NAZI GERMANY
1st ASCHAFFENBURG LOCAL K.d.F
COLLECTORS' SHOW
PP122-D-2
(15th Jan 1939)
Published to commemorate the first "Strength Through Joy" collectors show for the Aschaffenburg group on 15th of Jan 1939. There were four postcards released and they all feature 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamps.
A special cancel was also used at the show, and it features an image of a local issue 'BAYERN' stamp along with the inscription "ASCHAFFENBURG | Werbeschau der Kreis-K.d.F-Sammlergruppe" and it was used from 13th to 15th of Jan 1938.
PP122-D-2/01
PP122-D-2-01 and PP122-D-2/02 are identical except for the colour of the map. PP122-D-2/01 has Greater Germany in gold on a blue background whereas PP122-D-2/02 is green on a brownish coloured background. All text and images are the same for both cards.
PP122-D-2/01
PP122-D-2/02
PP122-D-2-01 and PP122-D-2/02 feature a map of Greater Germany, including the Sudetenland and Austria, and the subject is all about German reunification. Written across the map is the tune and words to "Deutschland, Deutschland, über alles" - 'Germany, Germany, above everything.'There are several annotations such as "Auf Helgoland Schreib Hofmann v. Fallersleben den text" - 'Written on Helgoland by Hoffmann von Fallersleben' a reference to August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798-1874) who was a committed unifier of the German people and wrote the lyrics to 'The Song of the Germans' or 'Deutschlandlied' as the song is more correctly known. The first line of the song is "Deutschland, Deutschland, über alles" and the full text can be found here.
There is an additional inscription "In Rohnau wurde josef Haydn der komponist der melodie geboren" - 'Josef Haydn, the composer of the melody, was born in Rohnau'.
PP122-D-2/02
FROM MY COLLECTION
This card also exists without a pre-printed stamp.
PP122-D-2/02 WITHOUT STAMP
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP122-D-2/03
The third card commemorating the show features a relief map of the Spessart Mountains, a range of low mountains between Vogelsberg , Rhön and Odenwald in Bavaria and Hesse, as well as the ‘Main’ River. The city of Aschaffenburg, the venue for the show is located in the North-West area of the map. PP122-D-2/03
PP122-D-2/04
The fourth and final postcard doesn't really fit in with the theme of the three earlier cards. The image is a view of Johannisburg Castle (Schloss Johannisburg ) which is the dominant feature of the city, and dates from around 1605. This Renaissance castle was the home of the Archbishop of Mainz until 1803.During the war the castle was almost completely destroyed by Allied bombing in 1945 but has since been restored (as have many of Germany's historic buildings) to something like it's original condition.
PP122-D-2/04
FROM MY COLLECTION