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.
As well as the official card there were a number of official cards with additional private printing.
SPECIAL CANCEL: N/A
ABOVE: Michel P234 - 5Rpf light green
VARIANTS TO COLLECT
The following are suggested variants that might make good additions to a collection:1. As a domestic long-distance card without any special features
2. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to CSR
3. As a foreign used card with 10Rpf to Hungary
4. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
5. As a Registered card
6. As a local delivery Express card
7. As a Rohrpost card in Berlin
8. Domestic Armail usage
9. European Airmail usage
10. Airmail usage to the USA from Bodensee (Lake Constance)
11. Postally unused
12. Domestic Bahnpost usage
13. Invalid Usage - either after expiration date or with incorrect postage applied
14. With additional private printing
15. Special slogan cancels
EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTALLY UNUSED
DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE
FOREIGN USE TO CSR
The following P234 postcard was sent from BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG to PRAGUE in the C.S.R on 12th Oct 1934. The card is over franked by 1 Rpf, as the correct postal rate was 10 Rpf. The special slogan cancel on this example extols the public to support German industry by only buying German goods.
FOREIGN USE TO HUNGARY
FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf
REGISTERED CARD
EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD
ROHRPOST in BERLIN
DOMESTIC AIRMAIL
EUROPEAN AIRMAIL
AIRMAIL TO USE FROM LAKE CONSTANCE
GERMAN BAHNPOST
INVALID USAGE
SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS
1. This domestically used P234 postcard was cancelled in BERLIN NW 7 on 8th Nov 1934 and was destined for the town of ERLANGEN. The card has an additional 1 Rpf Hindenburg Medallion self-adhesive stamp for a total of 6 Rpf which was the correct intercity postal rate. There is also a slogan cancel advising people to use Airmail postage.
2. The card below was cancelled in STUTTGART on 15th Nov 1934 and was a local delivery (correct postal rate 5 Rpf). The slogan cancellation reads "Luftschutz | 1st nationale Pflicht | Werdet Mitglied im | Reichsluftschutzbund" - 'Air raid protection | 1st national duty | Become a member of | the Reich Air Defense Association'
REFERENCES
1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2021/2022. 23 Auflage ISBN 978-95402-374-52. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.
3. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DRITTEN REICHES" by Hans Peter Frech. 2014 Edition
