PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1943)

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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - WIEN
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - VIENNA
(10th Jan 1943)

These postcards were sponsored by the Unified Organisation of Stamp Collectors in Vienna to commemorate The day of the Stamp on 10th Jan 1943 and the card below left, was a re-issue of the 1942 postcard only now with black overprint and revised date. Both examples below features the official stamp Michel 828, that was released for this years' Day of the Stamp, as well as the special cancel used only on the 10th of Jan in 27 different cities.

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ABOVE LEFT: TYPE I
ABOVE RIGHT: TYPE II

TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - BRÜNN
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - BRÜNN
(10th Jan 1943)

This postcard was published in BRÜNN to commemorate 'Stamp Day' in 1943.

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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - WESERMÜNDE
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - BREMERHAVEN
(10th Jan 1943)

This postcard was published to commemorate 'Stamp Day' in BREMERHAVEN in 1943.

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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - GIESSEN
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - GIESSEN
(10th Jan 1943)

This postcard was published to commemorate 'Stamp Day' in GIESSEN in 1943. The self adhesive stamp is the official 1943 Day of the Stamp and has been cancelled with the special handstamp used in 'DEN HAAG', in the occupied Netherlands.

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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - EUROPÄISCHEN
THE DAY OF THE STAMP - EUROPEAN POSTAL CONGRESS
(10th Jan 1943)

This postcard was published for the European Postal Congress to commemorate 'The Day of the Stamp' in 1943.

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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - IGLAU
(10th Jan 1943)

This postcard was published in ILGAU to commemorate 'The Day of the Stamp' in 1943.

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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE
KRAFT - DURCH - FREUDE WOCHE
K.d.F WEEK
(10th Jan 1943)

The card shown below was issued to commemorate the Day of the Stamp on 10th Jan 1943 in Augsburg. It appears that the card was first issued in 1941 to commemorate the 1st Promotional Exhibition of the K.d.F Collector's Group in Gau Schwaben and that this was a re-issue.

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WERBESCHAU MEDIASCH - RUMÄNIEN
MEDIASCH COLLECTOR'S SHOW - ROMANIA
(17th Jan 1943)

This postcard was sponsored by the Romanian (German) Collectors Group to commemorate the Mediasch Show held on 17th Jan 1943.

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FREE EMERGENCY POST / SIGNS OF LIFE
(1943)

In order to help German's find their loved ones after a bombing raid, the Nazi's introduced a series of free emergency post cards (commonly known as 'signs of life' cards), that could be used to determine the whereabouts of family or friends

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TAG DER WEHRMACHT
ARMED FORCES DAY
(Apr 1943)

There were a number of commemorative postcards issued to commemorate Armed Forces Day in Apr 1943

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500 YEARS of
FROHNAUER HAMMER
(Apr 1943)

The Frohnauer Hammer is an historic flour mill located in the town of Frohnau, and was crucial to the industrial development of the Ore mountains region.

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6. LANDESSCHIESSEN - INNSBRUCK
6th INNSBRUCK SHOOTING FESTIVAL
(4th/18th Jul 1943)

This postcard was published by Deutscher Alpenverlag of Innsbruck to commemorate the 6th Innsbruck Shooting Festival.

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GERMAN RED CROSS
(1943)

This postcard was probably published in 1943 to raise funds for the German Red Cross Society, requires verification.

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NSDAP DAY
(13th Aug 1943)

This postcard was released to commemorate NSDAP Day (Nazi Party Day) from 13th to 15th Aug 1943. The card was for use in the Generalgouverenment (Poland) and has the special cancel which accompanied this event. The image depicts a German soldier carrying a wounded comrade back from the front lines and has the inscription 'Nicht Du bist der Maβstab! Sondern die Front!'. The reverse of the card is inscribed with the details of the event 'Tag der NSDAP im Generalgouverenment 13. - 15. August 1943'. There is another inscription that reads 'Nach einem Gemälde von will Tschech' which states that the image on the front of the card was from a painting by Will Czech. The stamp is a 1943 issue Michel 106 stamp from the Generalgouverenment.

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LEARN TO FLY
(11th Sep 1943)

This postcard was published to encourage young Germans to learn to fly. I don't know the date the card was made available but have included it here based on the cancellation date of 11th Sep 1943. The reverse of the card bears the inscription 'The NS-Fliegerkorps fulfils the wishes of the youth and the demands of the Luftwaffe: learn to fly' - 'The NS-Fliegerkorps fulfils the wishes of the youth and the demands of the Luftwaffe: learn to fly'. This was one of a number of such cards issued to promote learning to fly.

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THE AVERAGE CONSUMER
Dr. ROBERT LEY
(12th Oct 1943)

This private postcard is entitled "Der Normalverbraucher und Reichswohnung Kommissar Reichsleiter Dr. Robert Ley" - 'The average consumer and Reichswohnung Commissioner Reichsleiter Dr. Robert Ley' and features an image of Dr. Ley giving a speech on 12th Oct 1943.

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