OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1934)

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P254
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
6Rpf

Issued 29th Dec 1934 and valid for use until 31st Dec 1935 this series of double postcards was issued to raise money for the Winter Relief Lottery in 1934/1935. There are one hundred double cards (200 images). Not all the cards have a pre-printed stamp, in fact most do not, and it was pot luck whether the buyer of the card managed to get one that was pre-paid. Although these were double cards, they were not intended to be used that way, they were supposed to be separated and used individually.

The remarks made in Amtsblatt (Official journal of the Reich Post Ministry Announcements of the German Reich Post) No. 111 of Dec 1934 translates roughly as follows:

"The National Socialist German Workers' party is part of the Winter Relief Organization 1934/35. From December 29th a street lottery will be organised. Each lot has 2 contiguous attached Postcards, of which a card with a 6Rpf franking value stamp is provided. The value stamp is only provided on 40 of the different postcards. The cards must be separated in order to be sent by post. The value stamp was designed by the artist, Emmy Glintzer in Steglitz Berlin.

The pre-printed stamp shows a hand with a bowl, from which a flame blazes up, behind it one heart surrounded by a halo. The size and color of the value stamp are the same as with the ordinary 6 Rpf Postcard. If required, additional stamps can be added to cover the cost of postage to other countries. Shipping points for collectors to send their items for distribution is not available".

CARDS 1 to 50

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50

CARDS 51 to 100

51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70
71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80
81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100

CARDS 101 to 150

101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120
121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140
141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150

CARDS 151 to 200

151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160
161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180
181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190
191, 192 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200

Bild 1 and 29

Bild 1: Potsdam Stadtschloβ (left photograph, no indica)
Bild 29: Alpspitze (right photograph, with indica stamp)

Bild 2 and 17

Bild 2: Roland und Kurfürstenhaus in Brandenburg.
Bild 17 - Veste Coburg :

The P254/02 card below was a local delivery in LEIPZIG on 30th Jan 1938 and bears a special handstamp used to commemorate 5 years in power for the Nazi party (Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on 30th Jan 1933). This special handstamp was only used for one day on Sunday 30th Jan 1938 but it was available in BERLIN, FRANKFURT, HAMBURG, LEIPZIG, MUNICH, NÜRNBERG and STUTTGART.

Bild 3 and 30

Bild 3: Tangermünde, Torturm (Below left)
Bild 30: Rindalphorn (Allgäu) (Below right)

Bild 4 and 18

Bild 4: Niedersächsisches Bauernhaus
Bild 18: Nürnberg, Dürer-Haus :

Bild 5 and 11

Bild 5: Lüneburger heide bei Wilsede - Lüneburg Heath near Wilsede (lower photograph, with indicia)
Bild 11: Am Pfaffenstein der Sächsischen Schweiz (upper photograph, no indicia) :




Below is another version of the 5/11 cards, this time without any pre-printd stamp.




The following P254/5 postcard was a local delivery in the town of MÜNSTER on Thursday 3rd Jan 1935, just 5 days after the postcard was officially issued.

Bild 6 and 27

Bild 6: Helgoland
Bild 27: Leipzig, Volkerschlachtdenkmal:

Bild 7 and 28

Bild 7: Shlt-Strand (Above)
Bild 28: Schloβ Linderhof (Below)




Below is another version of the 5/11 cards, this time without any pre-printd stamp.

Bild 8 and 16

Bild 8: Kiel-Laboe, Marinedenkmal (upper photograph without indicia)
Bild 16: Marburg (lower photograph, with indicia)

Bild 9 and 20

Bild 9: Marienburg, Ordensschloβ
Bild 20: Bayerischer Wald:

Bild 10 and 23

Bild 10: Heilberg, Schloβhof (Upper image)
Bild 23: Danzig, Marienkirche (Lower image)

Bild 11 and 5

Bild 11: Am Pfaffenstein der Sächsischen Schweiz (upper photograph, no indicia)
Bild 5: Lüneburger Heide bei Wilsede (lower photograph, with indicia)




Below is another version of the 5/11 cards, this time without any pre-printd stamp.

Bild 12 and 19

Bild 12: Quedlinburg, Schloβ und Stiftskirche - Quedlinburg, castle and collegiate church
Bild 19: Rothenburg o. Tauber, Markustor:




The following P254/12 postcard was posted in FRANKFURT (MAIN) on 11th Jan 1935 and was destined for the town of HIER.

Bild 13 and 25

Bild 13: Braunschweig, Alte Waage
Bild 25: :

Bild 14 and 26

Bild 14: Hildesheim/Knockenhauer Amtshaus (photo on the right, with indicia)
Bild 26: Schloβ Sigmaringen (photo on the left, without indicia)

Bild 15 and 21

Bild 15: Paderborn, Rathaus
Bild 21: Munchen, Frauenkirche:

Bild 16 and 8

Bild 16: Marburg (lower photo, with indicia)
Bild 8: Kiel-Laboe, marinedenkmal (upper photo, without indicia)




The P254/16 postcard below was sent from BERLIN O17 to ALTHÜTTENDORF in BRANDENBURG on Wednesday 16th Jan 1935.

Bild 17 and 2

Bild 17: Veste Coburg
Bild 2: Roland und Kurfürstenhaus in Brandenburg.:

The postally used P254/17 postcard below was posted from BORKEN to OFFENBACH (MAIN) on Monday 25th Feb 1935.

Bild 18 and 4

Bild 18: Nürnberg, Dürer-haus - Nurnberg Dürer's House
Bild 4: Niedersächsisches Bauerhaus:




The P254/18 postcard below was sent from HANAU on Wednesday 2nd Jan 1935.

Bild 19 and 12

Bild 19: Rothenburg o. Tauber. Markustor
Bild 12: Quedlinburg Schloβ und Stiffskirche:

Bild 20 and 9

Bild 20: Bayerischer Wald
Bild 9: Marienburg, Ordensschloβ




This particular example was sent from LOKSTADT on 23rd Jan 1935

MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES

1. GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-0
2. BOREK GANZSACHEN-SPEZIAL-KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND ab 1933. ISBN: 3-87091-060-7
3. BILDPOSTKARTEN- UND MOTIVGANSACHEN KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND 1997. ISBN: 3-87858-631-0
4. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DITTEN REICHES" 1933-1945 by FRECH. ISBN: UNKNOWN