OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1941)
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POSTKARTE: P241, P242, P243, P292, P298, P299, P300, P301, P302, P303, P304, P305, P306
ROHRPOST KARTE: RP26
P241
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
THE DAY OF THE STAMP
Issued to commemorate 'The Day of the Stamp' on 12th Jan 1941. This is a re-issue of the 1940 P289 only now with additional text "WIENER KLAPPERPOST" below the image of the postman as well as a different pre-printed stamp (this time a 6 Rpf Hindenburg Medallion).
There were also additional variations on this postcard available, click here for more variations from my collection.
P242
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
IN STRUGGLE AND FREEDOM
Issued to commemorate Stamp Day on 12th Jan 1941 this series of eight official postcards is entitled 'Im Kampf un die Freiheit' - 'In Struggle and Freedom'. The designs were by the husband-and-wife team, Axster-Heudtlass and feature various branches of the armed forces.
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ABOVE LEFT: The Infantry
ABOVE RIGHT: Mountain Troops
P243/01 to -/08
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
HITLER'S BIRTHDAY
As in previous years Hitler's birthday was commemorated by a large number of private postcard issues. One of the more significant sets in 1941 was the one below designed by Axster-Heudtlass which consisted of 8 cards published on the day itself, 20th Apr 1941. Each card has a pre-printed 6 Rpf brown Hindenburg Medallion stamp. The eight different designs are 1. Paratroopers, 2. Antiaircraft guns, 3. Motor Cyclists, 4. Coastal defence Artillery, 5. Troops advancing under cover of smoke, 6. Engineers in rubber boats, 7. Torpedo Boat and finally 8. A Ju 87b Stuka dive-bomber. In addition, each card is inscribed 'MIT UNSEREN FAHNENIST DER SIEGE' - Victory with our flags along the bottom edge and 'K.d.F Sammlergruppen, Abgabepries 20 Rpf' vertically along the centre divider.
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ABOVE LEFT: P243/01 - Paratroopers
ABOVE RIGHT: P243/02 - Antiaircraft Guns
P292
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
GERMAN POSTAL EMPLOYEES
This single postcard was published to honour the workers of the German Postal Service and features an image of a celebration inside the German Hall in Berlin. The pre-printed stamp is a Michel 773, 6 + 9 Rpf stamp, and features a roll call in the Zeesen Youth Camp.
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P298
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5 Rpf HITLER PORTRAIT
Issued from 1st Aug 1941 and featuring a Hitler Medallion stamp. Permanent postcards. Text is in Antigua font and the sender's note is now on three lines.
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P299
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
6 Rpf HITLER PORTRAIT
Issued from 1st Aug 1941 and featuring a Hitler Medallion stamp. Permanent postcards. Text is in Antigua font and the sender's note is now on three lines.
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P300
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
15 Rpf
Issued from 1st Aug 1941 and featuring a Hitler Medallion stamp. Permanent postcards. Text is in Antigua font and the sender's note is now on three lines.
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P301
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
5 Rpf
Issued from 1st Aug 1941 and featuring a Hitler Medallion stamp. Permanent postcards. Text is in Antigua font and the sender's note is now on three lines.
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MICHEL P302
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
6 Rpf HITLER PORTRAIT
Issued from 1st Aug 1941 and featuring a Hitler Medallion stamp. Permanent postcards. Text is in Antigua font and the sender's note is now on three lines.
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P303
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
15 Rpf HITLER PORTRAIT
Issued from 1st Aug 1941 and featuring a Hitler Medallion stamp. Permanent postcards. Text is in Antigua font and the sender's note is now on three lines.
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P304
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
GET TO KNOW GERMANY
More from the 'Get to know Germany' series P304 consists of 72 different postcards, P305 consists of an additional 375 postcards. The P304 cards have the full version of 'Hausnummer' and 'Postschlieβfachnummer' whereas P305 has the abbreviated versions of 'Haus-Nr' and 'Postschlieβfach-Nr'. Click here for more details on the Get to Know Germany Series.
P305
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
GET TO KNOW GERMANY
The cards were issued from 1941 through 1944 and due to the demands of the war the quality gets poorer with each issue. 348 of the total of 375 cards have the traditional 'Lernt Deutschland Kennen!' heading and the remaining 27 cards (series 11) are headed 'Besucht Thüringen das Herz Deutschland's!'. Click here for more details on the Get to Know Germany Series.
P306
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
REICH'S' ASSOCIATION OF PHILATELISTS
Published 3rd Oct 1941 to commemorate the Reich Association of Philatelists. The right side of the postcard features a Hitler Medallion 3 Rpf stamp surrounded by an oak leaf wreath and swastika. The image of the stamp on the left is of the 1938 Michel 662 stamp, issued to celebrate the union with Austria.
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OFFICIAL ROHRPOST KARTE
RP26
55 Rpf HITLER PORTRAIT
This Rohr postcard was issued in 1941 and has a pre-printed 55 Rpf Hitler portrait stamp
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