PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1939)

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45th PHILATELISTS DAY MUNICH
PP142-C-45
(3rd/5th Jun 1939)

BACKGROUND: Issued 3rd to 5th Jun 1939 to commemorate the 45th Philatelists Day held in MUNICH and SALZBURG. There are four variations available all featuring the same basic design. Two have 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamps and the other two have 5Rpf Luftpost stamps. in addition there was an commemorative envelope featuring a pre-printed 4Rpf Hindenburg Medallion satmp.

SPECIAL CANCEL: There were two different special handstamps used to commemorate this event. The first in MUNICH and the second in SALZBURG. See here for more details.

PP142-C-45/01
5Rpf LUFTPOST

ABOVE: 5Pf Luftpost - PP142-C-45/01

PP142-C-45/02
5Rpf LUFTPOST

ABOVE: 5Pf Luftpost - PP142-C-45/02

OTHER EXAMPLES

POSTALLY UNUSED

PP142-C-45/01

DOMESTIC USAGE

1. This first domestically used PP142-C-45/01 was posted in BERLIN-FRIEDENAU on 9th Jun 1939 and destined for WIESBADEN.

FOREIGN USAGE

1. The following PP142-C-45/01 bears the special handstamp used at the exhibition and was sent to Amsterdam, Holland on 4th Jun 1939.

MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES

1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition
2. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.