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 61 and 62
Bild 61: Heidelberg, Brücke und Schloβ (upper photo, without indicia)Bild 62: Hamburger Rathaus mit Alster (lower photo, with indicia)
Bild 62 and 61
Bild 62: Hamburger Rathaus mit Alster (lower photo, with indicia)Bild 61: Heidelberg, Brücke und Schloβ (upper photo, without indicia)
1. The postally used P254 / 62 card below is without the pre-printed stamp and was cancelled in BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG on 7th Nov 1935.
2. The postally used P254 / 62 card below has the pre-printed stamp and was cancelled in MOOSBURG on 23rd Jul 1936, the destination was LANDAU.
Bild 63 and 64
Bild 63: Rees am NiederrheinBild 64: Wartburg
Bild 64 and 63
Bild 64: WartburgBild 63: Rees am Niederrhein
Bild 65 and 66
Bild 65:Bild 66:
Bild 66 and 65
Bild 66:Bild 65:
Bild 67 and 68
Bild 67:Bild 68:
Bild 68 and 67
Bild 68:Bild 67:
Bild 69 and 70
Bild 69:Bild 70:
Bild 70 and 69
Bild 70:Bild 69:
Bild 71 and 72
Bild 71: Kölner Dom (right photo, without indicia)Bild 72: Mülheim (Ruhr), Stadhalle (left photo, with indicia)
Bild 72 and 71
Bild 72: Mülheim (Ruhr), Stadthalle (left photo, with indicia)Bild 71: Kölner Dom (right photo, without indicia)
1. This particular example was sent from DRESDEN on 24th Jan 1935
2. This postally used example was cancelled in BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURB on 15th Jun 1937 and was destined for the city of HEIDELBURG. The special slogan cancel reads "Deutsche Luftpost 250 mal über den Südatlantik" - 'German Airmail 250 times across the South Atlantic'.
Bild 73 and 74
Bild 73: Klosterkurche Grüffau (right photo, without indicia)Bild 74: Burg Sooneck am Rhein (left photo, with indicia)
Bild 74 and 73
Bild 74: Burg Sooneck am Rhein (left photo, with indicia)Bild 73: Klosterkurche Grüffau (right photo, without indicia)
Bild 75 and 76
Bild 75: Sächs. Schweiz, Basteibrücke - Saxony, Switzerland, Bastei BridgeBild 76: Burg Elβ - Elss Castle
Bild 76 and 75
Bild 76: Burg Elβ - Elss CastleBild 75: Sächs. Schweiz, Basteibrücke - Saxony, Switzerland, Bastei Bridge
2. The following card was cancelled in NÜRNBERG on 11.01.1935
Bild 77 and 78
Bild 77: Schwarzwaldtal - Black Forest ValleyBild 78:
Bild 78 and 77
Bild 78:Bild 77:
Bild 79 and 80
Bild 79: Berliner Dom (right photo, with indicia)Bild 80: Stahlwerke Phönir, Dortmund (left photo, without indicia)
Bild 80 and 79
Bild 80: Stahlwerke Phönir, Dortmund (left photo, without indicia)Bild 79: Berliner Dom (right photo, with indicia)
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
