OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1940)
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P289
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
THE DAY OF THE STAMP
VALIDITY: 4th Jan 1940 until the end of the war
This postcard was originally published to commemorate 'The Day of the Stamp' in 1940. There were several variations of this postcard e.g. 1941 P241 . The first, P289, was published to commemorate stamp day on 7th Jan 1940. This version is easily identifiable by the inscription 'Tag der Briefmarke 7. Januar 1940.', just below the image of the postman.
P289 was the original version of this card and it featured a green 6 Rpf, posthorn pre-printed stamp. The card sold for 25 Rpf and the pre-paid postage was 6 Rpf. The difference between the price of the card and the postage (19 Rpf) was a donation to Hitler's Culture Fund.
There were two designs of special cancellation used on 6th Jan as well as on 'The Day of the Stamp' the 7th Jan 1940:
The first special cancel features a postman blowing his horn with a whip in his left hand. To his right is the logo of the R.d.P (Reichsbund der Philatelisten) and to his left is a ribbon with the date '7.1.1940'. Below the postman is the inscription 'Tag der Briefmarke'. This cancel was used in 29 Cities as follows:
BERLIN, BREMEN, BRESLAU, DANZIG, ERFURT, FRANKFURT (MAIN), FRANKFURT (ODER), GMUNDEN, GÖβNITZ, GREIZ, HALLE, HAMBURG, HANNOVER, KASSEL, KIEL, LEIPZIG, LINZ(DONAU), MANNHEIM, MÜNCHEN, NÜRNBERG, POSEN, REICHENBERG, STETTIN, STUTTGART, SUWALKI, TROPPAU, WEIMAR, WIEN and WIESBADEN.
The second special cancel features an image of a Michel 714, 'REINTEGRATION of DANZIG' stamp with a steel helmet, sword and 'WHW' abbreviation below it. To the left of this image is a 'WHW' Swastika in gear logo, to the right the date '7.1 | 1940' and below it the inscription 'Tag der Briefmarke'. This cancel was used in the following 14 cities:
BERLIN, BOCHUM, DRESDEN, GERA, HALLE, HAMBURG, HANNOVER, KASSEL, KATTTOWITZ, LODSCH, MANNHEIM, MEMEL, STETTIN and STUTTGART.
Of course these cards also exist with other cancellations that are not related to the actual Day of the Stamp.
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 5th Jan 1940
2. Cancelled with "WHW Tag der Briefmarke" Danzig handstamp
3. Cancelled with "WHW Tag der Briefmarke" postillion stamp
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 or 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 4th Jan 1940
CANCELLED WITH "WHW Tag der Briefmarke"
Danzig handstamp
The special cancels on the cards below are both inscribed "LODSCH | 7.1.1940"| Tag der Briefmarke".
CANCELLED WITH "WHW Tag der Briefmarke" Postillion handstamp
1. and 2: The P289 card below left has been cancelled in REICHENBERG with one of the special cancels used for the "Tag der Briefmarke" on 7th Jan 1941. The second special cancel, below right, is inscribed "WIEN 110 | 7.1.1940"| Tag der Briefmarke".
3 and 4: The first of the following two cancels was used in what used to be the free city of Danzig, and is inscribed "DANZIG | 7.1.1940 | Tag der Briefmarke". The second is inscribed "HAMBURG | 7.1.1940 | Tag der Briefmarke".
5 and 6: Below are another two cards, this time domestically used, cancelled with the special "Tag der Briefmarke" stamp used in REICHENBERG and the other a local delivery in BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG.
7. Posted in STUTTGART on 7th Jan 1940 this card was sent to BERLIN. The card features the special handstamp used in STUTTGART to commemorate the Day of the Stamp in 1940.
DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT SPECIAL MARKINGS
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. The card below was cancelled in DRESDEN, this time with a 1943 "TAG DER BRIEFMARKE" special cancel and destined for FREIBERG.
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
