OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1939)

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MICHEL P287
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
DANZIG is GERMAN

Validity: 29th Oct 1939 until 30th Jun 1940.

BACKGROUND: This was another card issued to raise funds for the Winterhilfswerk and it celebrates the return of the Free City of Danzig to German control. The design is by Prof. Richard Klein and the pre-printed stamp is another 6 + 4 Rpf, with the additional 4 Rpf being a donation to the WHW. The image depicts St. Mary's Church in Danzig (Gdansk)

The city became German once more shortly after the German invasion of Poland on 1st Sep 1939, the event that led directly to the start of the Second World War.

SPECIAL CANCEL: There isn't a special cancellation directly related to this issue, however a special handstamp was used in DANZIG to commemorate the day of the stamp on 7th Jan 1940, which is loosely connected.

As well as the official card is at least one with additional private printing.

VARIANTS TO COLLECT

The following are suggested variants that might make good additions to a collection:

1. Cancelled on first day of issue 29th Nov 1939
2. Cancelled with DANZIG "Tag der Briefmarke" handstamp
3. Cancelled with "Tag der Briefmarke" and POSTILLION handstamp
4. As a domestic long-distance card without any special features
5. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to Czech Socialist Republic
6. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to Hungary
7. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
8. As a Registered Delivery card
9. As a local delivery Express Delivery card
10. Cancelled as a Hamburg Straβenbahnpost
11. Used as a Rohrpost (pneumatic) card in BERLIN
12. Domestic Airmail usage
13. European Airmail usage
14. Airmail usage to the USA of overseas
15. Postally unused
16. Domestic Bahnpost usage
17. Invalid Usage - either after expiration date or with incorrect postage applied
18. With additional private printing
19. With Special slogan cancels

POSTALLY UNUSED

CANCELLED on FIRST DAY of ISSUE

Cancelled on the official issue date 29th Nov 1939

CANCELLED WITH DANZIG "Tag der Briefmarke" HANDSTAMP

Cancelled with DANZIG "Tag der Briefmarke" handstamp

CANCELLED WITH DANZIG "Tag der Briefmarke" HANDSTAMP
and POSTILLION

DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT SPECIAL MARKINGS

1. The following example was cancelled in GORLITZ on 1st Jan 1940 and was destined for BENTHEIM (Westf)




2. The next domestically used example was sent from DONAU to a company named Gebr Boehringer, a supplier of glass and porclain in STUTTGART on 25th Jan 1940.

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to
Czech Socialist Republic

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to HUNGARY

FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf

REGISTERED DELIVERY CARD

EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD

HAMBURG STRAβENBAHNPOST

Cancelled as a Hamburg Straβenbahnpost

POSTED AS ROHRPOST IN BERLIN

DOMESTIC AIRMAIL

EUROPEAN AIRMAIL

AIRMAIL TO USA or OVERSEAS

GERMAN BAHNPOST

INVALID USAGE

SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS

1. This postally unused example has been favour cancelled with the special handstamp used in VIENNA on the Day of the Stamp 1940.

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