PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1937)

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DES LANDESVERBANDS SCHLESIEN UND SCHLESISCHER PHILATELISTENTAG
SILESIAN ASSOCIATION DAY & STAMP COLLECTORS DAY
(5th/6th Jun 1937)

BACKGROUND: There were six different postcards published to commemorate Association Day in Silesia as well as Silesian Philatelic Day held in parallel. Postcards PP122-C-50-01 and -02 feature 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallions and have the same image as (3) and (4) in the left-hand pane. The text accompanying them however is different. Cards PP126-C-21-01 and -02 both have the same images and inscription as the first two images, but they have 5Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamps. The fifth and sixth cards PP127-C-28-01 and -02 have 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamps.

SPECIAL CANCEL: A special cancel was available inscribed "RATIBOR | Schles.-Land-Verb.Tag | d. Philatelisten | 1937".

PP122-C-50
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE LEFT: (1) PP122-C-50/01 - Annaberg Oberschlesien
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) PP122-C-50/02 - Oberschlesierbaude auf der Bischofskoppe

PP126-C-21
5Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE LEFT: (3) PP126-C-21-01 - Oberschlesierbaude auf der Bischofskoppe
ABOVE RIGHT: (4) PP126-C-21-02 - "Kauft | WHW | Briefmarken"

PP127-C-28
6Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE LEFT: (5) PP127-C-28/01 - image of Schloβ zu Ratibor
ABOVE RIGHT: (6) PP127-C-28/02 - "Kauft | WHW | Briefmarken"

DUPLICATE POSTCARDS

PP122-C-50
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

PP127-C-28
6Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

REFERENCES:
1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition