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ABP Berlin: Hand Stamp (BP) 1/0 Links to - Hand Stamps - Machine Stamps - Pass-Through Stamps - Closures - Misc. ABP Berlin Hand Stamps (Handprüfstempel) and variations BP1.3 (Oslo cover) - see 33/83 BP4.10 - see 25/17 BP4.6 - see 15.06.1942 - 32/48 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

ABP Hamburg: Hand Stamp (FP) 1/0 FP2.2 - see 33/65 FP2.5 - see 33/86 FP3.1 - see 33/72 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

ABP Hamburg: Closures (FV) 1/0 FV2.1 - see 33/65, 33/72, 33/85 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

ABP Frankfurt: Machine Stamp (EP) 1/0 EPM1.1 - see 33/84 EPM1.2 - see 33/68 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

17th February 1941 'Atlantic Clipper' 1/0 Mail from the USA to Germany on the Boeing 314 Clipper ATLANTIC CLIPPER See 33/84 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

INDEX INDEX 1/0 This is the contents and index page. For specific enquiries not shown here, please use the search field at the head of the page. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z B Bahnpost Cancel examples - see 27/57 (1937) Banking and Financial services (also see Tax) Correspondence to/from German banks, financial institutions, insurance companies etc . Including foreign bank correspondence into Germany. Notes on income : The weekly earnings of a skilled worker in the metal trades averaged 36.53 marks in 1913, 54.43 marks at the high point in October 1928, and only 30.59 marks in September 1932. The weekly earnings of an unskilled labourer in the same industry were 27.04 marks in 1913, 42.26 marks in October 1928 and 21.13 marks in September 1932. Source: Die Wirtschaftskurve , Heft IV, 1932, p.322 Barracks (kaserne) & Lager Directory Postcards, letters and postal cancellations Battle of Britain 30th July 1940 Berlin Last mail in/out of Berlin - Hamburg to Berlin (26.04.1945) BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCE Books, journals and magazines etc., used for Brief History research Bildtelegramm 20/4, 21/3 Births, deaths and marriages Official notification of birth in Hostomtz (Hostomice - Czech) - see 27/77 BOCHMANN Special/commemorative cancellations by place name as listed in the Julius Bochmann catalogues of 1952. ALSO including special cancellations from the Occupied countries JB:Rinteln1/646 - 14.03.1943 Aschaffenburg 2/4, 4/2, 11/2, 13/2, Berlin 6/5, 6/6, 11/4, 11/4 Bitterfeld 6/6, Coburg 2/4, Dresden 11/4, 12/3, Hamburg 13/2, 13/3 Hohenstein-Ernstthal 9/3, Iglau 5/4, Krefeld 6/6, Lauenhain 6/6, Linz 6/6, 'Mother & Child' 5/4, Mannheim 7/8, Munich 2/4, 20/10, Nuremberg 2/1, 9/3, 12/2, Oberhof 6/6, Pasewalk 6/4, Posen 20/11, 'Postgut' 4/2, Villach 6/6, Wilhelmshaven 4/3, Wollstein 20/3 Boeing 314 Clipper Atlantic Clipper BOHEMIA & MORAVIA In the early hours of the morning of 15th March 1939, the German Army marched in and occupied the Czech lands of Bohemia & Moravia, the important industrial and mining region around the town of Ostrova had been occupied during the preceding night. A directory of Bohemia & Moravia (inc. stamps and postal history etc.) can be found here. Postal stationery postcard regarding an unknown financial matter - see 30/13 (needs translation) Booksellers & Publishers Booksellers (Buchhandlung) Directory Bertelmanns - Verlag - see 02.12.1939 - 30/3 (Postcards reads, 'We order: 1. 100 identity card applications 2. 100 birth certificates 3. 100 military service cards 4. 10 military service card cover sheets for police registration lists (notification to the local group, district leader, NSV) 5. 50 inserts for these. Brazil Brazilian postage stamps within the Brief History collection Breslau 1938 cachet 5/5, 7/3 Bridges Road and rail bridges of significance in Germany BUILDINGS Significant buildings within Germany (ancient and modern) Nuremberg Congress Hall small photo-card 25/59 (orphan) Stadt der Reichsparteitage postcard 25/60 Bulgaria Stamps of Bulgaria See - 33/76 (1,2,4,AB, 1943) Bulgaria - 1935 , Bulgaria - 1939 Bund Deutscher Mädel (BDM) League of German Girls (Hitler Youth) SEE HITLER YOUTH Business Directory An A-Z of companies of historical interest Julius Behrend. Hannover. Bed feathers. 25/64 (orphan) Rauscher & Co. Brüx. Typewriters. 25/53 (orphan) 👆 C Canada 'End of war' cover featuring ration stamp - see 27/22 ' CARTOLINA POSTALE PER LE FORZE ARMATE' Postcard index (also including 'Biglietto Postale' - letter-sheets) for correspondence from Italian military personnel. Censorship Civil censorship in Germany 1939 - 1945 (see Auslandsbriefprüfstelle ) Civil Censorship Detachment (CCD) U.S. Civil Censorship cancellations - see 26/65 & 66 Riemer A.44 censor (15.11.1945) 'Military Censorship Civil Mails' (American) - Hand-stamp identification Austrian post-war censor (VM5a?) 1947 - see 27/80 Cercel Petain G.V4/3-158 Ceylon Ceylon postage stamps within the Brief History collection Channel Islands Stamps of Jersey Mi.7 & Mi.8 see 29.06.1943 - 23/29 Christmas Feldpost postcard - 10.12.1940 - 32/2, 17.12.1940 - 32/5, 27.12.1940 - 30/21 Feldpost letter-sheet - 19.12.1940 - 32/6 Churches & Cathedrals Places of worship and religious affairs (LINK REQUIRED) Cinema and Film Films, film production and associated industries CITIES, TOWNS & VILLAGES Index of postcards depicting the cities, towns and villages of Germany with notes on their expansion, demise and reasons to be remembered. Bernburg 25/23 (orphan), Freudenstadt 25/50 (orphan) Collectors Cards (Sammlerausweis) A postal document (ID for the purchase of postage stamps), which entitles stamp collectors to continuously obtain a certain number of special postage stamps from a post office within a specified collection period. Colonial German colonial propaganda 1933 onward See 04.12.1938 - 25/86 (Die koloniale Schuldlüge ist tot!) 10/5 Communist Party of Germany (KPD) With further information on Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Concentration Camps Directory of references within the Brief History collection Mail G.V2/5-200 Consulates German consulate covers Cologne Carnival 1939 3/4 Cologne Post Offices destroyed 11/8 Court documents & seals 'Gerichts Kosten Marke' (generic stamps) - see 28/37 Baptismal certificate request - Senftenberg district court 1936 Birth certificate request - Wittstock district court 1933 Will reading? - Meyenburg district court 1936 Zahlungsbefehl (Order to Pay) - Hannover district court document 1936 Postcard instruction sent to the district court in Zossen , 1937 - see 27/58 Postcard instruction sent from the district court in Heidelberg , 1937 - see 27/70 Letter-sheet from district court in Pankow , 1940 - 30/28 Official court (Amtsgericht) documents secured using a 'doily' seal and/or having an official court emblem printed or hand-stamped upon the envelope. Croatia Stamps of Croatia - 25/51 - 10 Kuna, 3.50 Kn (orphan) Cruise & passenger ships (also see Shipping Lines - including non-German ships) Directory of German cruise and passenger ships used into and during the 3rd Reich period. Currency Banknotes and coins used with the Brief History period 10 French Francs (note, 1940) - see 29/100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA Index listing various aspects of Czech history, including feldpost, philately and The Third Republic. 👆 D Danish Nazi Party (Vignette) 17/2 Danzig Danzig postage stamps within the Brief History collection Dead Letter Office (DLO) Correspondence with reference to the undelivered letters and the DLO Death Notices Notices and post stationery , including 'Death Cards' See 18.08.1942 - 24/43, 21.11.1941 - 24/44 Dein sparen hilft dem Volk (savings stamp) 21/4 'Der Adler' Biweekly Nazi propaganda magazine published by the Scherl Verlag with the support of the Luftwaffe High Command. Der Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V. See 6/30 (Postal stationery and news letter, 1939) Deutschlandflug 1938 14/4 Deutsche Dienstpost The postal service of German-occupied areas during WWII 'Deutsche Dienstelle/ Gefallenen/ Wehrmacht' Post-war organisation 'German Office for the notification of the next of kin of the fallen of the former German Wehrmacht' Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft (DLG) German Agricultural Society ( Pre Reichsnährstand ) Deutsche Reichspost Payment slip booklet 25/62 (orphan) Postsparbuch (7.40) - 20.10.1941 - (Swastika obliteration) Postsparbüch advertising postcard 29.04.1941 - 25/83 Anleitung zur Benutzung des Postscheckkontos (Instructions for using the postal cheque account). 13.12.1941 Unfallbekämpfung der Deutschen Reichspost DRP 67 (without DP) see 28/8, DRP 92 (P.30) see 28/7, DRP 93 ( P.31) see 01.12.1937, DRP 100 (P.46) see 28/8, DRP 142 (P.76) see 28/9, DRP 141 (P.75) see 28/10, DRP 144 (P.78) see 28/11, DRP 215 (P.127) see 28/12, DRP 246 (P.158) see 28/13, DRP 247 (P.159) see 28/14, DRP248 (P.160) see 28/15, DRP 275 (P.186) see 28/16, No DRP number, no P number - see 04.12.1937 - 28/17,'set' of six DRP (various numbers) held together with a staple to the right edge of the design side and perforated 'ticket style' - see 28/18, No DRP number, no P number with slogan 'Der totale Krieg fordert auch von Dir "Kampf dem Unfall!"' see 06.05.1944 DRP Unfallbekämpfung der Deutschen Reichspost booklet containing 15 DRP designed labels (dated Januar 1942) see 28/19 Deutsche Sparkassen- und Giroverband e. V (DSGV) German Savings Banks and Giro Association Schulsparmarken savings stamps booklet 18/35 (orphan) Deutscher Landhandelsbund e.V. German Agricultural Trade Association Deutsches Turnfest German Gymnastics Festival Typewritten postcard (official) - see 24/43 Devisenkontrolle Foreign Exchange Control labels 'Die bunten Hefte für unsere Soldaten' Books which could be sent through the feldpost system DJH Directory German Youth Hostel Association 👆 E Easter Postcards & correspondence regarding Easter Photograph affixed to postcard of two children at easter - see 27/40 Ecuador Ecuadorian postage stamps with the Brief History collection Education and research establishments Schools and Universities etc. Eilauftrag zur Prüfung einer Postanschrift Urgent request to verify a postal address Embassies and Consulates Stationery/correspondence from German Foreign Embassies & Consulates Stationery/correspondence from Foreign Embassies & Consulates (non-German) Enabling Act of 1933 Enacted on 23rd March 1933, ending the Weimar Republic Entertainment Cabaret, Theatre, Variety, Circus & Fair Ergänzungsstelle der Waffen-SS Supplementary Offices Esperanto See 29/77 , 29/88 ('i d o' covers) Estonia Directory Items of interest within the Brief History collection Exhibition & Events Directory Exhibitions and events (non-philatelic), 1933-1947 (for philatelic events click here) Ausstellung Deutsche Künstler und die SS - 25/32, 25/33 Exposition Internationale, Paris, 1937 See - 25/39, 23.06.1937 - 27/49 👆 F Fake Briefstempels 14/2, 15/15, 16/6, FDGB Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund Free German Trade Union Federation (1946-1990) Fee & Due stamps - NSDAP Official documentation with the required fee (by organisation) Fee & Due stamps - non-NSDAP Official documentation with the required fee (by town and city), insurance etc. FELDPOST Feldpost directory including, sack labels, cancellations, briefstempel variations, R-Labels, hand-stamps etc. Cancel 3/3, forged cancels 4/3, 13/9, 'Skorpion' FPN 00220 7/7, 17/14, 'Panzer Post' 12/9, Luftfeldpost in Scandinavia 17/12, Label G.V3/1-34, Feldeisenbahn G.V3/1-35 'ZURÜCK Empfänger gefallen für Grossdeutschland' 14.07.1943 Feldpost art - Pencil drawn 'Happy New Year'. No date. 25/31 (orphan) Schülerkompanie Prague - Express label 25/56 (orphan) Newspaper wrapper (Pz.prop.-Komp. 693, Kdo. Belgrad) 25/57 (orphan) Field Post of other countries Russian Film and Cinema Films, film production and associated industries Finanzamt - see Tax (including Landeshauptkasse) Finland Finish postage stamps within the Brief History collection Fire and rescue service Civil Fire Brigades and associated industries (To be added) First Vienna Award The First Vienna Award was a treaty signed on 2 November 1938 pursuant to the Vienna Arbitration, which took place at Vienna's Belvedere Palace. The arbitration and award were direct consequences of the previous month's Munich Agreement, which resulted in the partitioning of Czechoslovakia. Flags 'Flags Wars' - article Food & Drink Directory of references to food and drink within the Brief History collection France French postage stamps within the Brief History collection (inc. Vichy France) French 'POSTE AUX ARMEES' military post Eiffel Tower Francotyp Postage Meter Stamp variations manufactured by Francotyp Fremdarbeiter Mail Foreign workers mail See 33/73 (from Belgium to Vienna) 👆 G Gas Mask - 25/43 (orphan) Gemeinschaftslager Correspondence from Civil Work Camps (often foreign workers) General Government Postage Stamps Special/commemorative cancellations by place name GERMANY & COLONIES PHILATELIC SOCIETY GERMAN POSTAGE STAMPS 1933-1945 Including booklet panes, booklet sheets, occupation issues (official & private), local issues from 1945, unofficial & private issues from 1945 etc. GG Mi.117-119 18/3, 19/2 B&M Mi.131 16/10 Mi.571-2 21/12, Mi. 581 9/8, Mi.582 10/4, Mi.583 11/10, Mi.598/99 19/2, 20/11, Mi.654 15/13, Mi.655 2/4, Mi.689-90 21/12, Mi.714 11/14, Mi.746 11/14, Mi.816 17/3, Mi.830 16/3, Mi.855-56 20/9, Mi.856 13/4, Mi.863 19/6, Mi.864 12/4, 13/2, 15/3, Mi.883 13/11, Mi.887 14/9, G.V2/5-217 'Get to know Germany' (GTKG) Hindenburg Head postcard series Hitler Head postcard series Gottbegnadeten List A list of 'God-Gifted' German artists compiled in August 1944 by the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda under Joseph Goebbels who were considered important to the National Socialist regime and were therefore placed under special protection by it Also see: Unabkömmlichstellung (UK) und Zurückstellung Indispensable status (UK) and deferment Gratz, Karl postcards 20/3 Greece Greek postage stamps within the Brief History collection Gurs, Camp de (see Germania Vol.13/3 pp.138-39) To be added 👆 H HITLER, ADOLF Aspects of his life and leadership 8/3, Unsere Führer vignette 18/12, Hitler & Horthy. BV2210 see 26/6, BV2211 see 28/42 Hitlers visit to Italy 3rd-9th May 1938 (see 27/99 ) Hitler Youth 1926-1945 also including Deutsches Jungvolk , and BDM 18/4 Hitler Spende 25/24 (orphan) HMS Seal Captured British submarine Honey (Honig) Hamburger Honig-Betriebe - see 29/87 Hotels & Accommodation Postal stationery Hotel Post, Heiligenberg. Schloss Heiligenberg. Research. See 29/37 Humour Directory of postcards and artwork Also see Directory of Artists, Cartoonist and Graphic Designers Hungary First Vienna Awar d 👆 I Indanthren Postcard series advertising Indanthren dyes (at this time produced by IG Farben) India Indian postage stamps within the Brief History collection Invalidenversicherung Einlage zur Quittungskarte 'Iron Cross and silhouette' postcard series Noted examples: Panzer, Stuka... Istria For information follow this link to 'Camp 27' Italy Italian postage stamps within the Brief History collection CARTOLINA POSTALE PER LE FORZA ARMATE postcards Gino Boccasile postcards Vittorio Pisani postcards - see 32/100 ('Fate fandere le nostre...') Italian Army in Albania Italian postcard 'Franchigia Postale' from 'Divisione XXIII - Vampe Nere' Ibiza 1937 (Spanish Civil War) - See 27/54 Arma Aeronautica postcard - see 30/29 (create Italian Arma Aeronautica page) Confederazione Fascista Lavoratori Agricoltura Unione di Modena 👆 J Jamaica Jamaican postage stamps within the Brief History collection Jugoslavia Serbian fee stamps on a 1942 document - see 12/16 Yugoslav postage revenue stamps (1936) - see 33/22 👆 K Kaserne (barracks) & Lager Directory Postcards, letters and postal cancellations K.d.F. Directory Referencing items of interest related to the NS Gemeinschaft Kraft durch Freude ('Strength Through Joy' movement), part of the German Labour Front (DAF). Leisure Congresses 8/6, Cruise ships 9/4, 10/9, 11/5, 12/5, 13/5, 14/5, 15/11, 16/11, 17/5, 18/7, 19/7 KLV Lager Directory The evacuation of children in Germany during the World War II was designed to save children in Nazi Germany from the risks associated with the aerial bombing of cities, by moving them to areas thought to be less at risk. The German term used for this was Kinderlandverschickung (KLV), a short form of Verschickung der Kinder auf das Land ('relocation of children to the countryside') . Kohlenklau Coal Thief 'Hunt the Coal Thief' board game Official postal stationery,1943 (Mi.P311 & Mi.P312) Feldpost covers and labels 'Kriegsbeginn' cachet 9/2, 10/2 Kriegshilfsdienst (K.D.H.) War Relief Service Postcard series Kriegsmarine Vessel directory (also see U-Boats ) Marinenachrichtenschule (Mürwik) 👆 L Labels & Vignettes Mostly decorative commercial and commemorative adhesive labels Lager & Kaserne (barracks) Directory Postcards, letters and postal cancellations Landsberg Prison Best known as the prison where Adolf Hitler was held in 1924, after the failed Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, and where he dictated his memoirs Mein Kampf to Rudolf Hess. Landfahr Country service year - see 07.11.1940 LATVIA Displaced persons Latvian postage stamps within the Brief History collection Law German Laws As found within the Brief History collection (with additional transcriptions from official text) Lebenszeichen Air-raid survivors card (green and red border). ALSO verification of address cards (green border) Leipziger Messe Leipzig Trade fair history G. V3/1-23 Lieds & Songs Postcards featuring traditional lyrics and popular songs 'England wird fallen!' 25/34 (orphan) Lottery Winterhilfswerk d. Deutschen Volkes 1933/34 Reichswinterhilfe Lotterie 1934/35 Index of postcards Lottery ticket 788837 Series 21 - see 27/9 WHW lottery ticket 0479317 series 1 - 22.03.1937 - 26/69 Lottery label/ticket? (Vienna) 1941. See 28/51 Prague 1944 Luftschutz - Air Defence directory Erfassung für die Luftschutzdienstpflicht (Registration for compulsory duties) Slogan cancellations (as featuring in the Bochmann catalogues) LUFTWAFFE Aircraft directory Luftgaue air-district command (inc. occupied countries) Postal cancellations on feldpost labels (Luftgaupostämt) 'Unsere Luftwaffe' series of postcards; Nr.36/98 - see 26/89, Luftwaffe Eagle labels Luxembourg General strike 1942 Post-war Luxembourg 👆 M Maćica Serbska Cultural association of the Serbołużic people Medicine & Medical Teeth? Unusual postcard - see 27/56 Invoice from the Medical Billing Office of Schönebeck (Elbe) e.V. - see 32/32 Euthanasia - see 32/35 ( https://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/children/waldniel/waldniel.html ) 'Meteor' Survey Ship 20/5, 21/7 Mentone Italian occupation of the French city of Menton (1941-43) Mexico Mexican postage stamps within the Brief History collection 08.02.1938 - 22/80 Military Government of Germany Allied Military Personnel Questionnaire 12/12 Mobilisation British mobilisation 1939 Monuments & Memorials Artwork and sculpture in public areas Mountain troops (Gebirgstruppen) Mountain troops of the Waffen-SS Mourning stationery Letter sheet (1942 - civilian) - see 27/17 Museums Deutsches Museum, Munich Muttertag Mother's Day in Nazi Germany 👆 N Netherlands Note: The Netherlands is a country, Holland is a region of the Netherlands, Dutch is the language and the people of the Netherlands. Also see the American Society for Netherlands Philately in the bibliography . Cover - Social Administration Division for the Reichs Commissioner of the Occupied Netherlands - see 32/55 Leaflet - 'Yankee-Engelsman-Bolsjewiek/ Dansen naar de pijpen/ van de/ Jodenkliek'. See - 18/47 Feldpost Neudeck Country residence of Paul von Hindenburg NEWS IN BRIEF News in Brief directory - numerous pages with (mostly) non-philatelic content pertaining to events of the day. Sourced from contemporary printed material, i.e. newspapers, pamphlets, decrees, and governmental dispatches etc. Pertinent information is listed in the index, sub-indexes and search field. Pertinent advertising is also included. Also see Sign of the Times Newspapers & Journals Postal ephemera and publications (including wrappers) 'Normandie' SS 'Normandie', French ocean liner Norway Stamps of Norway Newlands House. Hospital for Norwegian soldiers NSDAP NSDAP pre-1933 Presidential Election, March 1932 (Postcards) 'Landvolk erwache!' (Postcard -1932) NSDAP 1933 -1945 Administrative Buildings and Offices Directory of organisations within the NSDAP (mostly prefixed 'NS.=') Fee stamps - Official documentation with the required fee (by organisation) Political ranks within the NSDAP NSDAP - Kamerdschaft-Abend (Comradeship Evening), Neu-Eichwald. See 29/59 NSDAP Hitler vignette 5 pf 7/4, 12/3, 16/5, 17/2, N.S.R.L.c. registered label 18/2, 21/2, 22/2 Nürburgring Motor racing track Nuremberg Rallies , events and locations Rally events1923 -1939 Luitpoldarena - see 28/39 Zeppelin Field Cancel types 17/4 👆 O Oberammergau 1934 Passion Play G.V4/1-12 Postcard written in English regarding the play (1934) - see 27/78 Obliterations Official- post-war covers and documents Oflags POW camps II - XXI and 6 - 92 Oktoberfest See 28/67 (commemorative card, 1938) Olympics Directory Winter 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Summer 1936 Berlin & Kiel Hand-stamp 10/3, 11/3, Mobile Post Offices 13/12, Postal arrangements in Kiel 17/9 Orders, decorations and medals Cross of Honour of the German Mother Infantry Assault Badge General Assault Badge 25/30 Organisations & Associations Directory Non-Philatelic, Non-NSDAP Osthilfe (Eastern Aid) Agricultural policy (1926-1937) OSTROPA - 1935 Postage stamps (Mi.576-579) 'OSTROPA - 1935' vignettes - see 18/54 (brown) 👆 P Panama, Republic of Stamps of Panama - see 29/32 'Paquebot' mail Definition Parole der Woche Propaganda labels Patriotic Covers Anti-Axis cover artwork Pensions Items related to the German pension during the 3rd Reich period see 24.01.1933 (Cover - Berlin Pension Office IV) Perfins 'POL' Police perfins of the Hindenburg Memorial issues Philatelic Exhibitions Directory of events 1933 - 1947 Philatelic Publications Sammler Schau (postcard correspondence) - see 32/79 (' Re: “Letters to the Collectors' Show” section. Dear Mr. Belgern-Wigand. We would like to thank you very much for your comments on the topic of “official letters” and will, of course, be happy to use your contributions when the opportunity arises. Photographers Directory of photographers (including Photo-Porst series photographers) Photo-Porst-Postkartenkalender Series of postcards consider listing these on a single page of images Pneumatic Mail (Rohrpost) Rohrpost Berlin Rohrpost Prague Rohrpost in Vienna (see 27/98) Poland Polish postage stamps within the Brief History collection (inc. Polish Government in Exile) Krakau G.V4/1-37 Polizei-Präsident Postal stationery Pope Pius XI Catholic criticism of the Nazi regime Portugal Stamps of Colony of Mozambique (Portuguese East Africa) - see 33/80 Postage Due - Nachporto Stamps (not German nor Occupation) Hindenburg head (1928) - invalid to Brussels - see 30/59 Postal rates in Germany 1933-1939 11/11, 12/4 Postage Meter Stamps (also see Francotyp) Erfurt - 1945 obliteration - see 33/13 POSTAL STATIONERY - OFFICIAL German Postal Stationery Mi.P235 (Hindenburg Mourning) 25/52 (orphan) Earliest use 4/4, 5/1, 6/2, 16/2, Mi.P241 6/3, Mi.P266 13/3, Mi.P271 6/5, Mi.P278 3/2, 5/3, Mi.P299 7/3, Various 12/2 POSTAL STATIONERY - PRIVATE German Postal Stationery (most with imprint stamp) based on the listings catalogued within the 3-volume R. James Bender series. Also see Philatelic Exhibitions & Events 19/11, 20/12, 21/14 POSTAL STATIONERY Including Bohemia & Moravia, General Government, Occupied countries, Allied Postal Stationery (post WWII), and the Postal Stationery of other countries as found within the Brief History collection. Postzentrale 18/2 POW Prisoner of war correspondence sent from Allied camps in Britain, France America, Canada, East Africa, North Africa and India. Italian POW in USA. No date, no camp ('CWE 100'?) 25/65 (orphan) Italian POW in Germany. No date, no camp. 25/66 (orphan) 'Kriegsgefangenenpost - Prisonniers de Guerre' label for POW letter-sheets/postcards (Carentan, France 1942) - See 32/44 Presidential Election 13th March 1932 (Hindenburg victory) PROPAGANDA Postcards, correspondence, vignettes and labels featuring anti-British, anti-German, anti-Jewish and anti-Soviet propaganda. 'Pst' 'The enemy is listening' campaign (German) Punch The cartoons of Punch magazine Puzzles and Quizzes Games within books and correspondence P.W.I.B. Prisoner of War Information Bureau, Washington 👆 Q Quittungskarte Insurance cards and fee stamps - see 27/24 (1937) 👆 R Radio and Broadcasting Directory All things radio and broadcasting within the Brief History collection Radio Research Station (Ditton). 03.08.1938 (email sent on 11.10.2025) Rundfunkgenehmigung (broadcasting licence), 1939. See 29/63 Rationing Swedish textile ration coupons Jan 1945 - 25/63 (orphan) 'RDPSH' postage fund raiser 9/2, 15/4 Red Cross American Red Cross - see 25/41 (orphan) British Red Cross - Guernsey German Red Cross (Deutsche Rote Kreuz) Italian Red Cross Reich Veteran's Day Grossdeutscher Reichskriegertag, Kassel, 3rd June 1939 Reichsberufewettkampf der Deutschen Jugend 1934-44 21/11 'REICHS' NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS also see other 'Reichs' in the index Reichs bahn , Reichs druckerei Reichs luftschutzbund (slogan cancel 140/816 see 27/87) Reichs ministerium für Wissenschaft, Erziehung un Volksbildung , Reichs nährstand Reichsluftschutzbund Special postal cancellations Postal cancellations Needs tidying up see 29.05.1938 REICHSPOSTDIREKTION (RPD) (also see Deutsche Reichspost) Postal Instruction Labels. ALSO including foreign postal and post-war labels. Hand-stamp instructions & declarations. ALSO including foreign postal and post-war hand-stamps. Postzustellungsurkunde letter-sheet x 3 25/45 (orphans) Einlieferungsschein (delivery note from DAF verlag) 25/46 (orphan) Einlieferungsschein (delivery note from Prague) 25/4 (orphan) Reichstag Reichstag, Opening of, 18/11, 19/2 Reichswinterhilfe Lotterie 1934/35 also see Winterhilfswerk d. Deutschen Volkes 1933/34 Index of postcards WHW lottery ticket 0479317 series 1 - 22.03.1937 - 26/69 Religion and Spirituality Covers, letters and documents etc. relating to religious and spiritual affairs Christ the King Society Gottgläubig Rohrpost - see Pneumatic mail Romance & Relationships Correspondence and images within the Brief History collection Romania Romanian postage stamps within the Brief History collection Royalty Royal families and nobility Runes - see 25/25 (orphan) 👆 S SA Wehrkampftag 1942 6/7 SAAR A referendum on territorial status was held in the Territory of the Saar Basin on 13th January 1935. Over 90% of voters opted for reunification with Germany, with 9% voting for the status quo as a League of Nations mandate territory and less than 0.5% opting for unification with France. Cancel 9/2, 11/2, San Marino San Marino postage stamps within the Brief History collection (see 27/99) Schalburg vignette (Denmark) 15/5, 16/4, Schutzstaffel (SS) 'Unsere Waffen-SS' postcard series - see 27/13 & 14 Schutzpolizei German uniformed Police Force Sea Defence Zones Seeverteidigung Tactical area in the organisation of the Kriegsmarine intended to provide operational command of all German naval forces, within a given geographical area, in the event of actual enemy attack on the coastline of occupied Europe. List of areas with links to feldpost numbers etc. Shipping Lines Directory of shipping lines postal stationery and references Sign of the Times Ephemera that represents contemporary events Slovak Republic (1939 - 1945) Slovak State (14th March - 21st July 1939) Slovakian postage stamps within the Brief History collection German occupation feldpost Sonderpostamt Special Post Office South Africa Postage stamps within the Brief History collection see 01.03.1939 - 22/88 (1/. Wildebeest) see 29.06.1943 - 23/28 South West Africa (S.W.A.) Index of place names Postage stamps within the Brief History collection Souvenir Sheets The various manifestations of commemorative sheet and postage stamp combinations. Soviet Union (USSR) Russian postage stamps within the Brief History collection Spain Spanish postage stamps within the Brief History collection. (Also see: Spanish Civil war for issues between 1936-1939) Dirección General de Seguridad, Madrid (Directorate General of Security - Censorship). See 30/27 SPANISH CIVIL WAR (SCW) Directory of items within the Brief History collection (17th July 1936 - 1st April 1939). Sports Directory Competitive sporting events and commemorative ceremonies STALAGS Directory of Prisoner of War camps operated by the German authorities for enlisted soldiers (also see Oflags - camps for Officers) Brief description of the Frontstalag-Stalag-Oflag system Stamp dealers, collectors & associations Directory of 'Briefmarken' dealers and associations (for philatelic events click here) Sterilisation The case of Otto Scheuerbrand Sudetendeutsche Partei See 28/66 (Brannau cancel with party symbol) SUDETENLAND Local Official issues and 'Commemoration Overprints' Postal history (not overprinted) External link to Sudetenland R-labels Neu-Titschein 13/4 Switzerland Swiss postage stamps within the Brief History collection See 33/75 (50 - 1943) 👆 T Tag der Briefmarke - See Philatelic Exhibitions & Events Tag der Wehrmacht 1935 1936 1937 1938 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 Tax (including Landeshauptkasse) Berlin Tax Office (Mitte) ' Bescheid über den Beitrag zum Reichsnährstand für das Rechnungsjahr 1937' (Notice regarding the contribution to the Reich Food Administration for the 1937 financial year), Diez (1937) - see 27/23 Income tax return instructions (1943) Income tax notice (1947) Finanzamt 'doily' labels Finance document (letter-sheet), Berlin, 1939 - see 13.06.1939 - 29/55 Finance document (letter-sheet), Halle, 1939 - see 14.06.1939 - 29/56 Finance document (postcard), Landeshauptkasse, Stuttgart - see 15.01.1940 - 33/10 Finance document (letter-sheet), Berlin, 1941 - see 14.05.1941 - 25/95 Finance document ('Mahnzettel) letter-sheet), Diez - see 21.04.1942 - 32/41 Telegrams Small format (Din C6) Small telegram obliteration - post war - 25/61 (orphan) Large format (Schmuckblatt) Telegrams (Schmuckblatt) 15/6 Theresientstadt Third Reich Historical context as at 24th March 1933 'Torbruch' overprint 9/8 TOWNS, CITIES & VILLAGES Index of postcards depicting the cities, towns and villages of Germany with notes on their expansion, demise and reasons to be remembered. Treaty of Versailles Article 65 (Kehl cover) Tripartate Pact (aka Berlin Pact) - Germany, Italy & Japan, 1940 Turnfest See Deutsches Turnfest Typefaces Guide to fonts used on printed matter 👆 U U-Boats Vessel directory Überroller-post Information regarding German/Allied 'overtaken' mail (194 4-45) Unabkömmlichstellung (UK) und Zurückstellung Indispensable status and deferment The indispensable status is the exemption from performing military service or the postponement of its postponement. Both only occur in the case of conscription Also see: Gottbegnadeten List (God-Gifted) United States of America American postage stamps within the Brief History collection 'Unsere Hoffnung' 7/5, 9/3, 10/3, 👆 V V-1 POW Mail Article from 'The Aero Field' magazine, 1947 Valeur label 7/4, VDA 'VDA - Schulsammlung' postcard series - see 30/86 (Willrich - Stukaflieger), 32/7 (Willrich - Prien) 'VDA Volksdeutsches kameradschftsopfer' postcard series - see 33/15 (Willrich - Donitz) Venezuela Postage stamps of Venezuela Versailles The Palace of Versailles during WWII Vichy France Vichy France postage stamps within the Brief History collection VIKTORIA! V- Propaganda campaign in Germany V- Propaganda campaign in Bohemia & Moravia V-Propaganda in Luxembourg - see 32/81 (on Hindenburg postal stationery) Vignettes & Labels (advertising for products and events) See 08.03.1939 (Sieg heil) See 29/13 (Deutsche u. Wehrmachts skiing) See 29/33 (4.Reichsbauerntag 1936 - on a 1939 cover) Move to 22nd Nov. 1936 VILLAGES, CITIES & TOWNS Index of postcards depicting the cities, towns and villages of Germany with notes on their expansion, demise and reasons to be remembered. Volksbund Deutsche kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. The German War Graves Commission Volksstrum VVN Vereinigung der Verfolgten Naziregimes 👆 W Wehrbezirkskommando Military recruiting sub-district HQ Wehrkreiskommando Military Districts WEHRMACHT Directory of the Wehrmacht including, Heer, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, weapons, ranks etc. 9 x 'Über allem steht die Deutsche infanterie' - Erich Gutjahr series - 25/27 (orphan) Letter with 'RA' oak leaves and acorns insignia? 25/28 (orphan) Erich Gutjahr series of artwork from members of the Wehrmacht 25/35 (orphan) Marschausrüstung (ruck sack contents) 25/44 (orphan) Monthly salary statement June 1943 25/55 (orphan) Wehrmachtfoto postcard series See 07.03.1939 - 22/90 (series 125/179) Wehrmachtmanöver Postcards produced for the manoeuvres of 1937 Wehrmachtpost (1946) - see 27/75 Wehrpassnotiz F Draft board 'Form 14' (conscription) Wessel, Horst G.V4/1-48 WHO'S WHO Those people depicted photographically and in correspondence Walter Bormann - 25/26 (orphan) Georg Ritter von Schönerer - 25/42 (orphan) L. Unckenbolt. Kapitänleutenant. From 1916. Relevant in 1930s-40s? 25/47 (orphan) Willrich, Wolfgang 16/7 Wine G.V4/1-14, V4/3-145 Winterhilfswerk Certificate of thanks for winter clothing 1941 - Ref: 18/44 NSV Pfundmarken 18/2, Winterhilfswerk d. Deutschen Volkes 1933/34 also see Reichswinterhilfe Lotterie 1934/35 Index of postcards Deutsches Reich 1 Reichspfennig - Winter Relief token /label - see 19.10.1934 These tokens were issued in packs of 10. The envelope bears the inscription: Winter Relief of the German People 1933/34. Every winter penny alleviates the hardship. 10 Winter Penny Sealing Stamps 10 Pfennigs. 👆 Z ZAW Zentralarchiv für Wehrmedizin The Central Archive for Military Medicine (ZAW) was established on 1st September,1941. It was created by renaming the Central Archive for Medical Records and, simultaneously, with the expansion of its military medical, healthcare, and scientific responsibilities, was separated from its previous subordination to the Military Medical Academy, established in Berlin on 1st October,1934. The ZAW was now directly subordinate to the Army Medical Inspectorate. ZEPPELINS LZ 10 Schwaben LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin Zeppelin G.V4/1-40 LZ129 Hindenburg See - 27/41 mail intended for return flight? LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II 12/4, 15/16 Count Zeppelin G.V4/1-40 Luftschiffbau Zeppelin G.m.b.H. - see 29/72 (Text: Patent office of the LZ Group in Zeppelin airship construction: I have correctly ordered the cabinets in size I A for you. There was simply a typing error in the confirmation. Please accept my apologies for this oversight. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

ABP Frankfurt: Pass-through (ED) 1/0 Pass-through hand stamps ED1.1 - see 33/82 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

ABP Frankfurt: Closures (EV) 1/0 EV3.1 - see 30/50 EV3.2 - see 33/66, 33/68, 33/84 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Stamps of Norway Stamps of Norway 1/0 Norway - stamps within the Brief History collection See 18.08.1934 - 24/18 See 17.05.1943 - 25/17 (5ø & 40ø) See 17.02.1941 - 33/83 (20ø & 25ø) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

ABP Berlin: Closures (BV) 02.12.1940 to Iran cover.jpeg 02.12.1940 to Iran cover.jpeg 1/1 Cover sent from Berlin to an address in Tehran, Iran. Featuring closure tape HL:BV3.1/54 (and a feint example of machine stamp HL:BPM1.1). ref: 02.12.1940 Links to - Hand Stamps - Machine Stamps - Pass-Through Stamps - Closures - Misc. ABP Berlin Closures (Verschlüsse) and variations BV2.2 (mail from Oslo) - see 33/83 BV3.1 /54 Closure Tape - black on off-white - 30mm - 25 x 25mm circle - 'Geöffnet' 27mm BV3.2 - see 32/48 BV3.3 - see 25/17 Ribbed tape seals BVB1.1 - see 33/69 Text applied to ribbed tape seals BPV1.1 (red) - see 33/69 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

ABP Munich: Hand Stamp (DP) 07.10.1944 Bombay Censor DP4.7 reverse.jpeg 07.10.1944 Bombay Censor DP4.7 reverse.jpeg 1/1 Letter-sheet sent from Italy to Camp 26, Yol, India. Featuring the German hand-stamp reference HL:DP4.7 issued at ABP Munich. Ref: 07.10.1944 Links to - Hand Stamps - Machine Stamps - Pass-Through Stamps - Closures - Misc. ABP Munich Hand Stamps (Handprüfstempel) and variations DP2.3.1 - see 18.09.1940 - 33/32 DP2.3.3 - see 31.12.1940 - 30/27 DP2.3.7? (violet) - see 23.09.1942 - 33/70, 33/81 DP2.4.4 - see 27.03.1941 - 33/33 HL:DP4.7 - ø35mm - 'Geprüft/ Zensurstelle' - two diamonds either side of the wings. Ref: 07.10.1944 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

ABP Paris (XD, XV, XP) 23.02.1944 Arado reverse.jpeg 23.02.1944 Arado reverse.jpeg 1/1 Commercial cover sent through the feldpost system from 'Arado Flugzeugwerke, Paris to a firm in Rackwitz. Featuring an 'A.x.' pass-through hand-stamp (HL:XD1.1/326). Ref: 23.02.1944 ABP Paris XD1.1 - Pass-Through hand-stamp - 19mm - Red - Ref: 23.02.1944 XP6.2 - Hand-stamp - see 33/77, 33/80 XV1.1 - Closure - 30mm - Chamois. Ref: 06.03.1943 XV1.1 - Closure - 30mm - Grey/White. Ref: 26.03.1943 XV1.1. (grey) - also see 33/80 Blue ink brush stroke - see 33/77 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page