NAZI GERMANY
STAMP DAY 1937
11th KONGRESS - LUXEMBURG
POSTCARDS

This postcard was issued to commemorate 'Tag der Briefmarke' or 'The Day of the Stamp' 1937. The card depicts two different halves of the world with an envelope between them, and 4 arrows emanating outwards.

There are two main versions of this card: PP122-C-30 where the text is in German and PP122-C-31 where the text is in French.

PP122-C-30
GERMAN LANGUAGE VERSION
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE

The German text version of the card has two distinct variants. PP122-C-30/01 can be differentiated from PP122-C-30/02 as the /01 has three dotted lines in the destination section, whereas the /02 has four dotted lines.

PP122-C-30/01
German Language Version
'Tag der Briefmarke'
Three dotted lines

FROM MY COLLECTION

PP122-C-30/02
German Language Version
'Tag der Briefmarke'
Four dotted lines

FROM MY COLLECTION

PP122-C-31
FRENCH LANGUAGE VERSION
JOURNÉE DU TIMBRE

unlike the German language version PP122-C-30, there are three versions of the French language card. PP122-C-31/01 is on cream coloured card stock and PP122-C-31-02 was on white coloured card stock. For PP122-C-31/03 the difference is in the shape of the "3" in "1937". All other versions have a vey angular "3", whereas PP122-C-31/03 has a much more rounded "3".

The French text on all three cards reads:

au cors de son 11 eme Congrès
à Luxembourg,
la Fédération Internationale
de Philatélie a décidé
d'organiser une
"Journée Philatelique" par tous
les pays affiliés, le premier
dimanche après le 7 Janvier."

'During its 11th Congress
in Luxembourg,
the International Federation
of Philately decided
to organize a
"Philatelic Day" for all
affiliated countries on the first
Sunday after January 7th.'

(1)
PP122-C-31/01
Cream Card

FROM MY COLLECTION

(1)
PP122-C-31/02

MY PP122-C-31/03

(1)
PP122-C-31/03
Rounded "3" in "1937"

FROM MY COLLECTION

In addition to the rounded "3" there is no white border around the '1937' whereas there is a white border on the /01 and /02 and the /03 has four dotted lines in the destination address section, but the /01 and /02 both have only three dotted lines.

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OTHER VERSIONS

FORST STAMP EXHIBITION
(PP122-C-30/02)

The German version of this card was also used at the First Stamp Exhibition held in Forst from the 9th to 11th Jan 1937 and it is based on the PP122-C-30/02 version with 4 dotted destination address lines. In additional there are four lines of text on the reverse that reads:

"Erste Briefmarkenschau
des postwertzeichen-Sammler-Vereins Forst (Lausitz)
vom 9. bis 11. Januar 1937 im Ratsfaal des Rathauses
zu Forst (Lausitz)"

'First stamp show
of the postage stamp collectors association Forst (Lausitz)
from 9th to 11th January 1937 in the council chamber of the town hall
to Forst (Lausitz)'

FORST STAMP SHOW
(PP122-C-30/02)

FROM MY COLLECTION

Another postcard using the same design as PP122-C-30-02 is shown below. The text on the reverse translates as:

THE ALBUM FOR POSTAL STAMPS AND CANCELS

was improved and expanded during the preparation, so that
its value has increased considerably. In the interest of all collectors, we would therefore like to remind you that the closing date for the
SPECIAL PRICE OF 10, -RM will be December 10, 1936
. Orders received after this day can only be carried out
at the usual sales price of 11.50 RM. Advance payment
to my Postcheckonto Bln 19341 or cash on delivery. The delivery
takes place in the first days of December. Picture brochures are still available
on request.

ALFRED METZNER VERLAG, BERLIN SW61, GITSCHINER STRASSE 109.