PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1941)
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ERSTE WESTDEUTSCHE BRIEFMARKEN AUSSTELLUNG - KÖLN
1st WESTERN GERMAN POSTAGE STAMP EXHIBITION - COLOGNE
(10th/20th Jan 1941)
This postcard was published to commemorate the 1st Western German Postage Stamp Exhibition sponsored by Krüger and Knoop of Cologne.
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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - DORTMUND
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - DORTMUND
(12th Jan 1941)
Issued to commemorate the Day of the Stamp in DORTMUND.
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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - NEUSTADT
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - NEUSTADT
(4th/12th Jan 1941)
The Vienna Locomotive factory sponsored this special Day of the Stamp postcard that was issued to also commemorate the stamp show and exhibition held in Wiener Neustadt from 4th to 12th Jan 1941.
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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE
THE DAY OF THE STAMP
(10th/14th Jan 1941)
As well as the official P241 postcard issued to commemorate Stamp Day on 12th Jan 1941 there were two another versions: one is the same as P241 but with the addition of text inscribed 'Sondermarke zum Tag der Briefmarke 1941' just above the place where the stamp is affixed and without the 'ABGABEPRIES 20 Rpf.' text running vertically along the central divider and also without a pre-printed stamp. The other version has printing on the reverse covering most of the card and dated 'Februar Marz 1941' in the lower left corner.
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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - ALSACE
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - ALSACE
(12th Jan 1941)
Another postcard, this time published for the Strassburg Stamp Collectors' Club can be seen below. This example shows three different versions of the Stamp Day special cancel used in Strassburg in 1941. A similar card was issued by the R.d.P in Nov 1941 to commemorate the R.d.P Regional Conference also held in Strassburg.
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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - LUXEMBURG
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - LUXEMBURG
(12th Jan 1941)
Luxemburg also came out with a special postcard for Stamp Day in 1941.
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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - KOLMAR
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - KOLMAR
(12th Jan 1941)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Day of the Stamp in Kolmar on 12th Jan 1941.
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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - SOLINGEN
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - KOLMAR
(12th Jan 1941)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Day of the Stamp in Solingen on 12th Jan 1941.
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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - WITTEN
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - WITTEN
(12th Jan 1941)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Day of the Stamp in Witten on 12th Jan 1941.
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GAU BAYERISCHE OSTMARK
(18th/19th Jan 1941)
This postcard was published to commemorate the Gau Bayerische Ostmark street collection on 18th and 19th Jan 1941.
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150th BIRTHDAY of GRILLPARZER
(15th-22nd Jan 1941)
This postcard was published to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Franz Grillparzer. Celebrations for the event lasted from 15th to 22nd Jan 1941.
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TWO PEOPLES, ONE STRUGGLE
(30th Jan 1941)
This postcard was published by the Culture Fund of the German-Italian Alliance and bears the inscription "Two Peoples, One Struggle".
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ADOLF HITLER
(30th Jan 1941)
This postcard features a portrait of Adolf Hitler but the issue date is unknown. It has been placed here due to the date of the special cancellation.
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SOLDIERING AND STRENGTH EXHIBITION
PP126-E-3
(2nd/4th Feb 1941)
This postcard was published to commemorate an exhibition honouring soldering and the strength of the German people.
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DEUTSCHLAND ERWACHE
GERMANY WAKE UP
PP127-E-2
(2nd Feb 1941)
This postcard was published to commemorate the old Nazi Party HQ in Munich.
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DAY of GERMAN POLICE
(15th Feb 1941)
There were several sets of postcards as well as several individual postcards published to commemorate the Day of German Police in 1941.
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WIENER FRÜHJAHRSMESSE
VIENNA SPRING FAIR
(Mar 1941)
The following 'Gedenkblatt' or Commemorative Sheet was released to celebrate the 1941 Vienna Spring Fair. Whilst not strictly a postcard it does have the typical postcard features on the reverse side.
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OSTDEUTSCHE KULTURTAGE 1941
EAST GERMAN CULTURE DAY
(16th/23rd Mar 1941)
This impressive postcard was sponsored by the Gau Wartherland to commemorate East German Culture Day in Posen from 16th to 23rd Mar 1941.
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ARMED FORCES' DAY
(22nd/23rd Mar 1941)
There were quite a number of different postcards released to coincide with Armed Forces Day in 1941. One series (Symbole der Ehre) depicts combat awards that were given to soldiers for achieving certain goals during combat. Below is one example of such an award, the Tank Assault Badge.
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ABOVE: Tank Assault Badge
K.d.F STREET COLLECTION
(30th Mar 1941)
This series of 4 different postcards, each depicting a different variety of flower, was published to raise funds for the '7. KWHW REICH'S-STRASSENSAMMLUNG' - '7th Kreigs Winterhilfswerk Reich's Street Collection' on behalf of the K.d.F Collector's Group
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KÖLNER MESSE
COLOGNE FAIR
(30th Mar/4th Apr 1941)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the KÖLNER MESSE, or COLOGNE FAIR held in that city from 30th Mar to 4th Apr 1941.
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GERMAN AIRMAIL EXHIBITION
PP122-C-118
(5th/6th Apr 1941)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the German Airmail (Luftpost) exhibition held in Berlin. The card was sponsored by the 'Strength Through Joy' Organisation.
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GERMAN AIRMAIL EXHIBITION
PP149-C-2
(5th/6th Apr 1941)
Here is another design of postcard that was issued to commemorate the German Airmail (Luftpost) exhibition held in Berlin. The card was also sponsored by the 'Strength Through Joy' Organisation.
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1. DEUTSCHE WERTZEICHEN-AUSSTELLUNG STRASSBURG
(19th/20th Apr 1941)
This postcard commemorates the 1st German Postage Stamp Exhibition held in Strassburg on 19th and 20th Apr 1941.
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JUBILÄUMS BRIEFMARKEN AUSSTELLUNG - GÖTTINGEN
ANNIVERSARY STAMP EXHIBITION - GÖTTINGEN
(26th/27th Apr 1941)
This postcard was published to commemorate the Göttingen Anniversary Stamp Exhibition held on 26th and 27th Apr 1941.
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SEEGELTUNG WELTGELTUNG
(May-Jun 1941)
Published in May/June 1941 commemorating Germany's position in world-wide sea travel. The postcard features a 3Ppf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp and was created by the R.d.P, German Philatelists Group. The postcard is inscribed 'SEEGELTUNG WELTGELTUNG | AUFKLARUNGSAKTION FER DEN | GEDANKEN DER DEUTSCHEN SEEGELTUNG | IM GAU BERLIN MAI-JUN 1941 | DURCHGEFUHRT VOM GAURING FUR NATIONALSOZIALISTISCHE PROPAGANDA VOLKSAUFKLARUNG'
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BRESLAU FAIR POSTAL SHOW
PP129-C-1
(18th-25th May 1941)
Published to commemorate the Postal Show held as part of the Breslau Fair and sponsored by the "Strength Through Joy" Organisation, this card has a brown 6Pf pre-printed Hindenburg Medallion stamp. There were two different special cancels used during the event and the card below has one of them.
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ABOVE: PP129-C-1
Breslau Fair
OUR COLONIES
(1941)
There are several variations of the postcards issued in 1941 to commemorate Germany's lost colonies.
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PISEK STAMP EXHIBITION
(1st/8th Jun 1941)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Stamp Exhibition held in the Czech town of PISEK from 1st to 8th Jun 1941.
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GERMAN RED CROSS
(20th Jun 1941)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the national street collections of the German Red Cross. The card was published by Rainer-Arbeit’s-Gemeinschaft Presse u. Propaganda Gebeit Hochland, Munich.
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ABOVE: Red Cross Collections
SLATINIAN STAMP EXHIBITION
(22nd - 29th Jun 1941)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Slatinian Stamp Exhibition held from 22nd until 29th Jun 1941.
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PP151-A BLANK CARD
(1Rpf HITLER MEDALLION)
This postcard was likely issued throughout 1941 until 1945 and exists in several forms and text and has a single black 1Rpf Hitler portrait pre-printed stamp.
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ABOVE: PP151-A-2/01 - 1Rpf HITLER MEDALLION - (black)
PP152-A BLANK CARD
(3Rpf HITLER MEDALLION)
This postcard was likely issued throughout 1941 until 1945 and exists in several forms and text and has a single brown 3Rpf Hitler portrait pre-printed stamp.
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ABOVE: PP152-A-2 - 3Rpf HITLER MEDALLION - (brown)
PP154-A-1 BLANK CARD
(4Rpf HITLER MEDALLION)
This postcard was likely issued throughout 1941 until 1945 and exists in several forms and text and has a single blue 4Rpf Hitler portrait pre-printed stamp.
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ABOVE: PP154-A-1 - 4Rpf HITLER MEDALLION - (blue)
PP156-A-1 BLANK CARD
(6Rpf HITLER MEDALLION)
This postcard was likely issued throughout 1941 until 1945 and exists in several forms and text and has a single violet 6Rpf Hitler portrait pre-printed stamp.
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ABOVE: PP156-A-1/02 - 6Rpf HITLER MEDALLION - (violet)
DAS BRAUNE BAND VON DEUTSCHLAND
THE BROWN RIBBON OF GERMANY
(27th-Jul 1941)
This postcard was published to commemorate the Brown Ribbon of Germany Horse Race held in MÜNCHEN-RIEM on 27th Jul 1941.
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DAY of the NSDAP GENERALGOUVERNEMENT
(15th-17th Aug 1941)
This postcard was published to commemorate the 'Day of the NSDAP in the Generalgouverenment '. The card does not have a pre-printed stamp, but it does have an inscription on the reverse 'Ein Jahr NSDAP im Generalgouverenment'. There was also a special cancel used in KRAKAU which can be seen on the card below.
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SEEFAHRT IST NOT!
SEA TRAVEL IS NECESSARY
(16th Aug/1st Oct 1941)
This postcard was published to commemorate the National Exhibition "Sea Travel is Necessary!" held in Cologne from 16th Aug until 1st Oct 1941
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GERMAN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
(29th Aug - 21st Sep 1941)
Published by Heinrich Hoffmann this postcard commemorated the Exhibition of German Industrial Strength in the Upper Rhine region.
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4th DAY of GREATER GERMAN POSTAGE STAMPS
PP150-C-1
(7th/9th Sep 1941)
BACKGROUND: To commemorate the 4th Day of Greater German postage Stamps in Leipzig from 7th to 9th Sep 1941, Verlag Heinrich Hoffmann released a series of 12 postcards from paintings by Prof. A Janesh. The 12 cards, numbered J1 to J12, each feature a 6Rpf purple pre-printed stamp with a post horn and a large No. '6'.
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ABOVE LEFT: PP150-C-1-01 - CAMOUFLAGED HEAVY GUN EMPLACEMENT
ABOVE RIGHT: PP150-C-1-02 - PONTOON BRIDGE NEAR BREISACH
30th ANNIVERSARY
LEIPZIG COLLECTORS GROUP
(5th Oct 1941)
This set consists of four cards and was a re-issue of the 1936 Olympic Postal Exhibition set but now to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Leipzig South Collector's Group. They have the same three-line text of the first set "Olympia - Postwertzeichen - Ausstellung | Dresden | 1.- 16. August 1936" but this has been crossed out with two diagonal lines that look like two 'W's on top of two 'M's, and additional text inscribed "30 Jahre Gruppe Süd | Werbeschau am. 5th Okt 1941" has been added. There was either a 3Rpf, 5Rpf or 6Rpf pre-printed stamp or there was no pre-printed stamp.
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ABOVE LEFT: 30th ANNIVERSARY
TURNAU STAMP EXHIBITION
(5th/12th Oct 1941)
This postcard was published to commemorate the Turnau Stamp Exhibition held from 5th to 12th Oct 1941 in the occupied region of Bohemia and Moravia.
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KÄRNTNER! DEIN EHRENTAG
KARNTNER! YOUR DAY OF HONOUR
(10th Oct 1941)
This postcard is inscribed "KÄRNTNER! DEIN EHRENTAG" - 'KARNTNER! YOUR DAY OF HONOUR'. This card celebrates the 21st anniversary of the pebiscite held in Carinthia on 10th Oct 1920.
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29. DEUTSCHE OSTMESSE
29th GERMAN EAST FAIR
(12th/15th Oct 1941)
This postcard was published to commemorate the 29th German East Fair held from 12th to 15th Oct 1941 in Königsberg.
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DAY of FREEDOM
(26th Oct 1941)
Published 26th Oct 1941 to commemorate the 2nd Anniversary of the 'Day of Freedom'. This issue was published by the Gaupropagandaleitung der NSDAP: Wartheland, using excess cards from 1940 issue, now with a gold wheat overprint obliterating the '1940' and adding '1941'.
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1st POSTAL EXHIBITION of DISTRICT IX
(1st/2nd Nov 1941)
This Strength through Joy sponsored postcard was issued to commemorate the 1st Postal Exhibition from District IX in BERLIN-KARLSHORST.
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BROMBERG STAMP EXHIBITION
(15th/17th Nov 1941)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Bromberg Stamp Exhibition held from 15th to 17th Nov 1941.
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ABOVE: PP152-C-2
ANNIVERSARY SHOW AT VOGTLAND POST HQ
(16th Nov 1941)
This postcard was one of two cards issued to commemorate the Anniversary Show at the Vogtland Postal quarters on 16th Nov 1941.
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ABOVE: PP152-C-3
REGIONAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE R.d.P
(16th Nov 1941)
This postcard was issued to commemorate the Regional Conference of the R.d.P (Reichsbund der Philatelisten) held in Strassburg on 16th Nov 1942. This card is very similar to the postcard issued by the Strassburg Stamp Collectors' Group to commemorate Stamp Day earlier in the year.
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ABOVE: R.d.P Conference
MICHEL PP155 & PP156
6th ANNIVERSARY of SAMMLER GRUPPEN
(29th/30th Nov 1941)
Published on 29th and 30th Nov 1941 to commemorate the 6th Anniversary of the K.d.F collectors Group. The cards were priced at 20Rpf.
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ABOVE LEFT: (1) PP155-C-3 - 5Rpf Green
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) PP156-C-3 - 6Rpf violet
In addition to the two postcards above there was a special card published which can be seen below.
FELDPOST KARTE
ABOVE: FELDPOST
SOVIET PARADISE EXHIBITION
This set of 12 postcards was published to commemorate the "SOVIET PARADISE EXHIBITION" held in Vienna from 13th Dec 1941 until 1st Feb 1942. This series of cards was re-issued at least three times in various formats throughout 1942 as the exhibition toured to Berlin, Hamburg and Essen.Click here for more details.
ABOVE: SOVIET PARADISE EXHIBITION
DIE DEUTSCHEN WEHRMACHT
THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES
(1941 Probably)
This series of impressive artist's impressions features aspects of the Wehrmacht including the Heer, the Luftwaffe and the Kriegsmarine. I don't know the precise date of issue, but one of the cards in my collection has been canceled on 'The Day of German Police' in Feb 1941 and again almost two weeks later at the end of Feb 1941. I do not know how many cards are in this series but I have seen at least 10 examples.
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ABSOLVIA MINOR TRUNA
This card was one of the typical graduation cards published during the Nazi era.Click here for more details.
