OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1934)

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MICHEL P234
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
HINDENBURG MEMORIAL ISSUE

BACKGROUND: Two postcards were issued in 1934 to commemorate the death of Paul von Hindenburg. The first has a 5Rpf pre-printed stamp (P234) and the second has a darker 6Rpf stamp (P235). P234 exists in two variants: P234a is on light to cream-coloured card and P234b is on darker card.




ABOVE: Michel P234 - 5Rpf light green

As well as the official card there were a number of official cards with additional private printing, some of which can be seen below.

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

KURT HORN

Destination address "Herrn | Kurt Horn | Dresden-Bad-Weiβer hirsch | Danziger Straβe 20 | Ruf 37651". This postally used example was cancelled in CHEMNITZ on 22nd Oct 1935. The special slogan reas "Kauft | WOHLFAHRTS= | BRIEFMARKEN | fur die | WINTERHILFE!" - 'Buy | WELFARE STAMPS | for | WINTER AID!'. The card also has a purple "Nachgebühr" or 'Additional Fee' stamp and a large blue "2", the additional fee of 2 Rpf was applied since the card should have been posted with 6 Rpf, not 5 Rpf, and a penalty fee of 1.5 times the missing postage was due. Since there was no 0.5 Rpf stamp the penalty has been rounded up to 2 Rpf.

DEUTSCHE ROTE KREUZ | GERA

Destination address "An das | Deutsche Rote kreuz | Sanitätskolonne | für die stadt Gera | Gera |Ludwig-Jahn-Straβe 1 | Sänitatshauptwache" - 'To the | German Red Cross | Medical column | for the city of Gera | Gera | Ludwig-Jahn-Strasse 1 | Medical headquarters'.

This particular postally used example was posted in GERA on 12th Dec 1934 and features the special sloagn cancel used to promote the upcoming Saar plebiscite on 13th Jan 1935.

A. M. HARTENSTEIN | STUTTGART

Destination address "A. M. Hartenstein | Stuttgart"

HUGO SCHWANEBERGER

Reverse of card with text "Hugo Schwaneberger" and portrait.



REFERENCES:
1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2021/2022. 23 Auflage ISBN 978-95402-374-5 2. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.