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 161 and 159
Bild 161: München, Fischbrunnen am Marienplatz - Munich, fish fountain at Marienplatz (right photo, without indicia)Bild 159: Hameln a. Weser (left photo, with indicia)
1. The following P254/161 postcard was cancelled in COBURG on 26th Mar 1936.
Bild 162 and 156
Bild 162: Wasserburg am Bodensee - Wasserburg on BodenseeBild 156: Weimar, Schloβ - Weimar Castle
Bild 163 and 164
Bild 163: Burg Saaleck b. Hammelburg a. Saale - Saaleck Castle near Hammelburg in SaaleBild 164: Walchensee mit Zugspitze - Walchensee with Zugspitze
Bild 164 and 163
Bild 164: Walchensee mit Zugspitze - Walchensee with ZugspitzeBild 164: Burg Saaleck b. Hammelburg a. Saale - Saaleck Castle near Hammelburg in Saale
Bild 163:
Bild 165 and 145
Bild 165: Friedrichshafen am Bodensee, Schloβ - Friedrichshafen on the Bodensee, CastleBild 145: Zeitz a. Elster, Moritzburg - Zeitz on Elster, Moritzburg
Bild 166 and 158
Bild 166: Burg Hohenstein bei Hersbruck (Mfr.) (upper photo, with indicia)Bild 158: Halberstadt (lower photo, without indicia)
1. The following example was cancelled in BREMERHAVEN on 14th Feb 1935.
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Bild 167 and 147
Bild 167: Aschaffenburg a. M. (upper photo, with indicia)Bild 147: Rudolstadt a. Saale (ower photo, without indicia)
1. The P254/167 postcard below was cancelled in KIEL on 28th Feb 1935 and was a local delivery. The slogan cancellation reads "FERNSPRECHER SPART ZEIT und GELD" - 'The TELEPHONE SAVES TIME AND MONEY'
Bild 168 and 148
Bild 168: Wützburg bei Weiszenburg i. B - Wützburg near Weiszenburg i. BBild 148: Wittenberg a. Elba, Schlosskirche - Wittenberg on the elba, Castle Church
Bild 169 and 170
Bild 169:Bild 170:
Bild 170 and 169
Bild 170:Bild 169:
Bild 171 and 172
Bild 171: Korven a. b. Weser, SchloβBild 172: Rothenburg v. d. T., Topplerschlöβchen
Bild 172 and 171
Bild 172: Rothenburg v. d. T., TopplerschlöβchenBild 171: Korven a. b. Weser, Schloβ
Bild 173 and 174
Bild 173: Gotha, SchloβBild 174: Burg Hornburg a. Neckar
Bild 174 and 173
Bild 174: Burg Hornburg a. NeckarBild 173: Gotha, Schloβ
Bild 175 and 176
Bild 175:Bild 176:
Bild 176 and 175
Bild 176:Bild 175:
Bild 177 and 178
Bild 177:Bild 178:
Bild 178 and 177
Bild 178:Bild 177:
Bild 179 and 180
Bild 179: Stettin, DampfschiffbollwerkBild 180: Stuttgart, Altstadt. hans-im-Glück-Brunnen
1. The following P254 / 179 has the pre-printed stamp and was cancelled im STETTIN on 23rd Feb 1935
Bild 180 and 179
Bild 180: Stuttgart, Altstadt. hans-im-Glück-BrunnenBild 179: Stettin, Dampfschiffbollwerk
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
