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

P264/05
CARD 5 of 8

The fifth card in the series is somewhat of a departure from the rally itself which was the subject of the first four cards. On this card NSKK members are seen on motorcycle exercises.

The National Socialist Motor Corps (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps, NSKK) was a Nazi paramilitary organisation that existed from 1931 until 1945.




ABOVE: P264 / 05

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 next example of a domestically used card was cancelled on the first day of the rally at the NSKK tented area, with the special cancel (counter 'a'), inscribed "NÜRNBERG | REICHSPARTEITAG | nskk-zeltlager Möngeldorf" - 'NÜRNBERG | REICH PARTY DAY | NSKK tent camp Möngeldorf'. The destination was SAARBRÜCKEN.




2. This example of a domestically used card was cancelled at the rally with the special cancel (counter 'a'), inscribed "NÜRNBERG | Reichsparteitag der NSDAP" (counter 'g') - 'NÜRNBERG | REICH PARTY DAY of the NSDAP''. The destination was BERLIN.




3. As with example above this card was also cancelled with the counter 'g' handstamp on 9th Sep 1937.




4. Another counter 'g' example, this time on 12th Sep with a destination address in FREIBURG.

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.

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

EUROPEAN AIRMAIL

AIRMAIL TO USE FROM LAKE CONSTANCE

GERMAN BAHNPOST

INVALID USAGE

SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS

1. The example below is postally unused but has been favoiur cancelled with the special handstamp used to commemorate the KdF Collector Group's postal exhibition held in BERLIN in Sep 1937.




2. The first postally used domestic card below was cancelled during the rally (11.9.1937), but with a totally unrelated special cancel in MANNHEIM, and was sent to LEUTKIRCH im ALLGAÜ, a city located in south-eastern BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG.




3. This second example was also not cancelled at the rally, it was posted almost two weeks later in MUNICH and was destined for SCHWANDORF, not too far away on the River Naab in Upper BAVARIA. The special cancel on this example was used to commemorate Italian premier Benito Mussolini's visit to Germany from 25th to 28th Sep 1937.




4. The following card was cancelled in MÜNCHEN on 9th Nov 1937 and was destined for MAGDEBURG. The special slogan on this example was a very common one advising the public to ensure they put the street and house number on their mail. Of more interest is the image printed on the reverse side of the card, that shows German paratroops landing en masse.

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