1st September 1939
JB:Danzig
Propaganda postcard depict Adolf Hitler at the podium, with the caption, 'The Führer during his historic Reichstag speech on 30 January 1939'. The postal cancellation (ref: JB:Danzig2/201) from Danzig reads 'Der Führer hat uns befreit' (The leader has freed us). Ref: 01.09.1939
Reichstag speech 30th January 1939
DANZIG cancellations as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952)
The stamp ink varies between violet and black. There were seven identical stamps in use. However, the one used at the Danzig-Langfuhr post office did not have a dot after the day number '1'.
After 1st September the day cancel should be added. This was usually not done. Pieces with daily postmarks from the period 2nd to 24th September are rare.
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