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 121 and 120
Bild 121: Die Trifels-Burgengruppe bei Annweiler (lower photo, without indicia)Bild 120: Harburg a. b. Wörnitz (upper photo, with indicia)
Bild 122 and 119
Bild 122: Kreuzeck Garmisch, Blick auf die Wettersteinwand - Kreuzeck Garmisch (lower photo, without indicia)Bild 119: Saarburg und die Burg, Bez. Trier (upper photo, with indicia)
1. The postally used P254/122 postcard below was cancelled in HAMBURG on 6th Mar 1935 and was destined for EBERSBACH.
Bild 123 and 125
Bild 123: Stralsund (upper photo, with indicia)Bild 125: Klosterruine Limburg bei Bad Dürkheim in der Rheinpfalz - Limburg monastery ruins near Bad Dürkheim in the Rhine Palatinate (lower photo, without indicia)
1. The following postally used P254/123 postcard was cancelled in BERLIN C2 on 23rd Dec 1936. The special cancel seen on this example reads "Übersee Telegramme nur über deutsche Funk und Kabetwege" - 'Overseas telegrams only via German radio and cable channels'
2.
Bild 124 and 109
Bild 124:Bild 109:
Bild 125 and 123
Bild 125: Klosterruine Limburg bei Bad Dürkheim in der Rheinpfalz - Limburg monastery ruins near Bad Dürkheim in the Rhine Palatinate (lower photo, without indicia)Bild 123: Stralsund (upper photo, with indicia)
1. The following postally used P254/125 postcard was cancelled in the SAARLAND on 1st Mar 1935 and has a special roller cancellation and commemorative postage stamp which were used to commemorate the Saarlander's vote to return to Germany.
Bild 126 and 114
Bild 126: Schloβ Hellenstein, Schwäb. - Hellenstein Castle, Schwabia. AlbBild 114: Poppelsdorfer Schloβ - Poppelsdorfer Castle
Bild 127 and 128
Bild 127:Bild 128:
Bild 128 and 127
Bild 128:Bild 127:
Bild 129 and 131
Bild 129: Balingen, Am ZollernschloβBild 131: München, Mahnmall in der Felderrnhalle
Bild 130 and 136
Bild 130: Aachen, MünsterBild 136: Ahnsburg überm Schlesiertal im Eulengebirge
Bild 131 and 129
Bild 131: München, Mahnmall in der FelderrnhalleBild 129: Balingen, Am Zollernschloβ
Bild 132 and 133
Bild 132: Landsberg am Lech, Baherntor (below right)Bild 133: Insel Reichenau im Bodensee, Blick auf das Münster - Reichenau Island in Lake Constance, view of the cathedral (below left)
Bild 133 and 132
Bild 133: Insel Reichenau im Bodensee, Blick auf das Münster - Reichenau Island in Lake Constance, view of the cathedralBild 132: Landsberg am Lech, Baherntor
Bild 134 and 135
Bild 134: Abend im SpreewaldBild 135: Ruine Trifels bei Anweiler
Bild 135 and 134
Bild 135: Ruine Trifels bei AnweilerBild 134: Abend im Spreewald
Bild 136 and 130
Bild 136: Ahnsburg überm Schlesiertal im EulengebirgeBild 130: Aachen, Münster
Bild 137 and 138
Bild 137: Schneekoppe überm groβen Teich. The two P254/137 cards below differ in that the one on the left has no indicia stamp, whereas the card on the right has the commemorative indicia stampBild 138: Tübingen
Bild 138 and 137
Bild 138: TübingenBild 137: Schneekoppe überm groβen Reich
Bild 139 and 149
Bild 139: Lindau i. Bodensee, der alte Leuchtturm (lower photo, without indicia)Bild 149: Berlin, Brandenburger Tor (upper photo, with indicia)
The used P254/139 postcard below was posted in TÜBINGEN on 26th Apr 1935
Bild 140 and 150
Bild 140: Der Rhein bei Spener - The Rhine near SpenerBild 150: Goslar, Kaiserplatz - Kaisrplatz in Goslar
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
