PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1935)
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SAAR PLEBISCITE
(13th Jan 1935)
Issued Jan 1935 to highlight the upcoming vote on the future of the Saar Region and whether it should be returned to Germany on the 13th of Jan. There were dozens of postcards issued to generate awareness of the vote.
More examples can be found here.
KLICKOW
HINDENBURG 3Rpf POSTCARDS
(1933/1940)
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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ABOVE: PP122-B-17/05
AUTOMOBIL UND MOTORRAD AUSSTELLUNG
AUTOMOBILE AND MOTOR CYCLE EXHIBITION
(14th to 24th Feb 1935)
The annual Automobile and motorcycle Exhibition held in BERLIN in 1935 was open from 14th to 24th Feb.
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MAY DAY
(May 1935)
On 1st May 1933 Hitler addressed a crowd of 500,000 people at the Tempelhof Field in Berlin and declared the 1st May to be a national holiday. As early as 1890, 1st May was something of a celebration for socialists to highlight the struggle of the working classes against their oppressive masters. Hitler decided to re-invent the day as a celebration of German traditions and heritage, stripped of any socialist connections. The day was renamed "The Day of Labour" and then in 1934 renamed again as "The National holiday of the German People". Traditional Socialist symbols were replaced with maypoles and people dressed in traditional folkish costumes which were sometimes awkwardly accompanied by military style marches and propaganda. The celebrations were never really accepted by the masses, and interest dwindled over the years until the day was quietly canceled in 1942.
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1. BRAUNE OSTMARKE MESSE
1st BROWN EASTMARK FAIR
(4th - 19th May 1935)
This card commemorates the 1st Brown Ostmark Fair and German Week held from 4th to 19th May 1935 in REGENSBURG.
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1st CONVALESCENT HOME
(5th May 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the 1st National Mother's Convalescent Home established in Gau Schwabia.
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HANNOVER STAMP EXHIBITION
(11th/19th May 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Postage Stamp Exhibition held in Hannover from 11th to 19th May 1935. The postcard exists in at least 3 variants, the first has no pre-printed stamp (see below), the second has a 3Rpf and the third has a 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion Stamp.
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SÜDOST AUSSTELLUNG
SOUTH EAST EXHIBITION
(16th / 19th May 1935)
This postcard commemorates the South East Exhibition of agriculture held in BRESLAU from 16th to 19th May 1935
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LOWER SAXONY WORK AND BUSINESS SHOW
(18th May/2nd Jun 1935)
This postcard was issued to celebrate the Lower Saxony work and business show held in Hannover from 18th May until 2nd Jun 1935.
As well as the postcard below there was a special cancel inscribed "NIEDERSACHSISCHE ARBEITS UND WIRTSCHAFTSSCHAU | HANNOVER | 18.5.-2.6.1935" which can be seen on the example below.
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NAZI PARTY MEETING SAXONY
(24th/26th May 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the 1935 Nazi Party Meeting in Dresden. Gau Saxony was an administrative region in Nazi Germany. It was established on 16th May 1926 after the merger of Gau Saxony and Gau East Saxony. The position of Gauleiter (The Gau leader) in Saxony, was held by Martin Mutschmann from its formation in 1926 until the end of the war in 1945
This card was inscribed "Sachsentreffen 1935 | am 24.-26.mai Dresden" - 'Saxony Meeting 1935' on the front and "Festpostkarte" on the reverse. The example below was canceled on 28th Oct 1938, sometime after the event had finished.
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FESTIVAL of LAUSITZ
(26th/30th May 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Festival of Lausitz held in Bautzen from 26th to 30th May 1935.
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50th ANNIVERSARY of BRAUNSCHWEIG STAMP CLUB
(1st/2nd Jun 1935)
Two postcards were issued to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Braunschweig Stamp Club. The postcards exist with either a 3Rpf (PP122-C-8) or a 6Rpf (PP127-C-8) Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp or no pre-printed stamp at all.
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ABOVE: PP122-C-8
NAVY WEEK
(11th to 16th Jun 1935)
Postcard issued to advertise Navy Week from 11th to 16th June 1935 in Kiel. This postcard was designed by Hugo Fischer and published by Kieler Zeitung, Kiel. The image is of a sailor in the Kreigsmarine raising the flag of the Imperial German Navy.
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GERMAN CRAFTSMAN'S DAY
(15th/17th Jun 1935)
This postcard was published to commemorate the 1935 German Craftsman's' Day held from 15th to 17th Jun 1935 in Frankfurt AM. The image depicts an older craftsman teaching his students how to work metal. The reverse of this particular example has a 6Rpf self-adhesive stamp which features a FRANKFURT (M) CDS dated 16.6.1935. In addition, there is a special slogan cancel inscribed "Römerberg=Festspiele | in der Goethestadt | Frankfurt am Main | 15.Juni-1.Sept.1935" - 'Römerberg = Festival | in the city of Goethe | Frankfurt am Main | June 15-September 1, 1935'.
Johanne Wolfgang Goethe (1782-1832) was a renowned German poet and naturist who was born in Frankfurt am Main.
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OSTROPA 1935
INTERNATIONAL EAST EUROPEAN POSTAL FESTIVAL
(23rd Jun/3rd Jul 1935)
There were two postcards, a 5Rpf Hindenburg (PP126-C-4) and a 6Rpf Hindenburg (PP127-C-6) published to commemorate the festival held in Königsberg.
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2nd SAXON SINGER's FESTIVAL
(28th/30th Jun 1935)
This postcard was issued to celebrate the 2nd Saxon Singer's Festival held in Leipzig from 28th to 30th Jun 1935. Once again, what should be a peaceful celebration is given a military touch with the inclusion of an armed German soldier in the image on the bottom right-hand side. The other images feature peaceful scenes of a mother and her baby, a young couple, and a shepherd at work, quite where the soldier comes in is unknown. There doesn't seem to be much of a reference to singers or singing either.
It is possible that this festival is related to the Harvest Festival, a popular event in Germany from 1935 to 1937, which was held near Hamlin, Saxony. This event featured singing and German Military exercises and also had an agricultural aspect, but more research is required to better understand the importance of this event in 1935.
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ZITTAU STAMP EXHIBITION
(29th Jun/7th Jul 1935)
Two postcards were issued to commemorate the stamp exhibition in Zittau from 29th Jun to 7th Jul 1935. The postcards exist with either a 3Rpf (PP122-C-8) or a 6Rpf (PP127-C-9) Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp.
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ABOVE: P127-C-9
750th ANNIVERSARY of HAINICHEN
(29th Jun / 3rd Jul 1935)
This postcard commemorates the 750th Anniversary of the town of Hainichen (also known as Gellertstadt)
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VOYAGE of "der DEUTSCHE"
(Jul 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate one of the cruise voyages of the M.S Der DEUTSCHE and was sponsored by the K.d.F and the NORD DEUTSCHE LLOYD Shipping company.
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8th VOYAGE of the M.S. MONTE SARMIENTO
(Jul 1935)
This series of postcards was issued to commemorate the 8th K.d.F cruise of the MONTE SARMIENTO.
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6th VETERAN's DAY
(6th to 8th Jul 1935)
This postcard was issued in Kassel to commemorate the 6th German War Veteran's Day held from 6th to 8th Jul 1935. The card was originally used for the 1934 conference, but the unused stock was used again here, only now with the additional inscription 6.-8.Juli 1935.
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29th VOYAGE of the MONTE OLIVIA
(Jul 1935)
This series of postcards was issued to commemorate the 29th voyage of the MONTE OLIVIA sponsored by the Kraft Durch Freude.
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JAHRHUNDERTFEIER der STADT MÜNNERSTADT
CENTENIAL CELEBRATION of MÜNNERSTADT
(20th/28th Jul 1935)
This postcard commemorates three occasions: 1) The Centenial of the city Münnerstadt, 2) 700 years of the founding of the city and 3) 600 years of city law.
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HITLER YOUTH CAMP
(28th Jul/6th Aug 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the 1935 Hitler Youth camp for members of Gebiet 21, Baden in Offenburg. the card depicts a typical scout camp scene.
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DESSAU GAUFEST
DESSAU GAU FESTIVAL
(Jul 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Dessau Gaufest held in Jul 1935
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WELTTREFFEN der HITLER JUGEND
WORLD MEETING of the HITLER YOUTH
(Jul/Aug 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the world meeting of the Hitler Youth in Jul and Aug 1935
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Ka-Be PHOTO ALBUMS
(19th Aug 1935)
This postcard was issued by the Ka-Be company to promote their range of philatelic products.
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41st GERMAN STAMP DAY
(16th/19th Aug 1935)
These postcards were issued to commemorate both the 41st German Philatelist Day and the 12th Bundestag Mainz Stamp Exhibition held in Wiesbaden from 16th to 19th Aug 1935. There were at least three versions available.
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ABOVE: PP126-C-5
SAARBRUCKEN GAU FEST
(18th to 25th Aug 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the 1st Southwest Gau Festival of the National League of Gymnastics held in Saarbrücken from 18th to 25th Aug 1935. The front side of this particular example has the special slogan postmark used at the event.
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BEPOSTA POSTAL EXHIBITION
(30th Aug/1st Sep 1935)
There were two different designs for the postcards issued to commemorate the Beposta Postal Exhibition held at the Berlin Zoo from 30th Aug to 1st Sep 1935. The two different designs can be seen below. For each design there were a number of variants.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP131-C-3
ABOVE RIGHT: PP122-C-11/02
N.S. GEMEINSCHAFT "KRAFT DURCH FREUDE"
NATIONAL SOCIALIST COMMUNITY “STRENGTH THROUGH JOY”
(4th Sep 1935)
The following postcard was a presentation of the National Socialist Kraft durch Freude association. A similar card was also used to commemorate the 32nd cruise in Aug 1936.
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MÜNCHENER STAMP EXHIBITION
(7th/11th Sep 1935)
Munich, Müpa, Münchner postage stamp Exhibition. There are a lot of variations of these cards,
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125th OKTOBERFEST
(Sep to Oct 1935)
This 'official' postcard commemorates the 125th Anniversary of the Munich Oktoberfest held in Sep and Oct 1935. The publisher was Kunstverlag Andelfinger of Munich and depicts two revelers, one with an overflowing stein of beer and the other a dancer dressed in traditional costume.
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7th REICHSPARTEITAG
(10th/16th Sep 1935)
This postcard was issued to advertise the 1935 Nazi Party rally in Nürnburg from 10th to 16th Sep 1935. This postcard was published by Verlag Franz Eher and designed by Mjolnir.
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GAU SAXONY MARCH
(10th to 16th Sep 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the march of the Saxony Gau party members to the Nazi Party rally in Nürnberg (see above).
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100th CANNSTADT FOLK FESTIVAL
(21st/30th Sep 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the 100th Cannstadt Folk Festival from 21st until 30th Sep.
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BÜCKEBERG HARVEST FESTIVAL
(1st Oct 1935)
This postcard, published by Photo Hoffmann, was to commemorate the 1935 Thanksgiving Festival held in Bückeberg on 1st Oct.
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HANSAPOSTA STAMP EXHIBITION
(12th/20th Oct 1935)
There were 5 different postcards produced, 3Rpf, 5Rpf, 6Rpf, 10Rpf and 15Rpf in addition there are two versions of each value. In the first version the text "12. - 20. Oktober 1935" is 32mm long and starts below the 'N' and stops below the second 'S' of 'HANSAPOST'. In the second version the text is 43mm long, starting below the first 'A' and ending almost under the 'T' of 'HANSAPOST'.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP126-C-9
ABOVE RIGHT: PP130-C-3
HONOURING THE FALLEN
(9th Nov 1935)
The official memorial to the Nazi party members who died during the Munich Putsch of 9th Nov 1923, was opened in Munich in 1935. To commemorate the event there were a large number of postcards issued (many of them very similar to the one here). Below is one example from my collection.
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FRANKFURT COLLECTORS' and TRADERS'
STAMP EXHIBITION
(30th Nov/1st Dec 1935)
This series of three postcards was issued to commemorate the Frankfurt Postage Stamp Exhibition sponsored by the Frankfurt Collectors' and Traders' Club. Each card is identical except for the value stamp. The values are 3Pf, 5Pf and 6Pf Hindenburg Medallion stamps.
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100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
1st GERMAN RAILWAY CONNECTION
(7th Dec 1935)
Published by Ludwig Riffelmacher this postcard celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the first German railway connection, the line from Nürnberg to Fürth.
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ABSOLVIA REALGYMNASIUM
(UNKNOWN DATE)
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VDA KÖNGISBERG
(1935)
More research required on this particular card.
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AMT FÜR VOLKSWOHLFAHRT
PUBLIC WELFARE OFFICE
(1935/36)
This card was a public service message from Gauamt Hamburg inscribed "Helfen ist keine Schande Aber nicht helfen wenn man kann. Eintopfgerichte 1935/36" - 'There's no shame in helping, but don't help if you can. Stews 1935/36'.
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BESUCHT DIE REICHSSCHENKE "ZUM RITTER GÖTZ"
VISIT HOTEL "ZUM RITTER GÖTZ"
(1935)
This card was a promotional card to encourage people to visit the Zum Ritter Götz hotel in the wine town of Kröv, 150 m from the Moselle.
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