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

P264/08
CARD 8 of 8

The final card in the series shows Hitler's personal plane on approach to Nürnberg for the rally (Nürnberg Castle can be seen just below the aircraft). Hitler was perhaps the first politician to understand how effective travelling by air could be in order to meet and talk to as many electors, in as short a time, as possible.

Hitler's personal aircraft, named Immelmann II after WW1 fighter ace Max Immelmann, registration No. D-2600, was a Junkers Ju52/3m which he aquired in 1933 and was flown by his personal pilot Hans Bauer.




ABOVE: P264 / 08

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.

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.

The next card was cancelled the day after the rally had finished, on 14th Sep 1937, with the special cancel inscribed "NÜRNBERG | Reichsparteitag der NSDAP" (counter 'h') - 'NÜRNBERG | REICH PARTY DAY of the NSDAP', and was sent to KASSEL.




2. The next example was also cancelled during the rally but this time with the special cancel inscribed "NÜRNBERG | Reichsparteitag der NSDAP" (counter 'n') - 'NÜRNBERG | REICH PARTY DAY of the NSDAP'. The card was destined for OSNABRÜCK.

NÜRNBERG MACHINE STAMP

MARCH POST HANDSTAMP
"MARSCHSTAFFEL ZUM REICHSPARTEITAG DER NSDAP"

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

1. The following two cards are examples of a domestically used cards that were cancelled during the march of GAU SACHSEN to the rally on 5th and 10th Sep 1939. The destination for this card was the city CHEMNITZ.




2. The destination for the next card was the city SAARBRÜCKEN.

DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT SPECIAL MARKINGS

1. The example below was probably a local usage in OSCHATZ (OSCHATZ-GRIMMA ?) and was sent just after the rally ended on 6th Oct 1937.




2. The next example features a regular CDS cancellation from DÜBEN and was sent to MARKRANSTADT on 14th Sep 1937

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf TO CSR

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf TO HUNGARY

FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf

ARGENTINA

1. This first example is interesting in that it does not bear the special handstamp used at the rally, although it was mailed during the event. It was posted in HEIDELBERG on 8th Sep and was sent to an address in Argentina.

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

The card below was used domestically and was sent from WILHELSHAVEN on 22nd Sep 1937 about a week after the rally. This card also has a common special slogan cancel encouraging people to use airmail to deliver their post.

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