OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1934)

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02-Nov-2024 08:31

MICHEL P235
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
6 Rpf

BACKGROUND: Two postcards were issued in 1934 to commemorate the death of Paul von Hindenburg. The first has a 5 Rpf pre-printed stamp P234 and the second has a darker 6 Rpf stamp (Michel 235). P235 exists in two variants: P235a is on light to cream-coloured card and P235b is on darker card.

ABOVE LEFT: (1) P235a UNUSED
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) P235b UNUSED

As well as the official card there were a number of official cards with additional private printing.

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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

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EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION

POSTALLY UNUSED

ABOVE LEFT: (1) P235a UNUSED
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) P235b UNUSED

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DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE

1. This postally used P235a was posted in GRÜNA on 11th Apr 1935.

2. The following domestic long distance postcard was cancelled in FRANKENTHAL (PFALZ) on 18th Dec 1934 and was sent to EDIGHEIM.

FOREIGN USE TO CSR

FOREIGN USE TO HUNGARY

FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf

SWEDEN

1. This first foreign usage was sent from HAMBURG on 24th Oct 1934 to MALMO, SWEDEN. The sender has added two re-occupation of the Saarland, commemorative 6 Rpf self-adhesive stamps, for a total of 16 Rpf, 1 Rpf more than was required to cover the postage.

ABOVE: P235b

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UNITED STATES of AMERICA

1. This postally used P235b was posted in ULM (DONAU) on 13th Nov 1934 and was destined for an address in St Louis, Missouri, U.S.A

ABOVE: P235b

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REGISTERED CARD

EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD

ROHRPOST in BERLIN

DOMESTIC AIRMAIL

1. The following P235 (b) was a domestic airmail delivery cancelled in BÜBLINGEN on Hitler's 47th birthday on 20th Apr 1936. The destination was FRIEDRICHSHAFEN where the red confirmation stamp "Mit Luftpost befördert | Luftpostamt Friedrichshafen (Bodensee)" was applied.

EUROPEAN AIRMAIL

AIRMAIL TO USE FROM LAKE CONSTANCE

GERMAN BAHNPOST

1. This postally used P235b was posted on the CHEMNITZ-AUE-ADORF train on 4th Feb 1935 and destined for WALKHEIM.

INVALID USAGE

SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS

1. This P235a postcard has been cancelled with a special cancel used to commemorate the March of the Nazi Party members of Gau Saxony from DRESDEN to NÜRNBERG, just prior to the 1936 Annual Reichsparteitag (Nazi Party Rally). The inscription on the cancel reads:

"MARSCHSTAFFEL ZUM REICHSPARTEITAG DER NSDAP | DRESDEN-HOF- NÜRNBERG | MARSCHPOST | GAU SACHSEN"

"MARCH RELAY TO THE NATIONAL PARTY CONVENTION OF THE NSDAP | DRESDEN-HOF- NUREMBERG | MARCH MAIL | GAU SAXONY"

The second stamp, a 6 Rpf stamp commemorating the rally wasn't needed, and was likely added in order to get a second example of this special cancellation.

3. The next postally used P235b was posted in KIEL on 31st Oct 1934 and destined for BERLIN-ZEHLENDORF.

4. The following postally used P235(b) postcard was sent from HALBERSTADT to MUNICH on 19th Nov 1934.

5. The following example features the special cancel used at the 1935 NÜRNBERG Nazi Party Rally, held in that city from 5th to 10th Sep. The destination was the city of HAMBURG.

REFERENCES

1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2021/2022. 23 Auflage ISBN 978-95402-374-5
2. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.
3. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DRITTEN REICHES" by Hans Peter Frech. 2014 Edition

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OFFICIAL POSTCARDS (1934)

This page was last updated 02-Nov-2024 08:31

MICHEL P235 OFFICIAL POSTCARD 6 Rpf