GERMAN PHILATELY

PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1918)

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DEUTSCHLANDS SPENDE

BACKGROUND: The following postcard was likely produced some time during the First World War. The exact date is unknown so I have placed it here based on the earliest cancelled date I have in my collection. There are at least four versions of this card but they share the same image

The cards differ in the number of lines of text as well as the inscription at the bottom of the card as well as the texts on the reverse side.

Type 1 Five lines of text on the front of the card: "In unseren Kindern liegt Deutschlands Zukunst | Tragt alle bei | zu | Deutschlands Spende | für Säuglings= und Kleinkinderschuß" and two lines of text on the reverse side: "Deutschlands Spende | für Säuglings= und Kleinkinderschuß"

Type 2 Five lines of text on the front of the card: "In unseren Kindern liegt Deutschlands Zukunst | Tragt alle bei | zu | Deutschlands Spende | für Säuglings= und Kleinkinderschuß" and three lines of text on the reverse side: "Deutschlands Spende | für Säuglings= und Kleinkinderschuß, | Landesausschub Bayern."

Type 3 Five lines of text on the front of the card: "In unseren Kindern liegt Deutschlands Zukunst | Tragt alle bei | zu | Deutschlands Spende | für Säuglings= und Kleinkinderschuß | Geschäftsstelle: Prußischer Landesausschluß von Deutschlands Spende für Säuglings= und Kleinkinder Schluss Berlin W.8. Taubenstraße 16-18" and two lines of text on the reverse side: "Deutschlands Spende | für Säuglings= und Kleinkinderschuß."

Type 4 Four lines of text on the front of the card: "In unseren kindern | liegt unsere zukunft | fördert | die deutsche kinderfürsorge", but no texts on the reverse side.

TYPE 1

This card has a title "Deutschlands Spende | für Säuglings= und Kleinkinderschuß"



'Germany's donation | for infant and toddler shots' on two lines of text.

The card was published by Graphische Kunstantalten F. Bruckmann A.G. of Munich.

This particular example was posted in an unknown town but was addressed to KONSTANZ on 2nd May 1918.

TYPE 2

This second type was also published by Graphische Kunstantalten F. Bruckmann A.G. of Munich and now the text has an extra line which reads "Landesausschuß Bayern"



'Bavaria State Committee'

TYPE 3

The third version has an additional two lines of text on the front side along the bottom edge that reads "Geschäftsstelle: Prußischer Landesausschluß von Deutschlands Spende für Säuglings= und Kleinkinder Schluss Berlin W.8. Taubenstraße 16-18"



'Office: Prussian State Committee for Germany's Donation for Infants and Toddlers, Berlin W.8. Taubenstrasse 16-18'

TYPE 4

This second type was also published by Graphische Kunstantalten F. Bruckmann A.G. of Munich and now the text has 4 lines of text which reads "In unseren kindern | liegt unsere zukunft | fördert | die deutsche kinderfürsorge" - 'In our children lies our future, promote German child welfare'

This version does not have any text or title on the reverse side upper left-hand side but it does now have two lines of text on the bottom edge: "Deutsche Landeskommission für Kinderschutz und jugendfürsorge in Böhmen, Reichenberg, Waldzeite 14" - 'German State Commission for Child Protection and Youth Welfare in Bohemia, Reichenberg, Waldzeite 14'

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