GERMAN PHILATELY

PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1936)

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42. DEUTSCHER PHILATELISTENTAG
42nd GERMAN PHILATELIC DAY
(6th/7th Jun 1936)

BROWN IMAGE and TEXT

This card can be found in five variations as follows:

1. PP142-C-3/02: With a pre-printed 5-Rpf Luftpost stamp.
2. PP142-C-3/06: As 1) above but with additional 16 lines of ZIGARETTENFABRIK KOSMOS text
3. PP142-C-3/10: As 1) above but with additional inscription "3. Philitelistische Ostlandtagung" above the image.
4. PP147-C-1: With two pre-printed stamps 5-Rpf Luftpost and 10-Rpf HINDENBURG Medallion.
5. The same as 1) but without pre-printed stamps.

Also for sale at the Exhibition was a commemorative pack that consisted of an envelope with an envelope, a postcard with a 5 Rpf Airmail stamp (PP142-C-3/02) and an identical postcard but without the pre-printed stamp.






ABOVE LEFT: 1) PP142-C-3/02: 5-Rpf Luftpost Stamp
ABOVE RIGHT: 2) PP142-C-3/06 - As 1) with additional 16 lines of text sponsored by ZIGARETTENFABRIK KOSMOS of DRESDEN




ABOVE LEFT: 3) PP142-C-3/10: As 1) with additional "3. PHILATELISTISCHE OSTLANDTAGUNG" text above image
ABOVE RIGHT: 4) PP146-C-1 - 5-Rpf Luftpost (Green) + 10-Rpf HINDENBURG Stamps





ABOVE RIGHT: 5) No Pre-Printed Stamp

Follow these links to see examples of other UNUSED, Domestically Used and Foreign used cards.

COMMEMORATIVE PACK

The following commemorative pack was available at the show and consisted of an envelope, a pre-paid postcard and an identical postcard but without the pre-paid stamp.

OTHER UNUSED CARDS

1. This unused P142-C-3/02 postcard was favour cancelled with the special cancel used in LAUENSTEIN. In addition there is a rectangular stamp inscribed "Gustav Gerhartz | Wuppertal - | Cronenberg | Untergründen 2".




ABOVE: PP142-C-3/02

DOMESTIC USAGE

1. The card below left was cancelled in Munich on 4th Jul 1936 and has a special cancel inscribed "BDE | Tagung 1936 | in der hauptstadt | der Bewegung". This cancel is not related to the event.
2. The card below right has no pre-printed stamp and was cancelled with the LAUENSTEIN special cancel. The card was sent to WUPPERTAL.




ABOVE LEFT: PP142-C-3/02:
ABOVE RIGHT: No Pre-Printed Stamp

3. Below is another domestically used PP142-C-3/02 with the special cancel from LAUENSTEIN




4. The following example was posted from GOLDAP to KÖNIGSBERG on 30th Oct 1936


ABOVE: PP142-C-3/02

5. The card below is another example with the LAUENSTEIN special handstamp, this time sent to BERLIN-SCHÖNEBERG on 7th Jun 1936.


ABOVE: PP142-C-3/02

DOMESTIC AIRMAIL

1. The next example was posted Airmail from LAUENSTEIN to BERLIN


ABOVE: PP142-C-3/02

FOREIGN USAGE

1. The PP142-C-3/02 example below was cancelled on the last day of the exhibition and was sent to an address in MILAN, ITALY on 7th Jun 1936. I addition to the pre-printed 5-Rpf stamp the sender has fixed a 10-Rpf airmail stamp for a total of 15-Rpf, the correct amount for a card sent to ITALY.




ABOVE: PP142-C-3/02


REFERENCES:
1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition
2. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN. Heft Nr. 13, Page 461.