PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1938 - Jan to Jun)
Due to the large number of postcards issued in 1938 this page has been split into two separate pages. Please select Page 1 for postcards commemorating events from Jan to Jun 1938 and Page 2 for cards commemorating events from Jul to Dec 1938
(PAGE 1: Jan to Jun 1938) : (PAGE 2: Jul to Dec 1938)
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GÖRLITZ BRIEFMARKENSCHAU
PP122-F-2 and PP142-F-1
(8th Jan 1938)
There were two identical postcards published to commemorate the Görlitz Stamp Show held on 8th Jan 1938. The cards were identical except that PP122-F-2 features a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp and PP142-F-1 has a 5Rpf Luftpost stamp.
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ABOVE: PP122-F-2 - 3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION PRE-PRINTED STAMP
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - HALLE (SALLE)
PP122-C-72
(8th/9th Jan 1938)
PP122-C-72, Published for The Day of the Stamp held in the Old Town Hall in Halle. The reverse side of the card has an image of Halle Town Hall with a Halle stamp between the two spires of the building. There was a second postcard available at the show and it features an image and a stamp of Georg Friedrich Händel and is without a pre-printed stamp.
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BRIEFMARKENSCHAU - GUBEN
PP122-C-74
(8th/9th Jan 1938)
PP122-C-74, Published for The Day of the Stamp held in the Guben. Image of the Ratskeller on the left-hand pane. Inscription below the image reads "Briefmarkenschau | 8. bis 19. Januar 1938 | Briefmarkensammler-Verein 1911 | Guben | im Reichsbund der Philatelisten e.V"
In addition to the card below there is another version which has the same image and 3Rpf Hindenburg pre-printed stamp but does not have the 5 lines of text that this card has.
The example below features the special cancel used at the show inscribed "GUBEN | Briefmarken Sammlerverein 1911 | Briefmarkenschau | 8.-10.1.1938”.
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ABOVE: PP122-C-74 - 3Rpf Hindenburg
LANDESVERBAND SCHWABEN
(8th/16th Jan 1938)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the First Swabian Postal Exhibition held in the City of Stuttgart from the 8th to the 16th of Jan 1938, coinciding with "The Day of the Stamp". It exists in four versions, all without a pre-printed stamp. The only difference between the cards being the colour of the text and image, or the colour of the card stock used to print them.
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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - FRANKFURT
PP122-C-69 and PP142-C-23
(9th Jan 1938)
Here is another postcard issued to celebrate 'The Day of the Stamp', again it was a double commemoration, 'The Day of the Stamp' and 'The Exhibition of The Hindenburg, LZ129', which crashed on 6th May 1937 in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The sponsor of the card was the Greater Frankfurt Stamp Collectors and Trade Society. Two versions of the card were available, one brown with a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp (PP122-C-69) and the other green with a 5Rpf Luftpost] stamp (PP142-C-23).
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ABOVE LEFT: PP122-C-69 - 3Rpf Hindenburg
ABOVE RIGHT: PP142-C-23 - 5Rpf Luftpost
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - REGENSBURG
PP122-C-70
(9th Jan 1938)
The postcard below-right also commemorates Stamp Day (PP122-C-70) and was issued by the B.S.V "Ratisbona" and featured a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp. The image shows Franz von Taxis, Kaiser Friedrich III and King Maximilian I.
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ABOVE: PP122-C-70 - 3Rpf Hindenburg
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - SORAU
PP122-C-71
(9th Jan 1938)
PP122-C-71, Published for The Day of the Stamp in Sorau, and the 1st Sorau Stamp Exhibition. There is an image of the town square and a shield on the left-hand pane and the inscription below reads "Tag der Briefmarke 1938 | 1. | Sorauer Briefmarkenausstellung | Verein der Briefmarkensammler in Sorau | in R.d.P"
The special cancellation used at the show is inscribed "SORAU | 1.Sorauer Briefmarken-Ausstellung | Zum Tag der Briefmarke 1938".
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ABOVE: PP122-C-71
BRIEFMARKEN WERBESCHAU - SEESTADT ROSTOCK
PP122-C-73
(9th Jan 1938)
The two postcards below were also to celebrate stamp day and were issued by the Rostock Stamp Collectors. There were two postcards issued, both with 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamps. The first PP122-C-73-01 was brown and the second PP122-C-73-02 was green. The first example below has the special cancel used to commemorate the event.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP122-C-73/01 - Brown
ABOVE RIGHT: PP122-C-73/02 - Green
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - REICHSBUND DER PHILATELISTEN
PP122-C-75
(9th Jan 1938)
The two private postcards below were issued 9th Jan 1938 to celebrate Stamp Day in 1938 by the R.d.P (Reichsbund der Philatelisten). The image is that of the Universal Postal Union Monument in Berne, Switzerland. The pre-printed stamps on these two postcards is a 1933, Michel 513, 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp.
There are two versions of PP122-C-75/01. The first has no inscription on the reverse whereas the second is inscribed "Insta-Berlin E.V." followed by 15 lines of text.
A special cancel featuring the R.d.P or W.H.W logo and "Tag der Briefmarke" was used in 12 different cities as follows: BERLIN, BREMEN, BRESLAU, ERFUHRT, FRANKFURT (MAIN), FRIEDBERG (HESS), LEIPZIG, MÜNCHEN, REGENSBURG, STETTIN, WEIMAR, and WIESBADEN.
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ABOVE LEFT: (1) PP122-C-75/01 - Special ERFUHRT cancel
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) - PP122-C-75/02 Special BERLIN cancel
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE /
2. INT BRIEFMARKEN-SCHAU - BAD NAUHEIM
PP122-C-76
(9th Jan 1938)
These two postcards were initially used to commemorate the 1937 International Stamp show in Bad Nauheim. However, they were re-issued here to commemorate Stamp Day and the 2nd Postal Exhibition of the Bad Nauheim B.S.V. The designs are the same, but the cards now feature an additional image and text around the value stamp.
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ABOVE LEFT: (1) PP122-C-76/01
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) PP122-C-76/02
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE /
2. BRIEFMARKEN WERBESCHAU - BELGARD
P122-C-77
(9th Jan 1938)
This postcard was issued to commemorate The Day of the Stamp and the 2nd Belgarder Stamp Friends Show held on 9th Jan 1938.
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ABOVE: PP122-C-77
2. BRIEFMARKENSCHAU - DESSAU
PP142-C-24
(9th Jan 1938)
Another postcard (PP142-C-24) issued to celebrate Stamp Day. This postcard was sponsored by the "Reichsbund der Philatelisten" and features A statue of Friedrich the Great with an aircraft flying in the background. The title text reads "Der Alte und der Grosse Dessauer" - "The old and the great from Dessau". This card has a 5Rpf Luftpost pre-printed stamp but there is another version exactly the same but without a pre-printed stamp.
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ABOVE: PP142-C-24 - 5Rpf Luftpost
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - FRANKFURT (ODER)
PP122-C-78
(9th Jan 1938)
PP122-C-78, Published for The Day of the Stamp held in the city of Frankfurt (Oder). The image on the reverse side is that of the south gable of the Town Hall. This image takes up the whole side of the card with the pre-printed 3Rpf Hindenburg stamp the only thing on the front side.
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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - BERGEDORF
(9th Jan 1938)
This Day of the Stamp postcard was published in Bergedorf by the K.d.F at the German Collectors Community Exhibition on 9th Jan 1938.
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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - SCHAUBEK
PP122-C-67 and PP122-B-40
(9th Jan 1938)
PP122-C-67 was published by The Schaubek Stamp Accessories Company to commemorate the 1938 Stamp Day. The card is titled "IN ALLEN WELTTEILEN" - "In all parts of the world" and shows a representation of the earth along with the locations of Schaubek’ s global sales outlets.
Apart from PP122-C-67 there was another very similar card, PP122-B-40, and both have a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp on the reverse. The difference between the two is that PP122-C-67 has the additional text "Tag der Briefmarke 1938" printed on the map over Asia.
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ABOVE: PP122-C-67
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - DRESDEN
(9th Jan 1938)
The German Collectors' Community of the K.d.F produced this Stamp Day postcard for a show in Dresden. The card does not have a pre-printed stamp and was sponsored by the K.d.F. (Kraft durch Freude).
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KOMMISSION FÜR WIRTSCHAFTSPOLITIK DER NSDAP
(PP127-C-35)
(24th/29th Jan 1938)
This postcard was an official greeting card from the Meeting of the Commission for Economic Policy of the NSDAP held in Munich from 24th to 29th Jan 1938.
There was no special cancel used during the event and the example below has an unrelated cancel dated 9.11.1937 indicating that the postcard was available quite some time before the event took place.
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ABOVE: PP127-C-35
"DER BEFREIER DEUTSCH LANDS"
(30th Jan 1938)
Initially this was a series of 4 postcards published by Photo-Hoffmann and numbered J1 to J4 to commemorate the Nazi's 5th year in power. Later an additional card from Verlag Franz Hanfstaengle was added but it does not have a number.
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ABOVE: J2 in the 5 part series.
BRIEFMARKEN WERBESCHAU - NEUKÖLLN
PP122-C-79
(5th/6th Feb 1938)
These three commemorative postcards were published to advertise the Neukölln stamp exhibition held at the German Wirtshouse. There are two basic designs: The brown coloured PP122-C-79-01 and the green coloured PP122-C-79-02 which are printed on cream card. There is another version of the green colour, PP122-C-79-03 which is printed on a different card stock. The example below has the special cancel that accompanied the show.
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ABOVE: PP122-C-79/02
POSTWERTZEICHEN WERBESCHAU - CHARLOTTENBURG
PP142-C-25
(6th Feb 1938)
This postcard was issued to commemorate The Charlottenburg Stamp Exhibition held on 6th Feb 1938.
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ABOVE: PP142-C-25
INTERNATIONALE AUTOMOBILE UND MOTORRAD AUSSTELLUNG
(18th Feb/6th Mar 1938)
There were at least 3 different postcards issued to commemorate the Berlin International Automobile and Motorcycle show held from 18th Feb to 6th Mar 1938. There was also a special cancel inscribed 'BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG | 18.feb - 6. Marz 1938 | Int. Automobil-u-Mottorad-Ausstellung'.
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ABOVE LEFT: INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE SHOW
ABOVE RIGHT: INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE SHOW
5th BRIEFMARKEN AUSSTELLUNG - ERFUHRT
PP122-C-80 and PP142-C-26
(27th Feb 1938)
There were two postcards issued at the 5th Erfurt Stamp Exhibition on 27th Feb 1938. PP122-C-80 has a 3Rpf pre-printed Hindenburg Medallion stamp and PP142-C-26 has a pre-printed 5Rpf Luftpost stamp. This card also exists without any pre-printed stamp.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP122-C-80
ABOVE RIGHT: PP142-C-26
VDA PEASANT'S FESTIVAL - HAALE (SAALE)
PP122-C-46, PP126-C-19, PP127-C-27,
PP127-C-36, and PP142-C-27
This postcard commemorates the Halle, VDA traditional costume festival, featuring Sudeten Germans' National costumes. There are several postcards available: PP122-C-46 (3Rpf), PP126-C-19 (5Rpf), PP127-C-27 (6Rpf), PP127-C-36 (6Rpf) and PP142-C-27 (5Rpf Luftpost).
These cards are also available without the pre-printed stamps and also without the inscription on the reverse "V.D.A Trachtenfest Halle (Salle) | 5 Marz 1938". The special cancel used with these cards is inscribed "HALLE (SALLE)| Trachtenfest".
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ABOVE LEFT: (1) PP127-C-36
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) PP142-C-27
RHEINPOSTA - KÖLN
PP142-C-28
(6th/13th Mar 1938)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Rheinposta Show held in Köln from 6th to 13th Mar 1938. The right-hand side of the card features a pre-printed 5Rpf Luftpost stamp.
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ABOVE: PP142-C-28
LANDESCHAU POMMERN - STETTIN
PP122-C-84
(20th/22nd Mar 1938)
There were two almost identical private postcards published to commemorate this event. Both cards have a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp. PP122-C-84-01 features Stargaard and Stettin on the left-hand pane, whereas PP122-C-84-02 features Stolp and Stralsund.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP122-C-84/01 - STARGARD and STETTIN
ABOVE RIGHT: PP122-C-84/02 - STOLP and STRALSUND
POSTWERTZEICHEN AUSSTELLUNG - BERLIN
PP142-C-29
(1st to 3rd Apr 1938)
These four private postcards were issued to commemorate the Berlin Philatelists Exhibition held at the Berlin Zoo from the 1st to 3rd April 1938. The cards feature a green 5Rpf Luftpost pre-printed stamp and the text "Landesverband Berlin | Postwertzeichen Ausstellung 300" or 'Regional Association Berlin | Postage stamp exhibition 300'.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP142-C-29/01 - Blue
ABOVE RIGHT: PP142-C-29/02 - Brown
ABOVE LEFT: PP142-C-29-03 - Green
ABOVE RIGHT: PP142-C-29-04 - Red
1. GAUTREFFEN DER DEUTSCHEN SAMMLER-GEMEINSCHAFT - DORTMUND
(3rd Apr 1938)
This postcard was sponsored by the Gaugruppe Westfalen-Süd to commemorate the 1st Meeting of the Collectors Community held in Dortmund on 3rd Apr 1938.
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ABOVE: K.d.F STAMP EXHIBITION
ANNEXATION OF AUSTRIA
(8th Apr 1938)
There were a large number of private and other postcards issued prior to and after the Austrian vote (plebiscite) on whether or not Austria should become part of a Greater Germany on 10th Apr 1938.
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ABOVE: Austrian Plebiscite
LIPOSTA POSTWERTZEICHEN AUSSTELLUNG - BERLIN
PP122-C-82 and PP142-C-30
(9th/10th Apr 1938)
The Liposta exhibition in Berlin was supposed to take place from 9th to 10th Apr but was postponed until 7th and 8th of May due to the Austrian vote on joining with Germany. The event was sponsored by the Postage Stamp Collectors Club in Berlin-Lichtenrade. There are four versions of this card. The first two are as shown below with either a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp or a 5Rpf Airmail stamp. The other two are identical except for additional text stamped in red ink on the top left-hand corner (PP122-C-82-02 and PP142-C-30-02) that reads 'Wegen Volksabstimmung verlegt auf den 7. und 8. Mai 1938' - 'Postponed to May 7th and 8th, 1938 due to a referendum'.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP122-C-82/01 - 3Rpf Hindenburg - Without red stamp
ABOVE RIGHT: PP142-C-30/02 - 5Rpf Luftpost - With red stamp
OBERSCHLESISCHE BRIEFMARKEN AUSSTELLUNG - NEUSTADT
PP122-C-83, PP126-C-23 and PP127-C-37
(9th/10th Apr 1938)
The following 6 postcards were all issued to commemorate the Neustadt (Upper Silesia) Postage Stamp Exhibition held on 9th and 10th Apr 1938. There was also a special cancel inscribed 'Neustadt (Oberschl.) | Briefmarkenschau'
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ABOVE LEFT: PP122-C-83/01 - 3Rpf Hindenburg - Burgruine Wogendrossel
ABOVE RIGHT: PP122-C-83/02 - 3Rpf Hindenburg - Jugend-Herberge
ABOVE LEFT: PP122-C-83/05 - 3Rpf Hindenburg - Der Annaberg Oberschlesien
ABOVE RIGHT: PP122-C-83/06 - 3Rpf Hindenburg - Bischofskoppe bei Neustadt
ABOVE LEFT: PP126-C-23/01 - 5Rpf Hindenburg - Bischofskoppe bei Neustadt
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-C-37/01 - 6Rpf Hindenburg - Schloβ zu Ratibor
40 JAHRE VEREIN BRIEFMARKENFREUNDE - KÖNIGSBERG
PP122-C-85
(10th Apr 1938)
Two postcards PP122-C-85/01 and /02. Celebrating the 40 anniversary of the Königsberg Stamp Club 1898-1938 as well as the Austrian Anschluss vote on 10th Apr. The cards bear the inscription "40 Jahre | Verein der Briefmarkenfreunde E.V" on the top and "Im Jahre der Eingliederung Osterreichs ins Deutsche Reich | Am 10. April dem Führer Dein "Ja!"" at the bottom.
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ABOVE: PP122-C-85/01
ZUM GEBURTSTAG DES FÜHRERS
(20th Apr 1938)
Hitler's Birthday in 1938 resulted in the usual deluge of special commemorative postcards, even more so this year since the re-union with Austria 10 days earlier. The card below features an image of the house where Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria. There was another almost identical card that features the same scene but instead of the plain red background behind the "Zum Geburtstag des Fuhrers | 20.April 1938" inscription and swastika, the background is plain white, without a swastika.
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ABOVE: Hitler's Birthday
GROSSDEUTSCHLAND
(20th Apr 1938)
The book "Postcards of Hitler's Germany" Vol 2 by Roger Bender dates this particular card at 10th Oct 1938. However, this example was canceled much earlier, on Hitler's 49th birthday on 20th Apr 1938. That places the publication of this card earlier than first thought. The card commemorates the union of Germany and Austria to form a Greater Germany "Grossdeutschland".
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SOCIAL REUNION of FORMER STUDENTS
PP142-C-31 and PP142-D-2
(22nd Apr 1938)
This postcard (PP142-C-31) was issued to commemorate the social reunion of the former students of the Ratsgymnasium (Lyceum I) in the new Maschsee Restaurant. The card has a pre-printed 5Rpf Luftpost stamp on the reverse.
There is another version of this card (PP142-D-2) that has only 4 lines of text, instead of the Maschsee Restaurant this one relates to the Brauereigildhaus.
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ABOVE: PP142-C-31
NATIONALER FEIERTAG DES DEUTSCHEN VOLKS
(1st May 1938)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the German People's National Holiday (May Day) on 1st May 1938.
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GROSSDEUTSCHLANDS MAI TAG - AUSTRIA
(1st May 1938)
These postcards were issued to commemorate May Day (National Day of Labour) in Austria on 1st May 1938.
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COMMEMORATING HITLER'S STATE VISIT TO ITALY
(3rd/9th May 1938)
There were several postcards issued to commemorate Hitler's state visit to Italy from 3rd until 9th May 1938.
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HAMBURGISCHER VEREIN für PFERDESPORT und PFERDEZUCHT
HAMBURG ASSOCIATION for EQUESTRIAN SPORTS and HORSE BREEDING
(13th/15th May 1935)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Groβer Preis der Hansestadt Hamburg, held from 13th to 15th May 1938, and sponsored by the Hamburg Association for Equestrian Sports and Horse Breeding.
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COMMEMORATING THE FOOTBALL MATCH
BETWEEN GERMANY and ENGLAND
(14th May 1938)
There were two postcards published by Postkarten-Verlag of Berlin to commemorate the International, football match between Germany and England. The first card features players from the German team and the second card those from the England team.
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1. POSTWERTZEICHEN AUSSTELLUNG - OLDENBURG
PP122-C-86 and PP142-C-32
(14th/15th May 1938)
These cards were published to commemorate the 1st Oldenburg postage stamp exhibition of the Association of Postage Stamp Friends in the regional association "Weser-Ems". On the reverse is the same text as PP142-C-36/01.
The cards were the same as 3rd National Club Conference in Bremen except now with the following inscription on the reverse "1. Postwertzeichen-Ausstellung | des Vereins der Briefmarkenfreunde im Landesverband | "Weser-Ems" des Reichsbundes der Philatelisten e. V | Oldenburg: Schloβ: 14-15 Mai 1938".
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ABOVE: PP142-C-32
DEUTSCHE SAMMLER GEMEINSCHAFT - RADEBEUL
PP122-C-87 and PP142-C-33
(15th May 1938)
There were two private postcards issued to commemorate the Collectors' Show held in Radebeul. The first card (PP122-C-87) has a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp and the second card (PP142-C-33) has a pre-printed 5Rpf Luftpost stamp. There was also a special cancellation inscribed 'RADEBUEL 2 | D.S.G Werbeschau' used to commemorate the event.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP122-C-87 - 3Rpf Hindenburg
ABOVE RIGHT: PP142-C-33 - 5Rpf Luftpost
SOLDATENTAG - MÜNCHEN
(15th May 1938)
This series of 10 postcards was published by Kunstverlag Andelfinger, München 15 on 15th May 1938 to commemorate Solders' Day. This attractive series of postcards is referred to as 'Postkarte der Wehrmacht' and depicts 10 scenes of German troops in action. The postcard shown below left is No.1 in the series. There are at least two variations in the reverse side of the card (see below).
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25 JAHRE MÜNCHENER GANZSACHEN SAMMLER VEREIN
PP122-D-6, PP126-D-1, PP127-D-1 and PP142-D-3
(21st May 1938)
This series of four postcards was issued to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Munich Postal Collectors' Club. The cards each feature the picture of an influential German stamp collector.
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ABOVE: PP122-D-6
GAUTAG - LEIPZIG
(21st/22nd May 1938)
Published by R. Adam of Dresden to commemorate Gau Day in Leipzig, Saxony. There were 3 special cancels used in conjunction with this event, all canceled 'LEIPZIG'. Another postcard featuring Gau Day and the Hitler Youth march in Leipzig was also available and is inscribed 'HJ Sachsen'.
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ABOVE: GAU DAY LEIPZIG
DEUTSCHLANDFLUG
(22nd/29th May 1938)
Issued to commemorate the 1938 'German Flight' and sponsored by the N.S.F.K (Nationalsozialistische Fliegerkorps) or National Socialist Flying Corps. The card was designed by K. Lorenz and had a pre-printed 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp.
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DEUTSCHE ROSENSCHAU
PP122-C-88
(22nd May/6th Sep 1938)
This card was issued to commemorate the German Rose Show held in Forst (Lausitz) from 22nd May until 5th Sep 1938.
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SCHLÜSSEL ZUR WELT - BREMEN
PP122-C-89 and PP127-C-40
(25th May/19th Jun 1938)
This postcard was published prior to the BREMEN 'Key to the World' Exhibition held from 25th May until 19th Jun in the German city of Bremen. It features either a pre-printed 3Rpf or 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion Stamp and there were at least 3 versions available. They are identical on the front, but the reverse is either blank, has a confirmation of the visitor’s participation or has text requesting shipment of sender's choice.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP122-C-89 - 3Rpf Hindenburg
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-C-40 - 6Rpf Hindenburg
DER REICHSKOLONIALBUND
(26th/29th May 1938)
Published by the Reichskolonialbund to commemorate the National Colonial Conference held in Bremen from 26th to 29th May 1938. The card is inscribed 'Der Reichskolonialbund ruft auch dich!' or 'The National Colonial League Calls on You!' a rallying cry for the Organisation. The image shows the former African colonies that Germany lost at the end of the First World War, they are Kamerun, Deutsche Südwest Afrika, Deutsche Ost-Afrika, and Togo.
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5. DEUTSCHER APOTHEKERTAG /
1. GROβDEUTSCHER APOTHEKERTAG
(28th/30th May 1938)
This postcard was published to commemorate the 5th German Pharmacists Day and the 1st Greater Germany Pharmacists Day held in Frankfurt (Main) from 28th to 30th May 1938.
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INTERNATIONAL HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION
(28th May/10th Jul 1938)
There were quite a number of postcards published to commemorate the International Handicraft Exhibition held in Berlin-Charlottenburg from 28th May until 10th Jul 1938. The first card, shown below, features the special cancel used at the exhibition. The second card has a portrait layout and bears the inscription "ANDENKEN AN DIE ERSTE".
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WESTSACHSENSCHAU - ZWICKAU
(28th May/12th Jun 1938)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the West Saxony Show, also referred to as the Exhibition for Culture and the Local Economy. The card does not have a pre-printed stamp.
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KURORT RATHEN
PP127-F-2
(28th May/12th Jun 1938)
This private postcard was issued to promote the spa resort location of Rathen. The pre-printed stamp is a 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion and the special cancellation can be seen on the example below inscribed "RATHEN (SÄCHS.SCHWEIZ) | Karl May-Spiele" and featuring Karl May. In addition to this card there was another one in portrait format inscribed "Karl-May-Spiele".
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ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-2
ABOVE RIGHT: Karl May Speile
1. LEISTUNGSSCHAU DER DSG
PP122-C-90 and PP142-C-34
(28th May/12th Jun 1938)
These two postcards were published to mark the 1st performance show of the local German Collectors' Group held in Zwickau, Saxony and depict the König-Albert Museum. The event ran from the 28th May through to the 12th of Jun 1938.
There was a special cancel used that is inscribed "ZWICKAU (SACHS) | Postwertzeichenschau d.D.S.G" and is visible on the two examples shown below.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP122-C-90
ABOVE RIGHT: PP142-C-34
WERBESCHAU - FREITAL
PP122-C-91 and PP142-C-35
(29th May 1938)
There were three almost identical postcards issued to commemorate this event. The first, PP122-C-91, has a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion Stamp and 4 lines of text below the image of Hitler. The second version, PP142-C-35/01, has a 5Rpf Luftpost stamp and four lines of text beneath the image of Hitler. The third version, PP142-C-35/02, is identical to PP142-C-35/01 except for the fact that it has an additional line of text "Seidel & Co., A.-G., Briefmarkengroβhandel" below the image of Hitler.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP142-C-35-01 - 4 lines of text in left pane
ABOVE RIGHT: PP142-C-35-02 - 5 Lines of text including "Seidel & Co., A.-G., Briefmarkengroβhandel"
JAHRESSCHAU 1938 "SACHSEN AM WERK"
(mid Jun/mid Sep 1938)
There were at least five different postcards published to commemorate the 1938 Saxony at Work Exhibition held in Dresden from Jun to Sep 1938.
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GAUTREFFEN POMMERN - STETTIN
(10th/12th Jun 1938)
These two postcards were published to commemorate the meeting of the NSDAP GAU Pomerania, held in Stettin from 19th to 12th Jun 1938.
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44. DEUTSCHEN PHILATELISTEN-TAGES - BREMEN
PP122-C-92
(10th/13th Jun 1938)
There were two printed-to-private-order postcards and two printed-to-private-order envelopes issued to commemorate the 44th German Philatelists' Day on 13th Jun 1938.
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ABOVE: PP122-C-92/01 - Grey-blue
3. REICHSBUNDESTAG /
44. DEUTSCHER PHILATELISTENTAG - BREMEN
PP122-C-93 and PP142-C-36
(11th/12th Jun 1938)
This set of postcards was published in Bremen to mark two events: The 3rd National Club Conference and the 44th German Philatelists Day, held on 11th and 12th June. There were two postcards (each with two variants), the first features a brown 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp and the other features a 5Rpf Luftpost Airmail stamp. The variants include additional brown or green imprint 'Geburtstag der Einheitsorganisation' at the bottom of the left pane on both the 3Rpf and 5Rpf cards. There were 3 different special cancels used at the conference.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP122-C-93/01 - 3Rpf stamp
ABOVE RIGHT: PP142-C-36/02 - 5Rpf stamp - With additional text
In addition to the private postcards above another special card sponsored by the R.d.P was also published to mark the same event.
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ABOVE: Special commemorative card (C)
800 JAHRFEIER - BERNBURG
(11th/19th Jun 1938)
This postcard was published by Verkehrs und Heimatvereine e.V of Bernburg to commemorate the city's 800 Anniversary which was celebrated from 11th to 19th Jun 1938.
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10. JAHRE GAU OSTPREUSSEN
PP127-C-41
(16th/19th Jun 1938)
There were three postcards issued to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Gau East Prussia held in Königsberg from 16th to 19th Jun 1938.
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ABOVE: PP127-C-41
HUSSITENFEST
PP122-F-1 and PP142-F-3
(18th/19th Jun 1938)
There were two postcards published to commemorate the 1938 Hussiten Festival held in Bernau from 18th to 19th Jun 1938.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP122-F-1
ABOVE RIGHT: PP142-F-3
NSDAP KREISTREFFEN - JENA
(18th/19th Jun 1938)
The postcard below-left was issued to commemorate the district meeting of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party) in Jena from 18th to 19th June 1938. More research and image required.
An identical postcard (below-right) was issued with only the date changed to 25/26-6-38 to commemorate an unknown district meeting of the NSDAP.
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ABOVE LEFT: NSDAP Meeting - 18/19-6-38
ABOVE RIGHT: NSDAP Meeting - 25/26-6-38
DIE SACHSISCHE BRIEFMARKE
(18th Jun - 18th Sep 1938)
The following special card was published to commemorate "The Saxony Stamps" special exhibition held from 18th Jun until 18th Sep 1938 as part of the "Saxony at Work" celebrations. The stamps on this example were actually issued to commemorate the union of Austrian with Germany in Apr 1938 and are not related to the Saxony at Work exhibition. It is very likely that this card exists with other non-related stamps.
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ABOVE: Special commemorative card (C)
600 JAHRE PHILIPPSBURG
(19th Jun 1938)
This single postcard was published to commemorate the 600th Anniversary of the City of Philippsburg, in Baden-Württemburg. The image is that of Simplicissimus, the Philippsburg Drummer whose job was to raise recruits to defend Philippsburg Fortress in 1624. The image on the right is the Coat of Arms of the city.
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750 JAHRE DEUTSCHER ERZBERGBAU
(19th Jun/15th Aug 1938)
This postcard was published to commemorate the 750th Anniversary of German Ore Mining in the City of Freiburg, held from 19th Jun to 15th Aug 1938.
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DIE "ALTE GARDE" IN DER WESTMARK - KOBLENZ
(21st/24th Jun 1938)
This card is titled "die "Alte Garde" in der Westmark vom 21.-24.Juni 1938" - 'the "Old Guard" in Westmark from June 21-24, 1938'. There is additional text which reads "Nationalblatt | Gauzeitung Koblenz-Trier" - 'National Gazette | Gau newspaper Koblenz-Trier'
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GAUTREFFEN 1938 GAU WESTFALEN-NORD - GELSENKIRCHEN
(24th/26th Jun 1938)
This single postcard was published to commemorate the district meeting of Gau Westfalen North in Gelsenkirchen.
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SCHLESISCHE GRUPPENWELTKÄMPFE - BRESLAU
(27th Jun 1938)
Unofficial postcard published to commemorate the Silesian sports competition of the SA, SS, NSKK, NSFK and RAD Organisation held in Breslau on the 27th of Jun 1938.
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REFERENCES:1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition
