OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1934)

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P254
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
6Rpf

Issued 29th Dec 1934 to raise money for the Winter Relief Fund 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 21 and 15

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

1. The P254/21 postcard below was cancelled in BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG on 26th Jan 1935 and destined for MITTEL SCHREIBERHAU (now known as Szklarska Poręba in Lower Silesia, Poland). The image on the card is of The Frauenkirch (Woman's Church) in Munich.




2. The following P254/21 postcard below was posted in ESSEN on 5th Jan 1935.




3. The next postally used P254/21 postcard was cancelled in MULHEIM (RUHR) on 15th Mar 1935

Bild 22 and 24

Bild 22: Kloster, Ettal
Bild 24: Tannenburg-Denkmal:

Bild 23 and 10

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

The first double card below shows bild 23 without a pre-printed stamp.




The following image shows bild 23 with a pre-printed stamp

The postally used P254/23 postcard below was cancelled in BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG on Monday 31st Dec 1934 and was sent to GRUNEWALD.

Bild 24 and 22

Bild 24: Tannenberg Denkmal.
Bild 22: Kloster, Ettal:

The P254/24 postcard below was a local delivery in DUSSELDORF and was posted on Monday 11th Feb 1935.

Bild 25 and 13

Bild 25:
Bild 13: Braunschweig, Alte Waage

Bild 26 and 14

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

Bild 27 and 6

Bild 27: Leipzig. Völkerschlachtdenkmal - Leipzig. Battle of the Nations Monument
Bild 6: Helgoland:




The P254/27 postcard below was posted in FINOW (MARK) in the BRANDENBURG region of Germany on Thursday 7th Mar 1935.

Bild 28 and 7

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




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




The following P254/28 postcard was posted in HALLE (SAALE) on Tuesday 8th Jan 1935 and was destined for HORNBURG. This example features a special slogan cancel.

Bild 29 and 1

Bild 29: Alpsspitze (photo on right with indicia)
Bild 1: Potsdam, Stadtschloβ (photo on left, without indicia)




The postally used P254/29 postcard below was cancelled in DRESDEN on 22nd Mar 1935.

Bild 30 and 3

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

Bild 31 and

Bild 31:

Bild 32 and 47

Bild 32: Brieg, Piastenschloβ
Bild 47:

Bild 33 and 58

Bild 33: Burg Tzschocha - Tsschocha Castle
Bild 58: Saarbrücken - Saarbrücken

Bild 34 and 49

Bild 34: Kirche in Göhren, Rügen (top photo with indicia)
Bild 49: Neuenstein, Schloβ Hohenlohe (lower photo without indicia)




1. The following used P254/34 postcard was cancelled in BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG on 31st Dec 1934.

Bild 35 and 50

Bild 35: Frankfurt a. M., Römerhöfchen
Bild 50: Aachen, Rathaus

The P254/35 postcard below-left was sent from RATZEBURG on 2nd Feb 1935. The card below-right was cancelled in NORTHHEIM on 26th Apr 1935 and was destined for HANNOVER





3. The next card was posted in OSTERODE (HARZ) on 04.02.1935 and features a special handstamp.

Bild 36 and 37

Bild 36:
Bild 37:

Bild 37 and 36

Bild 37:
Bild 36:

Bild 38 and 44

Bild 38: Meiningen, Groβes Palais - Meiingen, Great Palace
Bild 44: Die Loreley

The following P254/38 postcard was posted in HEILBRONN on Wednesday 9th Jan 1935 and was sent to LEIPZIG.

Bild 39 and 52

Bild 39: Erfurt, Augustinerkloster - Erfurt, Augustinian monastery (below left)
Bild 52: Schwetzingen, Schloβgarten: (below right)




The following P254/39 postcard was sent from EVEKING on Friday 4th Jan 1935.

Bild 40 and 55

Bild 40: Detmold Schloβ - Detmold Castle (left photo, with indicia)
Bild 55: Bacharach, Posthof (right photo, without indicia)

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