OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1941)
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OFFICIAL POSTCARD
GERMAN POSTAL EMPLOYEES
P292
VALIDITY: 19th May 1941 until 31st Dec 1942
BACKGROUND: This single postcard was published to honour the workers of the German Postal Service and features an image of a celebration inside the Deutschlandhalle or German Hall in Berlin. The pre-printed stamp is a Michel 773, 6 + 9 Rpf stamp, and features a roll call in the Zeesen Youth Camp. The postcards were sold as part of set which included the stamps for a total cost of 2.30 RM and were available from all post offices throughout Germany. 1.38 M was a donation to Hitler's Culture Fund.
SPECIAL CANCEL: There are several related special handstamps.
VARIANTS TO COLLECT
The following are suggested variants that might make good additions to a collection:1. Cancelled before the official first day of issue 19th May 1941
2. Cancelled on first day of issue 19th May 1941
3. Cancelled with "Zeesen Postschutzschule über Königs Wusterhausen", handstamp
4. Cancelled with "Zeesen Schulungslagerder der DRP über Königs Wusterhausen", handstamp
5. Cancelled with "BERLIN SW 11, 100 Jahre postamt", handstamp
6. Cancelled with "MUNSTER (Westf), Schulungswoche ">> der gute Brief <<" , handstamp
7. Long distance Domestic usage without special markings
8. As a border roundabout card to Switzerland without additional postage
9. As an International card rejected because of the image
10. As a Registered Delivery card
11. As a local delivery Express Delivery card
12. Cancelled as a Hamburg Straβenbahnpost
13. Used as a Rohrpost (pneumatic) card in BERLIN
14. Domestic Armail usage
15. Postally unused
16. Domestic Bahnpost usage
17. Invalid Usage - either after expiration date or with incorrect postage applied
18. With Special slogan cancels
EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTALLY UNUSED
CANCELLED BEFORE THE OFFICIAL FIRST DAY of ISSUE
Cancelled on the official issue date 19th May 1941
CANCELLED on FIRST DAY of ISSUE
Cancelled on the official issue date 19th May 1941
CANCELLED WITH "ZEESEN POSTSCHUTZSCHULE ÜBER KÖNIGS WUSTERHAUSEN"
HANDSTAMP
CANCELLED WITH "ZEESEN SCHULUNGSLAGERDER DER DRP ÜBER KÖNIGS WUSTERHAUSEN"
HANDSTAMP "
CANCELLED WITH BERLIN SW 11, 100 JAHRE POSTAMT"
HANDSTAMP
1. The example below was a local delivery in BERLIN on 1st Jun 1942 sent to the Hotel Europäischer Hof. The card has a special handstamp which was used to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the postal system.
CANCELLED WITH MUNSTER (Westf), SCHULUNGSWOCHE">> DER GUTE BRIEF <<"
HANDSTAMP
DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT SPECIAL MARKINGS
1. This first domestically used P292 postcard was sent from PLOCK (SUDOSTPR) to RADEBEUL 4th Jul 1941.
2. The example below was sent to MARIENBURG, now in present day Poland, on 28th Jan 1943
USED AS A BORDER CARD to SWITZERLAND
REJECTED DUE TO POSTCARD IMAGE
REGISTERED DELIVERY CARD
EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD
USED ON HAMBURGER STRAβENBAHNPOST
POSTED AS ROHRPOST IN BERLIN
DOMESTIC AIRMAIL
GERMAN BAHNPOST
INVALID USAGE
SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS
1. this first example features the 1943 "TAG DER BRIEFMARKE" special handstamp used in BERLIN on 10th Jan 1943.
2. The following example was cancelled in WIESBADEN and features the 1942 'Tag der Briefmarke' special handstamp.
3. The next card was sent from MÜNSTER to BEUTHEIM on 7th Feb 1943. This example has a special cancel related to the 4th Winterhilfswerk War Charity collection.
4. This example was sent from PETTAU to TROPPAU in the Sudetenland region.
5. This example was posted in NÜRNBERG on 31st May 1941 and was destined for ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND.
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
