PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1937)

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700 JAHR BERLIN #1
700th ANNIVERSARY of BERLIN
(15th/22nd Aug 1937)

BACKGROUND: There were quite a number of postcards both Printed-to-Private-Order as well as others, published to commemorate the 700th Anniversary of the city of Berlin.

SPECIAL CANCEL:

PRINTED-TO-PRIVATE-ORDER
PP142-C-16

This postcard was issued to commemorate the 700th Anniversary of Berlin and bears the inscription "700 | Jahre Berlin | heimatschau | im | Verw.- Bezirk Pankow | Rathaus | 15.-22. August 1937" - '700 | Years of Berlin | Homeland Show | in | Administrative district of Pankow | Town Hall | 15.-22. August 1937'.




ABOVE: PP142-C-16

OTHER POSTCARDS
OFFICIAL FESTPOSTKARTE

This is probably the most common card out of a number of cards issued to comemmorate the anniversary and it exists in several variations. For example, the text "700 Jahre Stadt Berlin" can be found in either yellow or gold text. The front of the cards can also be found with either no text or with several variations of text.

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ABOVE LEFT: GOLD LETTERING
ABOVE RIGHT: YELLOW LETTERING

VERLAG W.St.B

Verlag W.St.B produced a series of cards to commemorate the anniversary. The number of cards published is unknown but below is a selection.




ABOVE Published by W. St. B this is card no. 762




ABOVE Published by W. St. B this is card no. 763




ABOVE Published by W. St. B this is card no. 764




ABOVE Published by W. St. B this is card no. 775




ABOVE Published by W. St. B this is card no. 778

VERLAG OTTO HOPPE, BERLIN

Below is another common example of a postcard published to commemorate the 700th Anniversary, this time a city multiview from Verlag Otto Hoppe. Note also the special cancellation used with the anniversary.

DEUTSCHE ZEIT IM BILD

And another example of a card published for the Anniversary. This one is a composite artist's view of the more notable sights around Berlin. This example has the special cancel that was available.

AN ALLE BERLINER FAMILIEN

This postcard "Kindly invites you for your anniversary".

BERLIN MULTIVIEW

This postcard is from an unknown publisher and depicts various scenes from around the celebrations.

THE CITY HALL BUILDING IN FESTIVE JEWELRY

This postcard is from an unknown publisher and depicts the city hall building in festive jewelry.