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, 1011, 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, 6061, 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, 110111, 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, 160161, 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 41 and 46
Bild 41: Der Harkortsee (Ruhr) (upper photo, without indicia)Bild 46: Mittenwald gegen Wetterstein - Mittenwald near Wetterstein (lower photo, with indicia)
Bild 42 and 43
Bild 42:Bild 43:
Bild 43 and 42
Bild 43:Bild 42:
Bild 44 and 38
Bild 44:Bild 38:
Bild 45 and 59
Bild 45: Magdeburg, Dom Hauptportal - Magdeburg, cathedral main portalBild 59: Beilstein, Zehnthaus
1. The postally used example below was cancelled in STASSFURT on 31st Jan 1935.
Bild 46 and 41
Bild 46: Mittenwald gegen Wetterstein - Mittenwald near Wetterstein (lower photo, with indicia)Bild 41: Der Harkortsee (Ruhr) (upper photo, without indicia)
Bild 47 and 32
Bild 47:Bild 32:
Bild 48
Bild 48:
Bild 49 and 34
Bild 49: Neuenstein, Schloβ HohenloheBild 34: Kirche in Göhren, Rügen
Bild 50 and 35
Bild 50:Bild 35: Kirche in Göhren, Rügen
Bild 51 and 60
Bild 51: Schwäb HallBild 60: Schloβ Bürresheim
Bild 52 and 39
Bild 52: Schwetzingen, Schloβgarten: (below right)Bild 39: Erfurt, Augustinerkloster - Erfurt, Augustinian monastery: (below left)
Bild 53 and 56
Bild 53: Schloβ MeersburgBild 56: Schloβ Wernigerode - Wernigerode Castle
Bild 54 and 57
Bild 54:Bild 57:
Bild 55 and 40
Bild 55: Bacharach, Posthof (right photo, without indicia)Bild 40: Detmold Schloβ - Detmold Castle (left photo, with indicia)
Bild 56 and 53
Bild 56: Schloβ Wernigerode - Wernigerode CastleBild 53: Schloβ Meersburg
Bild 57 and 54
Bild 57:Bild 54:
Bild 58 and 33
Bild 58: Saarbrücken - SaarbrückenBild 33: Burg Tzschocha - Tsschocha Castle
The P254/58 below-left was cancelled at STUTTGART RAD on 2nd Jan 1935. The card below-right was cancelled on 2nd Apr 1935 and was destined for BERLIN
Bild 59 and 45
Bild 59: Beilstein, ZehnthausBild 45: Magdeburg, Dom Hauptportal - Magdeburg, cathedral main portal
Bild 60 and 51
Bild 60: Schloβ BürresheimBild 51: Schwäb Hall
The P254 postcard was valid for use from 29th Dec 1934 until 31st Dec 1935. In the case of the following example the sender posted the card in STUTTGART on 28th Aug 1936, 8 months after the expiration of the pre-printed stamp. The receiver was required to pay a penalty of 9Rpf, which is 1½ times the necessary postage. The postman has drawn a blue border around the stamp and applied a red rectangular "Nachgebuhr" stamp to highlight the penalty.
MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES
1. GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-02. 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
