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OPPORTUNITY STAMP - SPECIAL STAMP
(1941)

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TAG DER BRIEFMARKE
THE DAY OF THE STAMP

BACKGROUND: There were 10 different special handstamps used for the Day of the Stamp in 1941 all with a distinctly military theme. A commemorative postage stamp Michel 762 was also issued to mark the occasion. There was also an official R.d.P P241 postcard and a P242 set of 8 cards issued by the K.d.F Collectors' Group.

The 10 different designs are as follows:

1. Tank with 'R.d.P' logo 52 towns
2. Edelweiss, helmet, rifle and ice pick with 'K.d.F' logo 16 towns
3. Two German infantrymen with 'K.d.F' logo 16 towns
4. Submarine with 'K.d.F' logo 18 towns
5. Pioneers constructing pontoon bridge with 'K.d.F' logo 17 towns
6. Fast patrol boat with 'R.d.P' logo 27 towns
7. Heavy Artillery with 'K.d.F' logo 18 towns
8. Signals Corps with 'K.d.F' logo 17 towns
9. Ju87 'Stuka' dive bomber with 'R.d.P' logo 17 towns
10. Paratroops with 'R.d.P' logo 14 towns

BERLIN and WIEN are the only two cities to have used all 10 variants so a nice mini-collection might include all 10 special handstamps from eother of these two cities.

1. PANZER
(52 towns)

ABOVE LEFT: ASCHAFFENBURG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: ASCHERSLEBEN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: BAD NAUHEIM
ABOVE RIGHT: BERLIN



ABOVE LEFT: BIELEFELD
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: BRANDENBURG
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: BRESLAU
ABOVE RIGHT: BROMBERG



ABOVE LEFT: COBURG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: COTTBUS
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: CRIMMITSCHAU
ABOVE RIGHT: DARMSTADT



ABOVE LEFT: ERFURT
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: FINSTERWALDE
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: FORST (LAUSITZ)
ABOVE RIGHT: FRANKFURT (MAIN)



ABOVE LEFT: GRAZ
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: GREIZ
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: HALLE
ABOVE RIGHT: HANNOVER



ABOVE LEFT: JENA
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: KARLSRUHE
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: KASSEL
ABOVE RIGHT: KOLMAR



ABOVE LEFT: KÖNIGSBERG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: KONSTANZ
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: LEIPZIG
ABOVE RIGHT: LIEGNITZ



ABOVE LEFT: MAGDEBURG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: MAINZ
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: MEININGEN
ABOVE RIGHT: MÜHLHAUSSEN (Thü)



ABOVE LEFT: MÜNCHEN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: NEISSE
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: NÜRNBERG
ABOVE RIGHT: OLBERNHAU



ABOVE LEFT: REICHENBACH (Vogtl)
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: REUTLINGEN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: RUDOLSTADT
ABOVE RIGHT: SOLINGEN



ABOVE LEFT: STETTIN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: STUTTGART
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: THOM
ABOVE RIGHT: TROPPAU



ABOVE LEFT: TÜBINGEN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: VILLACH
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: VILLINGEN
ABOVE RIGHT: WEIMAR



ABOVE LEFT: WIEN
ABOVE CENTRE: WIESBADEN
ABOVE RIGHT: WOLFRATSHAUSEN

2. EDELWEISS, HELMET, RIFLE AND ICE PICK
(16 towns)

ABOVE LEFT: BERLIN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: BRIEG
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: ERFURT
ABOVE RIGHT: ESSEN



ABOVE LEFT: EUPEN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: HANNOVER
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: KITZBÜHEL
ABOVE RIGHT: MARIENWERDER



ABOVE LEFT: MÜNCHEN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: PIRNA
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: POTSDAM
ABOVE RIGHT: REGENSBURG



ABOVE LEFT: SALZBURG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: STRASSBURG
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: SWINEMÜNDE
ABOVE RIGHT: WIEN

3. TWO GERMAN INFANTRYMEN
(16 towns)

ABOVE LEFT: AACHEN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: BERLIN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: DEUTSCH KRONE
ABOVE RIGHT: DÜSSELDORF (Righthand handstamp) (P)



ABOVE LEFT: HAMBURG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: HOHENELBE
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: KARLSRUHE
ABOVE RIGHT: LEIPZIG



ABOVE LEFT: MAGDEBURG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: MILTENBERG
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: MÜNSTER (Westf)
ABOVE RIGHT: POSEN



ABOVE LEFT: SCHWERIN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: TEPLITZ-SCHÖNAU
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: WERDAU
ABOVE RIGHT: WIEN

4. SUBMARINE
(18 towns)

ABOVE LEFT: BERLIN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: BOCHUM
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: BRESLAU
ABOVE RIGHT: DANZIG



ABOVE LEFT: DRESDEN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: DÜSSELDORF (Lefthand hamdstamp) (P)
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: HAMBURG (P)
ABOVE RIGHT: KIEL



ABOVE LEFT: KÖLN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: KÖNIGSBERG
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: LUDWIGSHAFEN
ABOVE RIGHT: LUXEMBURG



ABOVE LEFT: REICHENBERG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: STETTIN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: ULM
ABOVE RIGHT: WIEN



ABOVE LEFT: WIENER NEUSTADT
ABOVE RIGHT: WÜRZBURG

5. PIONEERS BUILDING PONTOON BRIDGE
(17 towns)

ABOVE LEFT: BAUTZEN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: BERLIN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: BIELEFELD
ABOVE RIGHT: BRAUNSCHWEIG



ABOVE LEFT: DARMSTADT
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: DRESDEN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: ELBING
ABOVE RIGHT: GERA



ABOVE LEFT: GREIFSWALD
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: KATTOWITZ
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: KULMBACH
ABOVE RIGHT: METZ



ABOVE LEFT: PLAUEN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: SCHWERIN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: STETTIN
ABOVE RIGHT: STUTTGART



ABOVE LEFT: WIEN

6. FAST PATROL BOAT
(27 towns)

ABOVE LEFT: ANKLAM
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: BERLIN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: BREMEN
ABOVE RIGHT: CHEMNITZ



ABOVE LEFT: DANZIG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: DÜSSELDORF
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: ELBING
ABOVE RIGHT: GLÜCKSTADT



ABOVE LEFT: GRAZ
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: HALLE
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: HAMBURG
ABOVE RIGHT: HIRSCHBERG



ABOVE LEFT: INNSBRUCK
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: KIEL
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: LIEBENWERDA
ABOVE RIGHT: LÜBECK



ABOVE LEFT: MEISSEN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: MÜLHAUSEN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: NORDENHAM
ABOVE RIGHT: OLDENBURG (Old)



ABOVE LEFT: POTSDAM
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: STETTIN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: STRASSBURG
ABOVE RIGHT: WESERMÜNDE



ABOVE LEFT: WIEN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: WILHELMSHAVEN
ABOVE RIGHT: WUPPERTAL

7. HEAVY ARTILLERY
(18 towns)

ABOVE LEFT: ASCHAFFENBURG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: BERLIN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: BRESLAU
ABOVE RIGHT: DANZIG



ABOVE LEFT: FRANKFURT (MAIN)
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: GÜTTERSLOH
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: HAMBURG
ABOVE RIGHT: HANNOVER



ABOVE LEFT: KASSEL
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: KÖLN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: LEIPZIG
ABOVE RIGHT: MANNHEIM



ABOVE LEFT: RADEBEUL
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: STOLP
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: STUTTGART
ABOVE RIGHT: THORN



ABOVE LEFT: WARNSDORF
ABOVE RIGHT: WIEN

8. SIGNAL CORPS
(17 towns)

ABOVE LEFT: BERLIN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: CHEMNITZ
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: DORTMUND
ABOVE RIGHT: DUISBURG



ABOVE LEFT: FRANKFURT (ODER)
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: HEIDELBERG
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: HILDESHEIM
ABOVE RIGHT: KÖNIGSHÜTTE



ABOVE LEFT: MAINZ
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: MEMEL
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: MÜNCHEN
ABOVE RIGHT: NÜRNBERG



ABOVE LEFT: SCHWEINFURT
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: STARGARD
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: WIEN
ABOVE RIGHT: WITTEN



ABOVE: ZWICKAU

9. Ju87 'STUKA' DIVE BOMBER
(17 towns)

ABOVE LEFT: ALTENBURG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: BERLIN (P)
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: DESSAU
ABOVE RIGHT: EGER



ABOVE LEFT: EISENSTADT
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: HAGEN (Westf)
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: HANN.MÜNDEN
ABOVE RIGHT: INSTERBURG



ABOVE LEFT: METZ
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: NEUBURG (Donau)
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: NEUMÜNSTER
ABOVE RIGHT: PRENZLAU



ABOVE LEFT: REICHENBERG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: STETTIN
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: ULM
ABOVE RIGHT: WALDENBURG (Schles)



ABOVE: WIEN

10. PARATROOPERS
(14 towns)

ABOVE LEFT: ARNSTADT
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: AUGSBURG
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: BADEN-BADEN
ABOVE RIGHT: BERLIN



ABOVE LEFT: BRAUNSCHWEIG
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: GERA
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: GMUNDEN
ABOVE RIGHT: HILDESHEIM



ABOVE LEFT: KÖLN
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: LITZMANNSTADT
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: LUXEMBURG
ABOVE RIGHT: MÜNCHEN



ABOVE LEFT: STETTIN
ABOVE RIGHT: WIEN