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OPPORTUNITY STAMP - SPECIAL STAMP
(1940)

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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE
THE DAY OF THE STAMP

BACKGROUND: There were two designs for the special 'Day of the Stamp' handstamps used between the 6th and 8th Jan 1940. The first design features a postilion blowing his horn. Above his head is the city name and below his feet is the inscription 'Tag der Briefmarke'. To the the left is the 'R.d.P' logo and to the right is a ribbon featuring the date. There are 29 towns and cities with this design.

The second design depicts a stamp in the background with a steel helmet, sword and 'WHW' logo in the foreground. Above is the city name and below the inscription 'Tag der Briefmarke'. To the left is the K.d.F logo and to the right the date. There are 14 towns and cities with this design.

In addition to the special handstamps there were two official postcards P288 and P289.

FIRST TYPE
(6th-8th Jan 1940

The first design features a postilion blowing his horn. Above his head is the city name and below his feet is the inscription 'Tag der Briefmarke'. To the the left is the 'R.d.P' logo and to the right is a ribbon featuring the date.



ABOVE LEFT: BERLIN (C)
ABOVE CENTRE: BREMEN
ABOVE RIGHT: BRESLAU



ABOVE LEFT: DANZIG
ABOVE CENTRE: ERFURT
ABOVE RIGHT: FRANKFURT (MAIN)



ABOVE LEFT: FRANKFURT (ODER)
ABOVE CENTRE: GMUNDEN
ABOVE RIGHT: GÖβNITZ



ABOVE LEFT: GRIEZ
ABOVE CENTRE: HALLE
ABOVE RIGHT: HAMBURG



ABOVE LEFT: HANNOVER
ABOVE CENTRE: KASSEL
ABOVE RIGHT: KIEL



ABOVE LEFT: LEIPZIG
ABOVE CENTRE: LINZ (DONAU)
ABOVE RIGHT: MANNHEIM



ABOVE LEFT: MÜNCHEN
ABOVE CENTRE: NÜRNBERG
ABOVE RIGHT: POSEN



ABOVE LEFT: REICHENBERG
ABOVE CENTRE: STETTIN
ABOVE RIGHT: STUTTGART (C)



ABOVE LEFT: SUWALKI
ABOVE CENTRE: TROPPAU
ABOVE RIGHT: WEIMAR



ABOVE LEFT: WIEN
ABOVE RIGHT: WIESBADEN

SECOND TYPE
(6th-7th Jan 1940

The second design depicts a stamp in the background with a steel helmet, sword and 'WHW' logo in the foreground. Above is the city name and below the inscription 'Tag der Briefmarke'. To the left is the K.d.F logo and to the right the date.



ABOVE LEFT: BERLIN
ABOVE CENTRE: BOCHUM
ABOVE RIGHT: DRESDEN



ABOVE LEFT: GERA
ABOVE CENTRE: HALLE
ABOVE RIGHT: HAMBURG



ABOVE LEFT: HANNOVER
ABOVE CENTRE: KASSEL
ABOVE RIGHT: KATTOWITZ



ABOVE LEFT: LODSCH
ABOVE CENTRE: MANNHEIN
ABOVE RIGHT: MEMEL



ABOVE LEFT: STETTIN
ABOVE RIGHT: STUTTGART