PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1939)

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DAS DEUTSCHEN ROTEKREUZ
GERMAN RED CROSS MASS RALLY
(12th Feb 1939)

BACKGROUND: This card, designed by the graphic artist Mjölnir (real name Hans Herbert Schweitzer), features a Reich's Adler (Empire Eagle), the symbol of the German Red Cross behind a line of nurses gazing steadfastly into the future. The inscription reads "für das Deutsche Rote Kreuz gezeichnet von Professor h. Schweitzer" - 'Drawn for the German Red Cross by Professor h. Schweitzer'.

The reverse of the card has the inscription "das Deutsche Rotekreuz. herausgegeben vom Presse und Werbeamt des DRK" - ' the German Red Cross. Published by the press and advertising office of the DRK'. The example below also features the special cancellation used in Vienna.

Schweitzer is one of the most well-known artists of the Nazi period and joined the party very early on in 1926, membership number 27,148 and was one of the first 30 members to join from Berlin (the party had its roots in Munich). For more information Wikipedia has a brief biography on his life and career.

SPECIAL CANCEL: