OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1938)
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MICHEL P269
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
SAXONY at WORK
VALIDITY: Valid for use from 11th Jun 1938 until 30th Jun 1939.
BACKGROUND: These two Official postcards were issued on 11th and 10th Jun 1938 respectively. The postcard was issued to commemorate the "Saxony at Work" Exhibition held in Dresden from 18th Jun to 18th Sep 1938. P269 also commemorates the 125th Anniversary of the Battle of the Nations, Leipzig.
P269 features a pre-printed 5 Rpf stamp which depicts the The Monument to the Battle of the Nations (Völkerschlachtdenkmal), in Leipzig. The monument plays homage to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations. The monument was paid for mostly by donations and the city of Leipzig, and was completed in 1913 for the 100th anniversary of the battle, at a cost of six million goldmarks.
The card was printed at the Reichsdruckerei in Dresden based on a design by Prof. A. Drescher. The design features an emblem in silver print and advertising text in the same color. The crossed swords are the emblem of the Meissen Works.
This card sold for 12 Rpf from post offices in Gau Saxony and was also available at the collector's window in Berlin W30. As was becoming the norm by 1938, the difference between the 5 Rpf postage and the 12 Rpf selling price was a donation to Hitler's Cultural Fund with a small percentage also going to the Heimatwerk Sachsen.
SPECIAL CANCEL: A special handstamp was used in DRESDEN to commemorate the "Saxony at Work" exhibition inscribed "Heimatwerk Sachsen | Deutsche Sammler-Gem.d.NSG. Kraft durch Freude | Sonderschau "Die Sachsische Briefmarke" used from 17th Jun until 25th Sep 1938. (BOCHMANN Heft Nr 5, Page 232, S 85).
As well as the official card there were several official cards with additional private printing.
OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS
HEIL HITLER!
1: Reverse side of card with 13 lines of text followed by "Heil Hitler!" and "DEFAKA" with signature
MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES
1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-02. 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
