GeneralGouvernement
Postmarks of 1943
"Chess Championship - Radom"
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Chess Championship - Radom
Chess Championship - Radom
This special postmark was used in Radom to commemorate the Chess Championship in 1943. The cancel depicts a chess piece (knight) in front of a chess board and is inscribed 'SCHACHMEISTERSCHAFT DES GENERALGOUVERNEMENTS - RADOM - 24-31.1.43'.
"400th Anniversary of the death of Nicolaus Copernicus"
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400th Anniversary of the death of Nicolaus Copernicus
400th Anniversary of the death of Nicolaus Copernicus
This special postmark was used in Krakau to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the death of Nicolaus Copernicus. The cancel depicts an astronomical model with the inscription '400 TODESTAG DES DEUTSCHEN ASTRONOMEN - NIKOLAS KOPERNIKUS - KRAKAU 24 MAI 1943'
"3rd Annniversary of the NSDAP in the GeneralGouvernement"
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3rd Annniversary of the NSDAP in the GeneralGouvernement
3rd Annniversary of the NSDAP in the GeneralGouvernement
This special postmark was used in Krakau to celebrate the 3rd Annniversary of the NSDAP in the GeneralGouvernement. The cancel depicts Krakau above the Reich's Adler (Reich's Eagle) holding an oak leaf wreath and the Nazi Party symbol, the swastika. The inscription reads 'TAG DER NSDAP DES GENERALGOUVERNEMENTS - KRAKAU - 13-15 1943'
"4th Anniversary of the GeneralGouvernement"
4th Anniversary Special Cancel
This special postmark was used in Krakau to celebrate the 4th Anniversary of the Protectorate. The cancel depicts the Reich's Adler (Reich's Eagle) sitting atop the Nazi Party symbol, the swastika. The inscription states 'VIER JAHRE - GENERALGOUVERNEMENT - KRAKAU 26.X.1943'