OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1936)

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MICHEL P237
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
GERMAN COURT of JUSTICE

BACKGROUND: This postcard was issued on the 21st Oct 1936 and was valid until the end of the war. It has a 6 Rpf Hindenburg medallion pre-printed stamp and commemorates the laying of the foundation stone of the German Court of Justice in Munich.

SONDERSTEMPEL REFERENCE: BOCHMANN, Heft Nr 16, Page 553, S 88.

A special commemorative handstamp was available for use on 23rd and 24th October inscribed "MÜNCHEN | Haupstadt der Bewegung | Grundsteinlegung | des hauses des | Deutschen Rechts | 24.10.36".



As well as the official card there were several official cards with additional private printing.

VARIANTS TO COLLECT

The following are suggested variants that might make good additions to a collection:

1. Cancelled on first day of issue 21st Oct 1936
2. With SST inscribed "MÜNCHEN | GRUNDSTEINLEGUNG des Hauses des Deutschen Rechts"
3. As a domestic long-distance card without any special features
4. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to CSR
5. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to Hungary
6. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
7. As a Registered card
8. As a local delivery Express card
9. Posted at the Hamburg tram post office
10. USed as a Rohrpost (pneumatic) card in BERLIN
11. Domestic Armail usage
12. European Airmail usage
13. Airmail usage to the USA from Bodensee (Lake Constance)


I would also add the following items:
1. Postally unused
2. Domestic Bahnpost usage
3. Invalid Usage - either after expiration date or with incorrect postage applied
4. With additional private printing
5. Other Special slogan cancels

EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION

POSTALLY UNUSED

CANCELLED on FIRST DAY of ISSUE

Cancelled on the official issue date 21st Oct 1936

WITH SST INSCRIBED
"MÜNCHEN | GRUNDSTEINLEGUNG des Hauses des Deutschen Rechts"

1. The following domestically used P237 was cancelled with the special handstamp on 24.10.1936 (three days after the card was officially released) and was destined for ULM.




2. The next domestically used P237 was also cancelled with the special handstamp on 24.10.1936 and was destined for LEIPZIG.

DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT ANY SPECIAL FEATURES

1. Cancelled in ZWÖNITZ on 10th Dec 1936 the following card has a regular CDS cancellation. The destination was FREIBERG.

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf TO CSR

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf TO HUNGARY

FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf

REGISTERED CARD

EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD

HAMBURG TRAM POST OFFICE

Posted at the Hamburg tram post office

POSTED AS ROHRPOST IN BERLIN

DOMESTIC AIRMAIL

EUROPEAN AIRMAIL

AIRMAIL TO USE FROM LAKE CONSTANCE

GERMAN BAHNPOST

INVALID USAGE

SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS

3. Below is a P237 postcard that was sent from HANNOVER to BRAUNSWEIG on 30th Oct 1936. This example has a slogan cancel inscribed "Gautag der Technik | in | Hannover | vom 30.Oktober | bis 1. November 1936" - 'Gau technical Day in Hanover, from 30th October until 1st November 1936'.




4. Below is another P237 card with a special slogan cancellation inscribed "Radfahrer! halte den | Rückstrahler | stets in Ordnung!" - 'Cyclists, always use reflectors, ok!'. This public safety slogan was used in 18 towns and cities in 1936 and 1937. This particular example was a local delivery in POTSDAM on 24th Oct 1936.

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