OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1934)

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P254
(POSTCARD)

BACKGROUND: Issued: 29th Dec 1934. Special postcard to raise money for the German Winter Welfare Fund. This card measures 130 x 85mm. These cards consisted of pairs of postcards that were only available in sets from the street lottery of the Winter Relief Organization in 1934/35 (they were not sold at post office counters). The ticket price was 50Pf, and only every tenth card in the set had a stamp on one of the two halves.

Contiguous pairs of cards were not allowed to be sent by post, but there are pieces that were used without objection. There are 200 different images (100 pairs). 22 of the cards have a pre-printed stamp. See here for more details.

DESIGN VARIATIONS

There were six different variations in the format of these double cards as shown below:

TOWNS AND CITIES

The following list details the card numbers (sets of two), the type and the various cities pictured on the doublecards.

MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES

1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-0
2. BOREK GANZSACHEN-SPEZIAL-KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND ab 1933. ISBN: 3-87091-060-7
3. MICHEL BILDPOSTKARTEN- UND MOTIVGANSACHEN KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND 1997. ISBN: 3-87858-631-0
4. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DITTEN REICHES" 1933-1945 by FRECH. ISBN: UNKNOWN