NAZI GERMANY
PRINTED TO PRIVATE ORDER
POSTCARDS
1939
The 1939 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1939 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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K.d.F FRIENDS COLLECTORS SHOW , TAG DER BRIEFMARKE BREMEN , 1st ASCHAFFENBURG LOCAL K.d.F COLLECTORS' SHOW , BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG POSTAL SHOW , COMMEMORATING GERMANY's 1st W.H.W FUND , 1st STRENGTH THROUGH JOY POSTAL EXHIBITION , LEIPZIG FESTIVAL , STRENGTH THROUGH JOY , WITNESS from a DIFFICULT TIME EXHIBITION , 45th PHILATELISTS DAY MUNICH , 100th ANNIV of TRAVEL , DAY of GERMAN ART , FESTIVAL of JOY , 3rd THURINGIAN POSTAL EXHIBITION , IRON CROSS and KLICKOW
K.d.F FRIENDS COLLECTORS SHOW
LEIPZIG
PP142-C-42
(7th Jan 1939)
This postcard was published by the K.d.F (Kraft Durch Freude) collectors' community to commemorate a "K.d.F friends" collectors event that was held in Leipzig. The Collectors' event was not just for stamp collectors but also for antiques, coins, pictures and badge collectors.
This was the only printed-to-private-order postcard issued to commemorate the event but there was a special cancel available inscribed "LEIPZIG | Sammler- | Kameradschaftsabend", that was only available on the 7th of Jan.
PP142-C-42
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE
BREMEN
PP127-C-46
(7th Jan 1939)
This postcard was a re-issue of the 1938 PP127-C-38, Bremen Keys to the World postcard, only now with an additional overprint "TAG DER BRIEFMARKE | am 7. u. 8. Jan. 1939 | EINLASSKARTE". The date of the original event has also ben blocked out and replaced by "im VEREINSHAUS, MUSEUM | Eintritt nur gegen Vorzeigung dieser Karte" - 'in the CLUB, MUSEUM | Entry only upon presentation of this card', indicating that this postcard was also the entry ticket to the event.
The other change to the original card is the addition of a vertical line of text running along the right-hand side of the image which reads "Abgabepreis 20 Rpf." - 'Sale Price 20Rpf'. So for 20Rpf the visitor gained entry to the show and was also able to post the ticket/postcard for no additional cost. The example below also has the special cancellation used during the show.
PP127-C-46
FROM MY COLLECTION
1st ASCHAFFENBURG LOCAL K.d.F
COLLECTORS' SHOW
PP122-D-2
(15th Jan 1939)
Published 15th Jan 1939. There were four postcards released to commemorate the first "Strength Through Joy" collectors show for the Aschaffenburg group. The cards all feature a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp.
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No 1
(PP122-D-2/01)
Germany blue/gold
(PP122-D-2/01)
Germany blue/gold
No 2
(PP122-D-2/02)
(PP122-D-2/02)
FROM MY COLLECTION
No 3
(PP122-D-2/03)
Green
(PP122-D-2/03)
Green
No 4
(PP122-D-2/04)
Postillion brown
(PP122-D-2/04)
Postillion brown
FROM MY COLLECTION
BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG
POSTAL SHOW
PP142-D-4
(26th Mar 1939)
This postcard was published to commemorate the Berlin-Charlottenburg Postal Exhibition held on 26th Mar 1939. The show was sponsored by the 'Strength Through joy' Collectors Group. The card has a pre-printed 5Rpf Luftpost stamp and a special cancel inscribed 'BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG | Postwertzeichen / Werbeschau / K.d.F / Sammlergruppen Kreis I'.
The image on the card depicts an open stamp album with three Nazi issue stamps flying out of it. The top most stamp is a 1938 issue Michel 680 Winterhilfswerk, 12Rpf stamp. In the centre is a 1933 issue Frederick the Great Michel 480 12Rpf stamp, and at the bottom is a 6Rpf stamp from the 1937 Michel Block 7 Minisheet.
PP142-D-4
COMMEMORATING GERMANY's
1st W.H.W FUND
PP122-C-97
(26th Mar 1939)
Issued 26th Mar 1939 to commemorate the 1st Winterhilfswerk fund. There were two postcards issued and each has a 3Rpf pre-printed Hindenburg Medallion stamp. The images on these two cards are representaive of the many pins that were given out by the W.H.W in exchange for donations on collection days, and there are hundreds of different designs so collect.
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PP122-C-97/01
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP122-C-97/02
FROM MY COLLECTION
1st STRENGTH THROUGH JOY
POSTAL EXHIBITION
PP122-C-98
(13th/16th Apr 1939)
13th to 16th Apr 1939 - This postcard has a 3Pf Hindenburg indicia stamp. There are two versions of this postcard (PP122-C-98/01) that has the words "Original-Holzschnitt" printed just below the stamp and just to the right of the "K.d.F =" text and PP122-C-98-02 which does not have that additional text.
PP122-C-98/01
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP122-C-98/02
FROM MY COLLECTION
LEIPZIG FESTIVAL
PP122-D-5
(13th May 1939)
PP122-D-5 was issued to commemorate the annual Leipzig Festival. The inscription reads 'The Lion is Loose in Leipzig' and the pre-printed stamp is a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion. The special cancel used is inscribed 'LEIPZIG | In Leipzig | ist der Löwe los! | REICHSMESSESTADT'
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PP122-D-5
FROM MY COLLECTION
STRENGTH THROUGH JOY
(Private Overprint)
(20th/21st May 1939)
20-21 May 1939 - These 6 postcards are a private overprint of the WHW October 1938 Winterhilfswerk designs. They are all overprinted with the words "Austellung Nach der Arbeit 20-21.5.1939" in the top left-hand corner of the postcards along with the K.d.F symbol.
1. Front View shows a smiling woman in national costume with OKTOBER printed in the bottom left-hand corner.
2. Front View shows a smiling man ladling out soup from a pot with NOVEMBER printed in the bottom left-hand corner.
3. Front View shows a smiling woman painting small figures with DEZEMBER printed in the bottom left-hand corner.
4. Front View shows a smiling man carrying jackets for a donation with JANUAR printed in the bottom left-hand corner.
5. Front View shows a smiling manual labourer with a sledgehammer over his shoulder with FEBRUAR printed in the bottom left-hand corner.
6. Front View shows a smiling sailor smoking a pipe with MARZ printed in the bottom left-hand corner.
WITNESS from a DIFFICULT TIME
EXHIBITION
PP122-C-99
(2nd/5th Jun 1939)
Published 2nd to 5th Jun 1939 to commemorate the "Witness in a difficult Time Exhibition" held by the Kurhessen K.d.F collectors’ group from 2nd to 5th Jun. There were two postcards of identical design. The first postcard has a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp (see below) and the 5Rpf has an airmail stamp .
(1)
PP122-C-99
PP122-C-99
FROM MY COLLECTION
(2)
PP142-C-43
PP142-C-43
45th PHILATELISTS DAY MUNICH
PP122-C-100
(3rd/5th Jun 1939)
Issued 3rd to 5th Jun 1939 to commemorate the 45th Philatelists Day held in Munich. There are four variations available all featuring the same basic design. Two have 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamps and the other two have 5Rpf Luftpost stamps. One of the 3Pf versions is blank on the reverse and the other has an inscription "München, Hauptstadt der Bewegung. 3 und 4 Juni 1939". The same is true for the 5Pf Luftpost cards, one is blank on the reverse and the other has the same inscription.
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(1)
3Pf Hindenburg
PP122-C-100/01
3Pf Hindenburg
PP122-C-100/01
FROM MY COLLECTION
(2)
5Pf Luftpost
PP142-C-44/01
5Pf Luftpost
PP142-C-44/01
FROM MY COLLECTION
In addition to the postcards above there was also an envelope that featured the same design and a 4Pf Hindenburg Medallion stamp.
(3)
4Pf Hindenburg Medallion
4Pf Hindenburg Medallion
FROM MY COLLECTION
100th ANNIV of TRAVEL
PP138-C-2
(1st Jul 1939)
PP138-C-2 was published on 1st Jul 1939 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Travel (by mail coach) from Witten to Castrop (a distance of 13Km or 8 miles, as the crow flies). The front of the card features a stagecoach delivering the mail and the reverse has two pre-printed stamps, a 1Rpf Hindenburg Medallion and a 5Rpf Luftpost stamp.
The special cancel shown on the card below was used every year from around 1928 until 1951, although the design did vary slightly from time-to-time, and this was the only special cancel used in Castrop-Rauxel.
PP138-C-2
FROM MY COLLECTION
DAY of GERMAN ART
PP127-C-47
(14th/16th Jul 1939)
Published by Münchener Grossveranstaltungen e.V, this postcard celebrates the Day of Germany Art, an exhibition held in Munich from 14th to 16th July 1939. There was a stamp and an official postmark that were also used for this event. The reverse of the card has a pre-printed 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp.
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PP127-C-47
FROM MY COLLECTION
FESTIVAL of JOY
(Brandenburg)
(4th/6th Aug 1939)
4th to 6th Aug 1939 - The K.d.F postcard for the 5th National Congress of the K.d.F was re-issued in August 1939 for the Festival of Joy in Brandenburg. A special overprint was added over the photo of the "Robert Ley" inscribed "FEST DER FREUDE - KDF - STADT BRANDENBURG - 4 BIS 6.8.1939". The postcard below has the special postmark that was used with the postcard.
Postcard Commemorating the Festival of Joy.
3rd THURINGIAN
POSTAL EXHIBITION
PP122-C-101
(15th Oct 1939)
This was the only postcard (PP122-C-101) issued to commemorate the 3rd Thuringian Postal Exhibition held on 15th Oct 1937 in Ilmenau,
PP122-C-101
Thuringian Exhibition
Thuringian Exhibition
FROM MY COLLECTION
IRON CROSS
PP122-C-102
(8th Nov 1939)
Issued on 8th Nov 1939. Special postcard "Iron Cross" with a pre-printed 5Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp. The front shows an image of the Iron Cross with a golden oak leaf. As well as this version there was also another version by Hoffmann that did not have a pre-printed stamp. In addition, two additional versions appeared in 1940 for a total of at least 4 different versions.
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PP122-C-102
KLICKOW
HINDENBURG 3Pf POSTCARDS
PP122-B-15
(1939)
Inscribed "Markenhaus Klickow Berlin-Wilmersdorf 2", this was a set of fifteen postcards, all of which feature a brown 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp. The cards were private printings by the stamp dealership 'Albert Klickow Markenhaus' from 1933 until 1940.
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PP122-C-15/09
FROM MY COLLECTION
