NAZI GERMANY
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
1941

The 1941 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1941 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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POSTCARDS:
P241 , P242-01/08 , P243-01/08 , P292 , P298 , P299 , P300 , P301 , P302 , P303 , P304 , P305 and P306

ROHRPOSTKARTE:
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MICHEL P241
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
STAMP DAY

Issued to commemorate Stamp Day on 12th Jan 1941. This is a re-issue of the 1940 P289 only now with additional text "WIENER KLAPPERPOST" below the image of the postman as well as a different pre-printed stamp (this time a 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion).

There were also additional variations on this postcard available, click here for more variations from my collection.

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Stamp Day

FROM MY COLLECTION

MICHEL P242
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
IN STRUGGLE AND FREEDOM

Issued to commemorate Stamp Day on 12th Jan 1941 this series of eight official postcards is entitled 'Im Kampf un die Freiheit' - 'In Struggle and Freedom'. The designs were by the husband-and-wife team, Axster-Heudtlass and feature various branches of the armed forces.

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The Infantry

FROM MY COLLECTION

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Mountain Troops

FROM MY COLLECTION

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Mountain Troops in Winter Uniforms

FROM MY COLLECTION

(4)
Panzer Troops

FROM MY COLLECTION

(5)
Railway Artillery

FROM MY COLLECTION

(6)
Kreigsmarine

FROM MY COLLECTION

(7)
Luftwaffe Signals

FROM MY COLLECTION

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SS Troops

FROM MY COLLECTION

MICHEL P243/01 to -/08
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
HITLER's BIRTHDAY

As in previous years Hitler's birthday was commemorated by a large number of private postcard issues. One of the more significant sets in 1941 was the one below designed by Axster-Heudtlass which consisted of 8 cards published on the day itself, 20th Apr 1941. Each card has a pre-printed 6Rpf brown Hindenburg Medallion stamp. The eight different designs are 1. Paratroopers, 2. Antiaircraft guns, 3. Motor Cyclists, 4. Coastal defence Artillery, 5. Troops advancing under cover of smoke, 6. Engineers in rubber boats, 7. Torpedo Boat and finally 8. A Ju 87b Stuka dive-bomber. In addition, each card is inscribed 'MIT UNSEREN FAHNENIST DER SIEGE' - Victory with our flags along the bottom edge and 'K.d.F Sammlergruppen, Abgabepries 20Rpf' vertically along the centre divider.

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P243/01
Paratroopers

FROM MY COLLECTION

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P243/02
Antiaircraft Guns

FROM MY COLLECTION

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P243/03
Motorcyclists

FROM MY COLLECTION

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P243/04
Coastal Defence

FROM MY COLLECTION

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P243/05
Troops with Smoke

FROM MY COLLECTION

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P243/06
Engineers

FROM MY COLLECTION

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P243/07
Torpedo Boat

FROM MY COLLECTION

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P243/08
Ju87b Stuka Dive Bomber

FROM MY COLLECTION

MICHEL P292
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
GERMAN POSTAL EMPLOYEES

This single postcard was published to honour the workers of the German Postal Service and features an image of a celebration inside the German Hall in Berlin. The pre-printed stamp is a Michel 773 6Rpf stamp with a 9Rpf surcharge, and features a roll call in the Zeesen Youth Camp.

Click here for more examples from my collection.