PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1933)

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WINTERHILFSWERK d. DEUTSCHEN VOLKS 1933/34
PEOPLE

This series of cards is not numbered so they are listed here somewhat randomly.

Cards 1 to 20; Cards 21 to 40

CARDS 21 to 40

21. HESSISCHE VOLKSTRACHT. HÜTTENBURGER BAUERNMÄDCHEN
HESSIAN FOLK COSTUME. COTTAGE BURGER FARM GIRL

22. OBERFRÄNKISCHE TRACHT AUS EFFELTRICH. ERSTKOMMUNIKANTIN
UPPER FRANCONIAN TRADITIONAL CLOTH FROM EFFELTRICH. FIRST COMMUNICANT

23. LUCAS CRANACH, HANS HOLBEIN and GRÜNEWALD

The images on the following set of three postcards are as follows:

Left: Lucas Cranach d.A.: Männliches Bildnis, Zeichnung
Middle: Hans Holbein d.J: Männliches Bildnis, Zeichnung, Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett
Right: Grünewald: Modellstudie zur Karlsruher Kreuzigung, Zeichnung, Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett

24. GRÜNEWALD: MODELLSTUDIE ZUR KARLSRUHER KREUZIGUNG, ZEICHNUNG

Below is a slightly different version of the Grunewald postcard above. This example has a different inscription on the reverse side. This card is inscribed "Grünewald: Modellstudie zur Karlsruher Kreuzigung, Zeichnung Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett" - 'Grünewald: Model study for the Karlsruhe Crucifixion, drawing Berlin, copper engraving cabinet'

25. GOTTFRIED SCHADOW: WEIBLICHES BILDNIS, TUSCHE

The following card bears the inscription "Gottfried Schadow: Weibliches Bildnis, Tusche | Berlin, Nationalgalerie" - 'Gottfried Schadow: Female portrait, ink | Berlin, National Gallery'

26.WENDISCHE VOLKSTRACHT
WENDISH FOLK COSTUME

The interesting thing about the following example is that it was postally used 20 years after it was issued. Although it was issued in 1933 it wasn't used until 1955.

27. OBERFRÄNKISCHE TRACHT AUS EFFELTRICH
UPPER FRANCONIAN TRADITIONAL CLOTH FROM EFFELTRICH

The inscription on the reverse reads "Oberfränkische Tracht aus Effeltrich | Bäuerin in Kirchlicher Festtracht" - 'Upper Franconian costume from Effeltrich. Peasant woman in church costume'

28. ALBRECHT DÜRER

The following three cards have the title "Albrecht Dürer". The three subtitles are as follows:
1. Die Mutter des Meisters, Zeichnung. Berlin, Kupterstichkabinett - The Master's Mother.
2. Willibald Pirckheimer, Zeichnung - Willibald Pirckheimer, drawing
3. Junges Mädchen, zeichnung, Berlin, Kupterstichkabinett - Young girl drawing

29. "OBERFRÄNKISCHE TRACHT AUS EFFELTRICH" - 'UPPER FRANCONIAN COSTUME FROM EFFELTRICH'

The following three cards have the title "Oberfränkische Tracht aus Effeltrich" - 'Upper Franconian costume from Effeltrich'. The three subtitles are as follows:
1. Bäuerin in kirchlicher festtracht - farmer's wife in church costume.
2. Erstkommunikantin - First communion
3. mit ihren prächtigen Goldfronen - with their magnificent gold fringes

MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES

1. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DITTEN REICHES" 1933-1945 by FRECH. ISBN: UNKNOWN