PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1938)

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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - REICHSBUND DER PHILATELISTEN
PP122-C-75
(9th Jan 1938)

BACKGROUND: The two private postcards below were issued 9th Jan 1938 to celebrate Stamp Day in 1938 by the R.d.P (Reichsbund der Philatelisten). The image is that of the Universal Postal Union Monument in Berne, Switzerland. Both of these cards have a pre-printed 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp.

SONDERSTEMPEL: A special cancel featuring the R.d.P or W.H.W logo and "Tag der Briefmarke" was used in 12 different cities as follows: BERLIN, BREMEN, BRESLAU, ERFURT, FRANKFURT (MAIN), FRIEDBERG (HESS), LEIPZIG, MÜNCHEN, REGENSBURG, STETTIN, WEIMAR and WIESBADEN.

In addition to the regular card there was at least one private printing.

PP122-C-75/01
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

There are two versions of PP122-C-75/01. The first has no inscription on the reverse whereas the second is inscribed "Insta-Berlin E.V." followed by 15 lines of text. The favour cancelled PP122-C-75/01 postcard below, has the standard "Day of the Stamp" cancellation used in Erfurt on 9th Jan 1938.




ABOVE: PP122-C-75/01

PP122-C-75/01
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION
ADDITIONAL "INSTA-BERLIN E.V" PRINTING

There is another version of PP122-C-75/01. This version has the same image but the reverse side is now covered with 16 lines of text starting with the inscription "Insta-Berlin E.V" and with "Hauptversammlung" in large letters halfway down the card.



ABOVE: PP122-C-75/01 ALTERNATE

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

The following card has a private printing "Herrn | Hermann Voller jun. | Velbert (Rhld.) | friedrichstr 157"




The next privately prinited card has a destination address of "Engelbert Ikenmeyer | Munchen 8 | Preysingstr. 7/3r.". The card features the special "Tag der Briefmarke" cancellation used in 1938.

OTHER EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION

All cards from here until the end of the page are from my collection.

POSTALLY UNUSED

The favour cancelled PP122-C-75/01 postcard below, has the standard "Day of the Stamp" cancellation used in Berlin on 9th Jan 1938.

DOMESTIC USAGE

1. This domestically used example was sent from BERLIN W62 to KÖLN-LINDENTHAL on the Day of the Stamp and has the special handstamp used in BERLIN.




2. The following example was sent from BREMEN to Schwäbisch GMÜND, a city in BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG. As well as the BREMEN version of the special "Tag der Briefmarke" cancellation this card has an additional 6Rpf self-adhesive stamp.




3. The card below also bears the special cancel used to commemorate "Tag der Briefmarke" in BERLIN.




4. The card below also bears the special cancel used to commemorate "Tag der Briefmarke" in LEIPZIG.




5. The card below also bears the special cancel used to commemorate "Tag der Briefmarke" in BERLIN.




6. The following card also bears the special cancel used to commemorate "Tag der Briefmarke" in BERLIN.




7. The next philatelic example was cancelled at one of the mobile post offices in BERLIN on The Day of The Stamp, 9th Jan 1938, (counter 'b'). Later that day a self-adhesive 3 Rpf stamp was added and the card was cancelled once again, this time with the special handstamp used at the BERLIN W62 post office. It is doubtful that this card ever saw the inside of a postbox.

FOREIGN USAGE

SWITZERLAND

1. This example of a foreign usage was a card sent from MUNICH to BERNE, SWITZERLAND on 9th Jan 1938. The special cancel was available only on this day and is one that is tied directly to the issue of this postcard and the "Tag der Briefmarke".




2. The following example was posted from STUTTGART during the 1st Swabian Postal Stationary Exhibition held from 8th to 16th Jan 1938. The destination was the city of ZURICH in SWITZERLAND. It is doubtful that this card was ever posted as the value of the stamps was not sufficient to cover the cost of postage.

The UNITED STATES of AMERICA

3. Posted in FRANKFURT (MAIN) on The Day of the Stamp on 9th Jan 1938 this postcard was sent to NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, in the US.

YUGOSLAVIA

3. The following example is a card sent from BERLIN to YUGOSLAVIA on 9th Jan 1938. The special cancel on this example is the Day of the Stamp commemorative handstamp used in BERLIN, only on this day, and with a counter 'e'




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