.S.V Pankow | 5 Januar 1936".
The card was published to commemorate Stamp Day in Pankow and the 105th Year of Stephan. There was a special cancel inscribed "Berlin Pankow | Postwert-Ausstellung | 105 Jahre Stephan"
STAMP DAY - R.d.P
PP122-C-18
(7th Jan 1936)
This postcard was issued to commemorate Stamp Day on 7th Jan 1936. There is a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp and the date '7. Januar 1936' on the lower left-hand side of the reverse. There are at least 10 variations of this card, 6 of them with 3Rpf pre-printed Hindenburg Medallion stamps.
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Stamp Day
FROM MY COLLECTION
ASCHAFFENBURG DAY of the STAMP
(7th Jan 1936)
Two postcards were issued to commemorate the Day of the Stamp in Aschaffenburg on 7th Jan 1936. PP122-C-19 has a pre-printed 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp and PP127-C-17 has a 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp.
PP122-C-19 exists in at least three variants: 1) blank on the reverse, 2) with the inscription "Tag der Briefmarke | 7.Januar 1936 - Aschaffenberg" on the top left-hand side, and 3) with an image on the reverse of a postal coach approaching the city of Aschaffenburg.
The image on the front of PP127-C-17 depicts a postal coach arriving at the gates of the city of Aschaffenburg. The reverse has a pre-printed 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp and the inscription "Tag Der Briefmarke | 7.Januar 1936. Aschaffenburg". This card also exists without a pre-printed stamp.
PP127-C-17
6Rpf Hindenburg
6Rpf Hindenburg
BERNBECK "RECHT SCHÖNE GRUβE"
PP122-C-20
(7th Jan 1936)
This postcard is the same as PP122-C-18/06 only now with an additional inscription on the reverse left-hand side "Recht Schöne Gruβe | die zusammen mit dieser Karten | 10Rpf Kosten. Bitte abladen!".
42nd GERMAN PHILATELIC DAY
(6th/7th Jun 1936)
There are four different sets (each consisting of four cards) of similar design, issued to commemorate the 42nd German Philatelic Day on 6th and 7th Jun 1936. There are four different colours, blue, brown, green and reddish-brown.
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PP142-C-3/01
5Rpf Luftpost
(Blue)
5Rpf Luftpost
(Blue)
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP142-C-3/02
5Rpf Luftpost
(Brown)
5Rpf Luftpost
(Brown)
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP142-C-3/03
5Rpf Luftpost
(Green)
5Rpf Luftpost
(Green)
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP142-C-3/04
5Rpf Luftpost
(Red-Brown)
5Rpf Luftpost
(Red-Brown)
FROM MY COLLECTION
LEIPZIG TRADERS ANNIVERSARY
(11th Jan 1936)
There were five postcards published to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Leipzig Association of Postage Stamp Traders. The first four all have 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamps. In addition to these four, there was another card which had a 5Rpf Luftpost Airmail stamp (PP142-C-2). All four designs are the same in either blue, brown, green or black.
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PP122-C-21/01
3Rpf
(Blue)
3Rpf
(Blue)
BERLIN-LICHTENBERG
PP122-C-22
(6th Feb 1936)
This postcard is the same as PP122-C-18/05 only now with an additional inscription on the reverse left-hand side that includes an invitation to join the Stamp Collectors' Society. [MORE INFORMATION REQUIRED].
BERLIN POSTAL STATIONARY EXHIBITION
PP122-C-23
(9th Mar 1936)
This postcard is the same as PP122-C-18/05 only now with an additional inscription on the reverse left-hand side. The inscription covers almost the entire left-hand pane and consists of 15 lines of text beginning "Das diesjährige Stiftungsfest" and ending "DER VORSTAND".
[MORE INFORMATION REQUIRED].
MERCHANTS' DAY of the I.P.H.V
PP122-C-24
(17th/21st Apr 1936)
This postcard is the same as PP122-C-18/05 only now with an additional inscription on the reverse left-hand side [MORE INFORMATION REQUIRED].
BAVARIAN OSTMARK EXHIBITION
(6th/7th Jun 1936)
There were three postcards published to commemorate the Bavarian Ostmark Postage Stamp Exhibition held in Coburg on 6th and 7th Jun 1936. The first card has a postman delivering mail using a stagecoach, the second shows a bus and the third a man on horseback approaching the gates to a town. The third image below has the special red rubber stamp which was used at the event.
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PP122-C-25
3Rpf Hindenburg
3Rpf Hindenburg
FROM MY COLLECTION
RHENISH STAMP EXHIBITION
(20th/22nd Jun 1936)
Published to commemorate the Rhenish stamp exhibition, held in Düsseldorf from 20th to 22nd Jun 1936. There were four cards released at the exhibition, each one with a different image on the front and a different value stamp on the reverse.
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PP122-C-26
RHENISH STAMP EXHIBITION
RHENISH STAMP EXHIBITION
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550th ANNIV HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY
(27th Jun 1936)
Published to commemorate the 550th Anniversary of the Heidelberg University. This postcard exists with either a 5Rpf or 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp, or there are two versions with no pre-printed stamp.
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PP127-C-23
6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion
6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion
1,000 ANNIV of ROCHLITZ
(27th/28th Jun 1936)
Published to commemorate the 1,000th Anniversary of the City of Rochlitz, the city of "Red Stones". The image on card is that of workers extracting rocks from a quarry.
PP127-F-3
6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion
6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion
HEIDELBERG HISTORICAL EXHIBITION
(28th Jun/30th Sep 1936)
Published to commemorate the Heidelberg Historical Exhibition held from 28th Jun to 30th Sep 1936. There are two versions of this card, the only difference between the two being the presence, or absence, of the three lines of text 'Heidelberg | Bermachtnis | und Ausgabe' - 'Heidelberg | Notice | and output'.
PP127-C-20
With 3 lines of Red Text
With 3 lines of Red Text
Not Numbered
Without 3 lines of Red Text
Without 3 lines of Red Text
OLYMPIC POSTAL EXHIBITION
(1st/16th Aug 1936)
There were four basic designs of postcards published to commemorate the Olympic Postal Exhibition which ran in parallel with the games.
The first design is captioned "Deutsche Arbeit", the second "Deutsche Familie", the third "Deutsche Musik" and the fourth "Deutsche Luftfart". As well as the basic designs there are numerous variations in the pre-printed value stamp as well as in the inscriptions on the reverse of the cards.
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PP122-C-37
Deutsche Arbeit
Deutsche Arbeit
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP125-C-1
Deutsche Music
Deutsche Music
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP126-C-13
Deutsche Familie
Deutsche Familie
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP142-C-4
Deutsche Luftfahrt
Deutsche Luftfahrt
FROM MY COLLECTION
24th GERMAN EASTERN FAIR
(23rd/26th Aug 1936)
There were 4 very similar postcards published to commemorate the 1936 German Eastern Fair held in Königsberg from 23rd to 26th Aug 1936. The first two have 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamps (PP127-C-21/01 and -/02). PP127-C-21/02 can be distinguished from -01 by the additional text "3. PHILATELISTTISCHE OSTLANDTAGUNG" just above the image on the left pane.
The other two cards (PP142-C-5/01 and -/02) differ from the first two postcards in that they have 5Rpf Luftpost stamps but are otherwise identical. PP142-C-5/02 also has the additional text whilst PP142-C-5/01 does not.
Two special cancels were used at the fair inscribed 'KÖNIGSBERG | (PR) | DOK | Deutsche Ostmesse' and 'KÖNIGSBERG | philatelistische | Ostland-Tagung'.
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PP127-C-21/01
6Rpf Stamp
6Rpf Stamp
PP142-C-5/01
5Rpf Luftpost Stamp
5Rpf Luftpost Stamp
3rd BERLIN-NEUKÖLLN EXHIBITION
(4th/6th Sep 1936)
Published to commemorate the third Berlin-Neukölln Postal Exhibition on the occasion of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. The event was sponsored by the Neukölln Philatelic Society. The card is very plain with 4 lines of green text in the bottom left-hand pane which reads "III. Postwertzeichen Ausstellung | anlaβlich d. Olymp festspiele 1936 | des Neuköllner Philatelisten-Klubs | Berlin-Neukölln".
PP142-C-1
5Rpf Luftpost
5Rpf Luftpost
1st THÜRINGEN / JENA
STAMP EXHIBITION
(3rd/4th Oct 1936)
There were four postcards issued to commemorate the 1st Thüringen postage stamp exhibition held in Jena on 3rd and 4th Oct 1936. There were two different designs, the first depicts the marketplace and Memorial in Jena (This exists in both PP122-C-28/01, 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion, and PP127-C-22/01, 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion variants).
The second design features an image of the city gate in Jena and it also exists as PP122-C-28/02 with a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion and PP127-C-22/02 with a 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp.
There was also a special cancel used which can be seen on some of the cards shown below.
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(1)
PP122-C-28/01
PP122-C-28/01
FROM MY COLLECTION
(2)
PP127-C-22/02
PP127-C-22/02
FROM MY COLLECTION
3rd MUNSTER STAMP EXHIBITION
(16th/18th Oct 1936)
Commemorating the 3rd Munster Postage Stamp Exhibition held from 16th to 18th Oct 1936. There were two cards with pre-printed stamps, one with a 5Rpf Hindenburg Medallion (PP126-C-14) and the other with a 5Rpf Luftpost Airmail stamp (PP142-C-6). In addition, there were two other postcards that did not have a pre-printed stamp.
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PP126-C-14
5Rpf HINDENBURG
5Rpf HINDENBURG
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP142-C-6
5Rpf Luftpost Stamp
5Rpf Luftpost Stamp
FROM MY COLLECTION
No Pre-printed Stamp
FROM MY COLLECTION
No Pre-printed Stamp
FROM MY COLLECTION
BERLIN AIRMAIL COLLECTOR'S SHOW
(1st Nov 1936)
There were 3 postcards issued to commemorate the 1st Berlin Airmail Collector's Club Show in Nov 1936. The first two cards are identical except for the value stamp, the first has a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp (PP122-C-29/01) and the second has a 15Rpf Luftpost stamp and a 1Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp (PP139-C-1). The card stock is brown for both cards. The third card (PP122-C-29/02) is identical except for the addition of a vertical line to the right of the image and a horizontal line to the right of this line. This card also has a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp and the card stock is 'cream' or brown.
In addition to these cards there is another version (No PP No.) that has no pre-printed stamp (see below right which has an adhesive 5Rpf Luftpost stamp affixed). Both of the postcards below have the special cancel used to commemorate the event that was inscribed "BERLIN-SCHÖNEBERG 1 | 1. Berliner | Luftpost-Werbeschau".
There was another version of this card issued in 1941, PP122-C-112 which also had a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp but had a slightly modified design.
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(1)
PP122-C-29/01
3Rpf HINDENBURG
PP122-C-29/01
3Rpf HINDENBURG
FROM MY COLLECTION
(2)
PP122-C-29/02
3Rpf HINDENBURG
PP122-C-29/02
3Rpf HINDENBURG
FROM MY COLLECTION
(3)
PP139-C-1
1Pf HINDENBURG + 15Rpf AIRMAIL
PP139-C-1
1Pf HINDENBURG + 15Rpf AIRMAIL
FROM MY COLLECTION
LIKE PP122-C-29/01
(NO PRE-PRINTED STAMP)
(NO PRE-PRINTED STAMP)
FROM MY COLLECTION
