OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1935)

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MICHEL P257
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
1936 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
6 Rpf

Officially released on 25th Nov 1935 and valid for use until 30th Jun 1937.

There were two postcards published to advertise the coming of the 1936 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Feb 1936. The two cards are identical except for the fact that P257 is brown and has a 6 Rpf indicia stamp whereas P268 is lilac in colour with a 15 Rpf indicia stamp. Both cards feature a winter scene with snow capped mountains in the background

As well as the official card there were several official cards with additional private printing as can be seen below.

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

KURT HORN | DRESDEN

DENTAL-VERSAND | POPPENBERG G.m.b.H | Berlin W9

Sender's address "Dental-Versand | Poppenberg G.m.b.H | Berlin W9"

KARL ZINK

No change to front side but reverse side with small image of a fir tree in the bottom left-hand corner and 7 lines of text with "KARL ZINK"

BITUMALS KOLTASPHALT GESELLSCHAFT

No change to front side but reverse side with many lines of blue text starting "Bitumals Koltasphalt Gesellschaft". Two versions. First with "100/36" and second with "10000/36" in bottom left-hand corner on reverse side.

GIPSWERK MARKT EINERSHEIM

No change to front side but reverse side with Multiple lines of black test starting "Besuchsanzeig!", "Gipswerk Markt Einersheim" inside body of text. Green text 4 lines starting "Hermann Völker" and green "HV" in wreath.

REFERENCES

1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2021/2022. 23 Auflage ISBN 978-95402-374-5
2. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.
3. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DRITTEN REICHES" by Hans Peter Frech. 2014 Edition