PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1943)

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NSDAP DAY
(13th Aug 1943)

BACKGROUND: 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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