PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1934)

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The 'FRONT' EXHIBITION
(1934)

This postcard was issued in 1934 to highlight the fact that under the terms of the Versailles Treaty (1919) Germany was still being disadvantaged by the victorious powers who had 3,800 heavy guns compared to Germany's total lack of heavy artillery. The card was designed to appeal to Germans' sense of unfairness that the treaty was still holding Germany back, even 15 years after the end of the war.

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KLICKOW
HINDENBURG 3Rpf POSTCARDS
(1934)

Inscribed "Markenhaus Klickow Berlin-Wilmersdorf 2", this was a set of fifteen postcards, all of which feature a brown 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp. The cards were private printings by the stamp dealership 'Albert Klickow Markenhaus' from 1933 until 1940.

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COMMEMORATING THE FIRST YEAR IN POWER
(30th Jan 1934)

This card features a civilian in a white shirt and dark pants walking along, flanked on either side by SA storm troopers. The card commemorates the first year in power of the new Nazi government. The main title at the top of the card screams "1 Jahr" or 1 year. The text below the three men reads "Siegen Arbeiten | Weiter marschieren" - 'Winning Workers March On'. There was a very similar card used on 30th Jan 1936 to commemorate the start of the 4th year in power for the Nazi's. That card has the title "1936 - Das 4. Jahr" above the three men, and the inscription below them is unchanged.

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14th ANNUAL FOUNDATION DAY
(24th/25th Feb 1934)

This dramatic postcard was sponsored by Gau Baden to celebrate the 14th Annual Foundation Day on 24th and 25th Feb 1934.

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GERMANOPOSTA EXHIBITION
(8th Apr 1934)

Issued to commemorate the 'Germanoposta" exhibition held in Berlin on 8th Apr 1934. There were two versions of PP122-C-3 with a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp: PP122-C-3/01 with a small coat of arms and PP122-C-3/02 with a larger coat of arms. The third card, PP126-C-3, has a 5Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp.

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ABOVE LEFT: (1) - PP122-C-3/01 - 3Rpf Hindenburg
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) - PP126-C-3 - 5Rpf Hindenburg

LABOUR BATTLE
(Apr 1934)

This postcard is probably related to the desire of the Nazi's to re-occupy the Rhineland region, occupied after the Treaty of Versailles, by the victorious Allies.

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1st BAVARIAN FARMERS' DAY
(21st/22nd Apr 1934)

Issued to commemorate the 1st Bavarian Farmers' Day held in Munich on 21st and 22nd Apr 1934 and designed by Max Bletschacher. The front of the card depicts a farmer brandishing a Nazi flag with the inscription "Bayerischer | Landesbauerntag | München 22.Ostermond 1934." - 'Bavarian State Farmers' Day in Munich 22nd Easter 1934'.

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NATIONAL DAY of LABOUR
(1st May 1934)

Issued on 1st May 1934 to commemorate the National Day of Labour (Tag Der Nationalen Arbeit). The card was published by Zentralverlag der NSDAP Franz Eher in Munich.

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300th ANNIVERSARY of BORSTORF
(26th May to 3rd Jun 1934)

Issued to commemorate the 300th Anniversary of Borsdorf in the district of Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein. The card is inscribed 'BORSDORF-FEIER | 1634 1934 | Bad Liebenwerda 26.Mai und 3.Juni'

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1st NATIONAL THEATER WEEK
(27th May/3rd Jun 1934)

Issued to commemorate the 1st National Theater Week held from 27th May until 3rd Jun 1934 in Dresden

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40. GERMAN SHOW - ERFUHRT
(29th May/3rd Jun 1934)

This postcard was one published to commemorate the 1934 Reichs Show held in Erfurt from 29th May until 3rd Jun 1934.

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800th ANNIVERSARY of HALBERSTADT DIET
(2nd/3rd Jun 1934)

This postcard was issued to commemorate the 800th Anniversary of the Halberstadt Diet (1134 to 1934). The front of the card is inscribed "800 Jahr feier des Reichstages | zu | Halberstadt 1134 1934 | Anharz" - '800th anniversary of the Imperial Diet in Halberstadt'.

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DEUTSCHE KOLONIAL AUSSTELLUNG
GERMAN COLONIAL EXHIBITION
(1st Jul - 2nd Sep 1934)

This postcard was issued to commemorate the German Colonial Exhibition held in Köln in 1934.

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HITLER YOUTH - COBURG
(15th Jul 1934)

This postcard was issued to commemorate a march of the Coburg Hitler Youth group on 15th Jul 1934.

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18th BAVARIAN GYMNASTICS TRIALS
(20th/22nd Jul 1934)

Issued to commemorate the 18th Bavarian Gymnastics Trials from 20th to 22nd Jul and the National Competition held from 23rd to 29th Jul 1934. The event was held in Nürnberg, and the card was published by Zerreiss & Co.

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REICHSHEER MILITARY TOURNAMENT
(23rd/29th Jul 1934)

This is an official postcard that was issued to commemorate the Reichsheer Military Tournament held from 23rd to 29th July 1934 in Nürnberg.

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100 JAHRE VOGELWIESE KÖTZSCHENBRODA
GERMAN COLONIAL EXHIBITION
(18th - 22nd Aug 1934)

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SOLIDARITY WITH THE SAAR
(26th Aug 1934)

This postcard was issued several months before the Saar Region, currently under the League of Nations administration, was to vote on its future: become a part of France or Germany. There were many more propaganda postcards issued leading up to the vote as well as afterwards.

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REICHSPARTEITAG
(5th/10th Sep 1934)

This postcard was one of many issued to commemorate the 1934 Nazi Party Rally held in Nürnburg from 5th to 10th Sep 1934.

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2nd REICHSBAUERNTAG
(11th-18th Sep 1934)

The second Reichsbauerntag was held in Goslar from 11th to 18th Sep 1934 (and then annually in 1935, 1936 and 1938. In 1937 it was canceled because of foot and mouth disease, and in 1939 they were canceled indefinitely due to the outbreak of the Second World War). This event was a harvest festival known for its peasant, provincial feel and consisted of torchlight parades and Nazi Party members taking the oath of allegiance to Hitler and the Nazi Party.

This postcard depicts a peasant farmer with a large swastika flag in the background, indicating the close ties the party wanted to foster between the peasants and the Nazi regime. The emblem in the bottom right-hand bears the inscription "Blut und Boden" - 'Blood and Soil', a popular Nazi Party slogan.

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WINTERHILFSWERK #1
(Oct 1934)

This postcard was designed by Ludwig Hohlwein and has the inscription "HILF WHW KAMRPFEN | GEGEN HUNGER UND KÄLTE"- 'COMBAT | AGAINST HUNGER AND COLD'

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JULY PUTSCH
(9th Nov 1934)

This postcard was issued to commemorate the victims of the failed Nazi putsch in Austria which took place from 25th to 30th July 1934. The card features the 13 Nazi supporters who were executed for their part in the attempted coup against Austria's government.

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WINTERHILFSWERK #2
(18th/23rd Dec 1934)

This postcard was issued in Munich in Dec 1934 by the Winterhilfswerk Organisation to raise funds for charity. There are two versions of this card: PP122-C-5-01 has the word "München" at the end of the inscription on the reverse of the card and PP122-C-5-02 does not have the word "München" at the end of the inscription.

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WINTERHILFSWERK LOTTERY
(Dec 1934 to Mar 1935)

Lottery cards of the Reichsstraße Lottery 1934/35 issued on 29th Dec 1934. In 1934 the NSDAP started a street lottery for the WHW, which lasted until March 1935. In this street lottery, 50 Rpf lottery envelopes were sold, which had, in addition to the lottery ticket, a double view card with two brown views of “The beautiful Germany” on the back.

According to Reichspostverordnung Nr. 430 of 1934, the cards are numbered 1-200. A private client from Berlin allegedly had 52 of these unstamped double cards printed with a 3 Rpf Hindenburg medallion, for which he delivered a wide variety of numbers per image to the Reichs Druckerei. The total edition should have been about 2000 pieces. Separated individual cards, which were used almost exclusively for the procurement of occasional postmarks, are listed below as PP-122-F-5. Unseparated double cards, each with a value stamp per half of the card, which can usually only be found unused, are catalogued under PP124-F-1.

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POSTCARD ABOVE: PP122-F-5/28 - Schloβ Linderhof

SECURITY RESTRICTIONS
(1934)

This set of postcards likely appeared in 1934 as part of the Nazi government's demands to be freed from the restrictions of the Versailles agreement. There are at least four postcards, probably more, that highlight Germany's perceived, or otherwise, unfairness with the constraints of the treaty. [Much more research is needed on these interesting cards].

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1st ANNIVERSARY OF THE AUTOBAHN
(1934)

This postcard was issued in 1934 to commemorate the first anniversary of German autobahn System.

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ZWEI STAATEN
TWO STATES
(1934)

This postcard was issued some time in 1934 and is a propaganda postcard bemoaning the fact that Germany, since the Versailles Treaty, is in effect "ZWEI STAATEN, DOCH EINE SPRACHE, EIN BLUT UND, EIN VOLK!" 'TWO STATES, YET ONE LANGUAGE, ONE BLOOD AND ONE PEOPLE!'

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ABSOLVIA MINOR
(1934)

There were a number of absolvia postcards published on behalf of students graduating in 1934.

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REFERENCES:
1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition