OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1937)

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OFFICIAL 8 POSTCARDS SET
(1st Sep 1937)

On 1st Sep 1937 a series of 8 postcards was published to commemorate the 9th Nazi Party rally in Nurnberg from 6th to 13th Sep 1937. The cards all feature a 6 Rpf Hitler portrait pre-printed stamp and have an image from one of the previous rallies on the left-hand pane. When purchased individually each card cost 25 Rpf, but these cards were also available in a special commemorative envelope for a cost of 2 RM.

INTRODUCTION
P264/01
P264/02
P264/03
P264/04
P264/05
P264/06
P264/07
P264/08

P264/03
CARD 3 of 8

The third card in the series shows SS members marching with their standards in the Luitpold Arena. In this case one of the two massive Nazi eagle statues can be clearly seen in the background. The eagles were designed and sculpted by Kurt Schmid-Ehmen and were positioned at either end of the Tribune. Standing at 7 metres tall, with a wingspan of 7.5 metres and weighing around 7,500 Kg each, these sculptures were certainly very impressive.




ABOVE: P264 / 03

VARIANTS TO COLLECT

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

1. Cancelled on first day of issue 1st Sep 1937
2. With special "NÜRNBERG | Reichsparteitag der NSDAP" handstamp.
3. With special machine cancellation "STADT DER | REICHSPARTEITAG | Nürnberg"
4. With special marchpost cancellation "MARSCHSTAFFEL ZUM REICHSPARTEITAG DER NSDAP"
5. As a domestic long-distance card without any special features
6. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to CSR
7. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to Hungary
8. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
9. As a Registered card
10. As a local delivery Express card
11. Posted at the Hamburg tram post office
12. Used as a Rohrpost (pneumatic) card in BERLIN
13. Domestic Armail usage
14. European Airmail usage
15. 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 30th Apr 1934

"NÜRNBERG | Reichsparteitag der NSDAP" HANDSTAMP

With special "NÜRNBERG | Reichsparteitag der NSDAP" handstamp.

1. The P264/03 postcard below is postally unused but has been favour cancelled with the 1937 Nazi Party Rally special handstamp used at the venue. This particular example has a counter 'h' cancellation.




2. Another example of a domestically used card (destination TULIGEN near HANNOVER), cancelled on 11th Sep 1937 with the special cancel inscribed "NÜRNBERG | Reichsparteitag der NSDAP" (counter 'ad') - 'NÜRNBERG | REICH PARTY DAY of the NSDAP'.




3. The next example was cancelled THE DAY AFTER THE RALLY ENDED on the 14th Sep with the special cancel inscribed "NÜRNBERG | Reichsparteitag der NSDAP" (counter 'l') - 'NÜRNBERG | REICH PARTY DAY of the NSDAP'. The card was destined for OSNABRÜCK.

NÜRNBERG MACHINE STAMP

With special machine cancellation rectangular cancel inscribed "STADT DER | REICHSPARTEITAG | Nürnberg", which features one of the giant eagle statues in the Luitpold Arena and a panoramic outline of the city.

4. The following example was cancelled on the 9th Sep with the special slogan cancel inscribed "NÜRNBERG | DIE STADT DER REICHSPARTEITAG" - 'NÜRNBERG the City of the Nazi Party Rally'.

MARCH POST HANDSTAMP
"MARSCHSTAFFEL ZUM REICHSPARTEITAG DER NSDAP"

With special march post cancellation "MARSCHSTAFFEL ZUM REICHSPARTEITAG DER NSDAP"

DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT SPECIAL MARKINGS

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

The domestic airmail example below was cancelled at NÜRNBERG Airport on 7th Jan 1938 and was destined for PFORZHEIM. The card is correctly franked with an additional 10 Rpf self-adhesive stamp and the SST is the counter 'a' version.

EUROPEAN AIRMAIL

AIRMAIL TO USE FROM LAKE CONSTANCE

GERMAN BAHNPOST

INVALID USAGE

SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS

1. This card was sent from MUNICH to SAARBRÜCKEN on 12th Oct 1937. The special cancel is not related to the rally and is inscribed "MÜNCHEN | Hauptversammlung der Lilienthal gesellschaft 12.-14.0kt.1937 | Hauptstadt der Bewegung" - 'Annual General Meeting of the Lilienthal Society 12.-14.Okt.1937 | Capital of the Movement'. This handstamp was available from 11th until the 14th Oct.




2. The following example was posted in MARIENBERG (SACHS) on 13th Oct 1937 and was destined for a small town near DRESDEN. The SST is related to the N.S.K.K (Nationalsozialistische Kraftfahrkorps) The National Socialist Motor Corps.

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