POSTAGE STAMPS
(1935)

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MICHEL 565 to 568
SAAR VOTING
(MOTHER WITH CHILD)

These 4 stamps were issued on the 16th of Jan 1935 and were the only official self-adhesive stamps designed by a woman during the Third Reich period. Fraülien Emmy Glintzer designed these stamps, but she also designed another stamp, a pre-printed stamp used on the official WHW P254 series of postcards. The imagery is meant to represent the German Empire (mother) welcoming the Saarland (daughter) back into the arms of the German family. The stamps were produced on sheets (10x10) on coated paper, swastika watermark and perf K 14 and were valid for use until 31st Dec 1936.



Mi 565: 3Rpf - dark reddish brown (shades) - More Details
Mi 566: 6Rpf - black opal green (shades) - More Details
Mi 567: 12Rpf - brownish carmine - More Details
Mi 568: 25Rpf - dark violet ultramarine - More Details

There were at least two slogan postmarks associated with this issue.

MICHEL 569 and 570
HELDENGEDENKTAG
SOLDIER'S and HEROE'S DAY

These 2 stamps were issued on 15th Mar 1935 and were valid through 31st Dec 1936. Hans Schweitzer designed these 'steel helmets' in remembrance of the dead from the First World War. Memorial Day was previously observed on 13th Nov each year, but Hitler changed the name of the day from "War Memorial Day" to "War Heroes Memorial Day" and moved the date to 16th Mar each year. The stamps were produced on coated paper on sheets (10x10), with swastika watermark, Perf K 14 and are either type 'x' (with vertical gum rippling) or type 'y' (with horizontal gum rippling). They were valid for use until 31st Dec 1936.



Mi 569: 6Rpf - black green - More Details
Mi 570: 12Rpf - dark brownish carmine - More Details

Hans Schweitzer was a prolific Nazi artist (also known as Mjölnir, after Thor's hammer) who was also responsible for many of the propaganda posters printed during the 1930's, namely those depicting crude images of SA members standing heroically alongside Heer soldiers. After the war Schweitzer worked for the West German federal press designing posters for far-right organizations.

There was no special postmark or slogan postmark associated with this issue

MICHEL 571 and 572
REICHSBERUFSWETTKAMPF
APPRENTICE'S VOCATIONAL CONTEST

The 1st Apprentice's Vocational Contest was held on the 1st of May 1935 and annually thereafter. Designed by Karl Diebitsch these two stamps were issued on the 26th of Apr 1935 and were valid until 31st Dec 1936. The design shows a hand holding aloft a crown of laurel leaves and behind is the flag of the Hitler Youth Organisation. The stamps were available on sheets (10x10) on coated paper, Perf K 14 and are either type 'x' (with vertical gum rippling) or type 'y' (with horizontal gum rippling). These stamps were unwatermarked.



Mi 571: 6Rpf - blackish green - More Details
Mi 572: 12Rpf - red - More Details

There was no special postmark or slogan postmark associated with this issue

MICHEL 573 to 575
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES
GERMAN COMPOSERS

Designed by Prof. Ferdinand Spiegel, these stamps were issued on 21st Jun 1935 and were valid for use until 31st Dec 1936. The stamps represent three of Germany's greatest composers. The 6Rpf commemorates the 350th birthday of Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), the 12Rpf celebrates the 250th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and the 25Rpf the 250th birthday of Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759). They were engraved on sheets (10x10) with swastika watermark and were Perf K14.



Mi 573: 6Rpf - blackish green - Heinrich Schütz - More Details
Mi 574: 12Rpf - dark red - Johann Sebastian Bach - More Details
Mi 575: 25Rpf - violet ultramarine - Georg Friedrich Händel - More Details

There were three slogan postmarks used with this issue

BLOCK 3
OSTROPA MINISHEET
EASTERN EUROPEAN STAMP EXHIBITION

Issued to celebrate OSTROPA - Eastern European Stamp Exhibition in Königsberg. This Minisheet was designed by Prof. Franz Martin and was issued on 23rd June 1935 with validity through 31st Dec 1936. There were 4 stamps on the Minisheet, and these had images of Allenstein Castle, The Tannenberg Memorial, Königsberg Castle and Heilsberg Caste. The Minisheet has an "OSTROPA" watermark on the top and a "1935" watermark at the bottom. On the reverse of the sheet the stamps have a "German Knight's Cross" watermark.

Due to the high sulphuric content of the Minisheet it was common practise to remove the gum from the sheet and the stamps. Miniature sheets with gum intact sell for much higher prices than those with the gum removed.



Block 3: OSTROPA Minisheet - More Details

There were three special postmarks and 2 slogan postmarks associated with this issue

MICHEL 576 to 579
OSTROPA
EASTERN EUROPEAN STAMP EXHIBITION

See Block 3 above. The stamps are perf 14 and were valid for use until 31st Dec 1935.



Mi 576: 3Rpf - bright red brown - Allenstein Castle - More Details
Mi 577: 6Rpf - black bluish green - Tannenberg Memorial - More Details
Mi 578: 12Rpf - carmine red - Konigsberg Castle - More Details
Mi 579: 25Rpf - blackish cobalt - Heilsberg Castle - More Details

MICHEL 580 to 583
100. JAHRE DEUTSCHE EISENBAHN
100th ANNIVERSARY of GERMAN RAILWAYS

Issued on 10th Jul 1935 these 4 Karl Diebitsch designed stamps were valid until 31st Dec 1936. They were produced on sheets (10x10) on swastika watermarked paper and were Perf K 14.



Mi 580: 6Rpf - black green - 'Der Adler' - More Details
Mi 581: 12Rpf - brownish carmine - Modern Express - More Details
Mi 582: 25Rpf - lilac ultramarine - 'The Flying Hamburger' - More Details
Mi 583: 40Rpf - blackish lilac purple - Streamlined Express - More Details

There was no special postmark used with this issue, however there was a special postmark issued for the related German Railway Exhibition in Nurnberg from 14th Jul though 13th Oct 1935.

MICHEL 584 and 585
WELTTREFFEN DER H.J. HITLERJUGEND
WORLD MEETING of the HITLER YOUTH

This series of two stamps was also designed by Karl Diebitsch and was issued on 25th July 1935. They were produced on sheets of 100 which bore a swastika watermark. The stamps depict a Hitler Youth (Jung Volk) member blowing a trumpet which has the banner of the Hitler Youth hanging from it. Hitler Youth jamborees were held at various cities throughout the year. the stamps themselves were produced on sheets (10x10) on coated, swastika watermarked paper and are Perf K 14. There are two variations - type 'x' has vertical gum rippling and type 'y' has horizontal gum rippling.



Mi 584: 6Rpf - black green opal - More Details
Mi 585: 15Rpf - dark lilac carmine - More Details

There were a series of postmarks related to these events

MICHEL 586 and 587
7. NÜRNBERG REICHSPARTEITAG
7th NSDAP PARTY RALLY

These two stamps were issued 30th Aug 1935 and were also designed by Karl Diebitsch. This issue was to celebrate the 7th Nürnberg Party Rally. The stamps were engraved on sheets 100 (10x10), on coated paper, with swastika watermark Perf K 14. There are two variants, type 'x' with the swastika leg to the left and type 'y' with the swastika leg to the right. the stamps were valid until 31st Dec 1936.



Mi 586: 6Rpf - black green - More Details
Mi 587: 12Rpf - brownish carmine - More Details

As in most years there was a series of postmarks used to celebrate this event.

The Nürnberg Rallies were a series of rallies held annually by the Nazi Party from 1923 through to 1938 in the Cities of Munich (1923-1925), Weimar (1926) and from 1927 exclusively in Nürnberg. These rallies were huge propaganda events where Adolf Hitler would pronounce past glories as well as future policy. The rally of 1935 was the 7th Party Congress and came to be known as the "Rally of Freedom", the word freedom relating to Germany's liberation from the Versailles Treaty. There was a well-known 28-minute movie "Tag der Freiheit: Unsere Wehrmacht" (Freedom Day: Our Wehrmacht) made at the rally by director and Nazi sympathiser Leni Riefenstahl.

MICHEL 588 to 597
DEUTSCHE NOTHILFE / VOLKSTRACHTEN
GERMAN WELFARE FUND / COSTUMES

This series of 10 stamps was issued on 4th Oct 1935 and was valid through to 30th Jun 1936. Two official postcards P255 and P256 were also available from 1st of Oct 1935. The stamps all feature women in traditional costume from various regions in Germany and were printed in sheets of 100 as well as in booklet form. They were produced on swastika watermarked paper and were Perf K 14.



Mi 588: 3Rpf+2Rpf - dark brown - East Prussian costume - More Details
Mi 589: 4Rpf+3Rpf - dark grey blue - Silesian costume - More Details
Mi 590: 5Rpf+3Rpf - blackish yellow emerald green - Rhineland costume - More Details
Mi 591: 6Rpf+4Rpf - blackish green - Lower Saxony costume - More Details



Mi 592: 8Rpf+4Rpf - dark brown orange - Kurmark costume - More Details
Mi 593: 12Rpf+6Rpf - blackish pink red - Black Forest costume - More Details
Mi 594: 15Rpf+10Rpf - red brown - Hesse costume - More Details
Mi 595: 25Rpf+15Rpf - violet ultramarine - Upper Bavaria costume - More Details



Mi 596: 30Rpf+20Rpf - black olive brown - Friesland costume - More Details
Mi 597: 40Rpf+35Rpf - blackish lilac purple - Franconia costume - More Details

Prior to the release of the stamps above a promotional leaflet was made available that detailed each of the new stamps. An example of that leaflet can be seen below. The sheet is inscribed "Deutsche Nothilfe - Wohlfahrtsbriefmarken 1935 | Amtliche freimarken zur Frankierung aller Postsendungen" - 'German Charity - Welfare Stamps 1935 | Official postage stamps for franking all postal items'.



The lower inscription details the availability of a booklet priced at 2 RM and an official P256 postcard for 10Rpf.

MICHEL 598 and 599
GEDENKE DES 9. NOVEMBER 1923!
REMEMBER NOVEMBER 9, 1923!

These two identical stamps (except the colour and value) were designed by H. Raebiger on sheets of 100 and issued on 5th Nov 1935. They were valid for use until 31st Dec 1936. The design shows an SA (Sturm Abteilung) member standing in front of the Feldhernhalle, holding aloft the "blood flag" that became synonymous with the failed 1923 Munich putsch where the Nazi's attempted to gain control of the Bavarian Government by force. The stamps were produced on swastika watermark paper and were Perf K 14. There were two variants, type 'x' with vertically ribbed gum and type 'y' with horizontal ribbed gum.



Mi 598: 3Rpf - black orange brown - More Details
Mi 599: 12Rpf - dark red - More Details

This was the first German stamp to commemorate the failed 1923 Putsch.

MICHEL 600X to 602Y
OLYMPISCHE SPIELE 1936 - GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN
4th WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES

Issued to promote interest in the upcoming 1936, 4th Winter Olympic Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, these stamps were issued on 25th Nov 1935 and were valid until 30th June 1937. These 3 Max Eschle designed stamps promote speed skating, Ski-Jumping and Bobsledding, three of the more popular Winter Olympic events. The stamps were produced on sheets (10x10) with swastika watermark perf K 14. There are two variants, type 'x' with the swastika leg to the left and type 'y' with the swastika leg to the right. These were the first Reich stamps to feature the designer’s name.



Mi 600X: 6Rpf+4Rpf - blackish green - Skating - More Details
Mi 601X: 12Rpf+6Rpf - dark lilac red - Ski Jumping - More Details
Mi 602: 25Rpf+15Rpf - violet ultramarine - Bobsleighing - More Details

There were 2 special postmarks, and three slogan postmarks and 2 official postcards, P257 and P258 used to commemorate the Winter Olympics of 1936.