PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1938)

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REICHSPARTEITAG
(NAZI PART RALLY)

The Reich's Party Convention Rally, Reichsparteitag or Nurnberg Rallies, as they are better known in English, were the annual celebration and propaganda show piece for the Nazi Party. In the early years (1923 to 1929) it was held on a somewhat ad-hoc basis (money permitting). However in 1933 it became a permanent fixture of the Nazi calendar.

From 1927 onwards all of the rallies were held in Nuremberg, chosen for it's geographical location at the centre of the Reich. The Nazi base was also strong in the city and the local organiser, Julius Streicher, had powerful connections to the local Franconian police force who were also sympathetic to the Nazi cause.

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TENTH NAZI PARTY RALLY - NÜRNBERG
'THE RALLY OF GREATER GERMANY'
(5th to 12th Sep 1938)

BACKGROUND: The 10th and final Nazi Party Rally was held in Nürnberg from 5th to 12th Sep 1938. A rally was planned for 1939 but it was cancelled due to the German invasion of Poland less than a week before the rally was due to start.

SPECIAL CANCEL: There was a special cancel inscribed "NURNBERG | Reichsparteitag der NSDAP"

SLOGAN CANCEL: The rectangular, machine slogan cancel, featured three swastika flags and a city view of Nürnberg with the inscription "Parteitag Grossdeutschlands".

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OFFICIAL POSTCARD
P272
6Rpf HITLER PORTRAIT STMAP
(1st Sep 1938)

This fairly plain postcard was one of the official postcards published to commemorate the 1938 Nazi Party Rally in Nürnberg. The card has a pre-printed 6Rpf Adolf Hitler portrait stamp and a view of the city

OFFICIAL POSTCARD
VERLAG FRANZ EHER
(5th/12th Sep 1938)

This is the second official postcards published to commemorate the 1938 rally, the first of which can be seen below. This card was published by Verlag Franz Eher and deigned by Prof. Klein. This was part of a series that was issued every year from 1935 until 1939 that were all designed by Klein, and all of them had a similar striking red background. Click here for examples from my collection

OFFICIAL POSTCARD
VERLAG FRANZ EHER
(5th/12th Sep 1938)

This is the third official postcards published to commemorate the 1938 rally. This card was published by Verlag Franz Eher but the designer is unknown.

VERLAG PHOTO_HOFFMANN

As in previous years there was a series of Reichsparteitag commemoration postcards issued by the prolific Verlag Photo Hoffmann. Below are some of the cards from the 1938 series which numbered at least 64 different cards. The first 19 cards are in full colour and the remaining cards are all black and white.

ABOVE: Postcard No.1 of the 1938 Hoffmann Series.

ABOVE: Postcard No.2 and No.3 of the 1938 Hoffmann Series.

ABOVE: Postcard No.4 and No.5 of the 1938 Hoffmann Series.

ABOVE: Postcard No.6 and No.7 of the 1938 Hoffmann Series.

ABOVE: Postcard No.8 and No.9 of the 1938 Hoffmann Series.

ABOVE: Postcard No.10 and No.12 of the 1938 Hoffmann Series.

ABOVE: Postcard No.14 and No.18 of the 1938 Hoffmann Series.

ABOVE: Postcard No.20 of the 1938 Hoffmann Series, More examples from my collection.

ABOVE: Postcard No.253/24 of the 1938 Hoffmann Series

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VERLAG ANDRO, NÜRNBERG

VERLAG OTTO DÖLLNER, NÜRNBERG

Verlag Otto Döllner produced a series of black and white postcards of the rally. These cards appear to be from a strip of 10 postcards which needed to be separated before use.

This following card was also from Verlag Otto Döllner but does not appear to be from a strip of cards.

VERLAG OTTO ELSNER, BERLIN

Verlag Otto Elsner also produced postcards, all black and white photographic images of the rally.

VERLAG STOJA-PAUL JANKE, NÜRNBERG

Verlag Stoka-Paul Janke also produced a series of cards, all black and white photographic images of the rally.

ABOVE: VERLAG STOJA-PAUL JANKE CARD No. 528

ABOVE: VERLAG STOJA-PAUL JANKE CARD No. 541

ABOVE: VERLAG STOJA-PAUL JANKE CARD No. 591

ABOVE: VERLAG STOJA-PAUL JANKE CARD No. 593

ABOVE: VERLAG STOJA-PAUL JANKE CARD No. 597

ABOVE: VERLAG STOJA-PAUL JANKE CARD No. 598

ABOVE: VERLAG STOJA-PAUL JANKE CARD No. 600

ABOVE: VERLAG STOJA-PAUL JANKE CARD No. 601

ABOVE: VERLAG STOJA-PAUL JANKE CARD No. 5105

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VERLAG LIEBERMANN & Co., NURNBERG

Verlag Liebermann & Co produced a several cards, at least two were black and white photographic images of the rally, the first an image of swastika flags and the second a multi-view with scenes fro around the rally grounds.

KUNSTVERLAG GEORG MICHEL, NURNBERG

Kunstverlag Georg Michel produced several cards for the rally similar to those of other publishers.

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BRUNO PANZER, NURNBERG

Bruno Panzer produced several cards, balck and white photo-cards for the rally.

GRAPHISCHE KUNSTANSTALT ZERREISS & Co., NURNBERG

Graphische Kunstanstalt Zerreiss & Co. produced a series of at least 31 black and white photo-cards for the rally.

VERLAG LUDWIG RIFFLEMASCHER, FURTH

Verlag Ludwig Rifflemascher produced at least two unnumbered postcard for the rally.

ABOVE: UNNUMBERED OTTO RIFFLEMASCHER POSTCARD

ABOVE: UNNUMBERED OTTO RIFFLEMACHER POSTCARD

ABOVE: UNNUMBERED OTTO RIFFLEMACHER POSTCARD

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VERLAG KLINKE & Co., BERLIN

Verlag Klinke and Co. also published postcards for the rally.

ABOVE: UNNUMBERED VERLAG KLINKE & Co. POSTCARD

ABOVE: UNNUMBERED VERLAG KLINKE & Co. POSTCARD

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VERLAG HERMANN HUNSINGER, NÜRNBERG
No. 33215

Verlag Hermann Hunsinger of Nürnberg also produced several cards for the rally similar to those of other publishers.

ABOVE: No. 33215 from Verlag. Hunsinger

ABOVE: No. 33218 from Verlag. Hunsinger

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VERLAG WILHELM SERZ, NÜRNBERG

This artist's impression of Nürnberg Castle was published by Verlag Wilhelm Serz of Nürnberg.

1. GROSSDEUTSCHER REICHSPARTEITAG
1st GREATER GERMANY NAZI PARTY RALLY

This example from my collection features the slogan cancel and the special cancel used in 1938.

GRAPH KUNSTANTALT und GROβVERLAG E. VON LEISTNER

This first image from Graph. Kunstantalt und Groβverlag E. von Leistner features a very common image of one of the large stone eagles at the Luitpold arena.