PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1940)

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NOT WORTH A PFENNIG

In the interest of propaganda, the feldpost was used to create mocking caricatures of Germany's enemies. Postcards and fieldpost folded letters were issued by private companies and sold in in the Wehrmacht canteens and in stationary stores at a price of 5 Rpf each. Initially, from 1st May 1940 only the Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain versions were available, and it wasn't until Germany invaded Russia in Jun 1941 that the Joseph Stalin mocking cards were published.

The mockery cards could only be sent free through the field post. If the cards were sent through the regular mail then normal postage rates applied and official self-adhesive stamps were required. Mockery cards or mockery letters with additional 6 Rpf or 12 Rpf franking from private senders were also requested, but more research is needed on these.



ABOVE LEFT: NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN
ABBOE RIGHT: WINSTON CHURCHILL



ABOVE: JOSEPH STALIN