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Mi.85-86 (17.12.1945) Land Reform Mi.85-86 (17.12.1945) Land Reform 1/0 Allied Occupation - Soviet Zone - Province of Saxony 'Land Reform' Mi.85 - 86 issued on 17th December 1945 12pf - Mi.86 (Ref: 10.04.1946 - 10/64)

Postal stationery from Reinhart Henning, stamp dealer in Breslau. Featuring the printed images of K18 (tête-bêche from MHB 28) as issued in 1933. Ref: 23.11.1936 - 18/12 23rd November 1936 Reinhart Henning 1/1 Postal stationery from Reinhart Henning, stamp dealer in Breslau. Featuring the printed images of K18 (tête-bêche from MHB 28) as issued in 1933. Ref: 23.11.1936 - 18/12 Reinhart Henning Detail of Reinhart Henning cover. Note that the 'stamps' have been cancelled! Further research required See: Klaus Simon: Philatelie in Breslau 1876-1945., Klaus Simon, Arnstadt, Germany, 2013. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.779 (20.06.1941) German Derby Mi.779 (20.06.1941) German Derby 1/0 'Doppelbrief' cover featuring Mi.779. Ref: 29.06.1941 SEE SOUVENIR SHEET AT 17/84 (SSA53/B) Mi.779 Grand German prize for three year olds (German Derby) for the blue ribbon Mi.779. Ref: 22.06.1941 Special cancellation for the event (JB:Hamburg114/358). Ref: 22.06.1941 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

23rd June 1947 Theo Meding 23rd June 1947 Theo Meding 1/1 Commercial postcard sent from 'Theo Meding Briefmarken' in Cologne to a correspondent in Falkensee . The message to the reverse reads, in part, 'Rheinland-Pfalz. Complete 13 values available shortly at double the nominal value = approx. 9 RM. Offer free prepayment or cash on delivery, postage extra..' This may refer to the Rhine Palatine definitive issue (Mi.1-150. However, these were issued at various times in 1947 and do not correspond to the date of the cancellation (23.06.1947). The last of the 13 stamps would be issued in October of 1947 (with two further designs being produced in February 1948). Ref: 23.06.1947 - 16/93 Theo Meding Further research required Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

21st March 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' 21st March 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' Punch icon.png Punch icon.png 1/1 Cartoon from PUNCH 21st March 1945. Wotan (?) surrenders. The caption reads THE STRAGGLER "I was never a Nazi at heart" The Jungian concept of Wotan Abstract of the chapter The Test Case: Wotan and Nazi Germany taken from Jung on War, Politics and Nazi Germany (2009). This chapter considers how Carl Jung applied his theories and how successful he was in attempting to provide evidence for them. It shows that the Nazi authority's attitude to neo-paganism was more contradictory and erratic than Jung implied. The chapter suggests that the neo-pagans in the Nazi movement derived many of their ideas from Volkisch and Romantic roots, and this cultural influence gave Jung the evidence he mis-took as proof for his archetypal hypothesis. In Wotan, Jung was attempting to give an archetypal explanation of Nazi Germany and a warning about the prospect of war. Jung sought to use Wotan to provide him with both the cause of Germany's discord and an explanation of how people were affected. Jung claimed to have predicted the future of Germany after reviewing many dreams that he thought gave an insight into the collective unconscious and the course of events. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

26th June 1945 26th June 1945 1/1 Cover sent from Bergen a.d.D. (Bergen an der Dumme) to Hannover. Featuring AM Post 12pf - Mi.7 (American printing). Ref: 26.06.1945 Mi.7 - the stamp is from the American printing, available throughout the Bizone from the date of issue until counter sales stopped in mid 1946, and it was valid until 31st October 1946 in the American zone and 7th November 1946 in the British zone (the references in Michel to availability and validity in Berlin are specific to that city). This is a very early date as letter post only resumed in RPD Hannover on 20th June 1945.

RPC depicting the salonschnelldampfer S.S. 'Hertha' (unaddressed). Featuring special on-board cancellation. Note that the image predates the Nazi regime resulting in one the flags being manipulated by the platemaker (whilst the aft flag remains that of Imperial Germany). Ref: 05.08.1934 5th August 1934 S.S. 'Hertha' 05.08.1934 'Hertha' reverse.jpeg 05.08.1934 'Hertha' reverse.jpeg 1/1 RPC depicting the salonschnelldampfer S.S. 'Hertha' (unaddressed). Featuring special on-board cancellation. Note that the image predates the Nazi regime resulting in one the flags being manipulated by the platemaker (whilst the aft flag remains that of Imperial Germany). Ref: 05.08.1934 Salonschnelldampfer S.S. Hertha From Wikipedia.de The Hertha , built on the Stettiner Oderwerke with construction number 547, was put into service on 7th June 1905 by the Stettiner Dampfschiffs-Gesellschaft JF Braeunlich. It was initially used in the postal service on the Sassnitz – Trelleborg line, the forerunner of the so-called Royal Line, then from 1909 in the seaside resort service from Stettin and Świnoujście to the seaside resorts on the east coast of Rügen. The Imperial Navy requisitioned the steamship on 6th August 1914 and initially had it converted into an auxiliary hospital ship E. However, it did not start sailing as such, but, after another renovation, was used as an auxiliary mining ship from September 1914. After the First World War, the shipping company got its ship back and used it in sea service in East Prussia and on occasional trips to Bornholm and Copenhagen. From October 1939, the Hertha was used by the Kriegsmarine as a residential and target ship for the 25th and, from 1943, the 23rd submarine flotilla. After the end of the Second World War she was delivered to Great Britain. As a reparation, she sailed under the Greek flag as Heimara (Χειμάρρα) from 1946 and sank on 19th January 1947 in fog at around 5:40 a.m. about an hour and a half after making contact with the rocky reef Derakotos, northwest of the island of Parthenopi (Parthenopi: main island of the Verdougia Islands) in the south Gulf of Euboea between Aghia Marina on Attica and Styra on Euboea. There was a boiler explosion and power outage. The accident, the largest in Greek shipping, killed more than 380 people out of 544 passengers and 86 crew members. It was only hours later that other ships arrived at the scene of the accident to help. Because of bad weather at Cavo Doro (southern tip of Euboea), the captain chose the route from Salonika to Piraeus through the Gulf of Euboea via the port of Chalkis. The British magazine Parade reported that the Heimara had sunk due to a sea mine, which later turned out to be incorrect. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT 1/1 ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTORY Cabaret, Theatre, Variety, Circus & Fair Liliput Schaefer's Märchenstadt 'Liliput' Berlin (see 26.05.1942) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.8-19 (28.08.1945-1946) Soviet Zone Definitives Mi.8-19 (28.08.1945-1946) Soviet Zone Definitives 14.01.1946 Mecklenburg Mi.17 reverse.jpeg 14.01.1946 Mecklenburg Mi.17 reverse.jpeg 1/1 Commercial cover sent from 'Otto Rechenberger & Co.' to an address in Schwenningen. Featuring Mi.17 (?) from the Soviet Zone Mecklenburg-Vorpommern definitive issue. Ref: 14.01.1946 - 15/89 Mi.8-19 Soviet Zone - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Definitives Notes on Mi.16-19 : the 12 Pf definitive stamp was produced over four print runs from 18th August 1945 to 30th January 1946 using a variety of ink shades and paper colours. Further research required. Mi.17 (12 Pf). Ref: 14.01.1946 - 15/89 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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Cover featuring a Rumburg 'Tag der Befreiung' (Liberation Day) cancel. Featuring a block of four Czechoslovakian stamps (Mi.401). Ref: 22.09.1938 - 4/23 Stamps of Czechoslovakia 22.09.1938 JB_Rumburg reverse.jpeg 22.09.1938 JB_Rumburg reverse.jpeg 1/1 Cover featuring a Rumburg 'Tag der Befreiung' (Liberation Day) cancel. Featuring a block of four Czechoslovakian stamps (Mi.401). Ref: 22.09.1938 - 4/23 Czechoslovakia - stamps within the Brief History collection Notes : On 1st October 1938 the Sudetenland was ceded by Czechoslovakia. At this time Czech postage stamps were still in use (some being overprinted with a surcharge). However, this ended on 20th October 1938 after which only German stamps became valid for postage. Bohemia & Moravia did not issue its own stamps until 15th March 1939, when it overprinted the current definitives (Mi.1-19). Like the overprinted stamps, any remaining stocks were withdrawn from sale on 1st December 1939 and they ceased to be valid after 15th December 1939. Michel list the use of Czechoslovak stamps between 15th March and the 12th April 1939 as 'Vorläufer' (forerunners - after the creation of the Protectorate and before the first issue Mi.A1 - definitive depicting President Masaryk) and 'Mitläufer' (co-runners - used after Mi.A1 and before 15th December 1939). Vorläufer - Czech stamps cancelled between 15.03 - 12.04.1939 Mitläufer - Czech stamps cancelled between 13.04 - 15.12.1939 Mi.34 (first issued 1919). Ref: 13.10.1938 Mi.37 (first issued 1919). Ref: 13.10.1938 Mi.279A (perfed on 4 sides). Ref: 30.11.1938 Mi.279B (perfed vertically). Ref: 13.10.1938 Mi.350. Ref: 06.10.1938 Mi.351. Ref: 28.09.1938 Mi.355. Ref: 19.07.1938 - 4/20 Mi.360. Ref: 19.07.1938 - 4/20 Mi.395 Zf. Ref: 19.07.1938 - 4/20 Mi.396. Ref: 03.10.1938 Mi.396 Zf. Ref: 19.07.1938 - 4/20 Mi.397. Ref: 02.10.1938 - 17/8 Mi.400. Ref: 28.09.1938 Mi.400 ZW. Ref: 19.07.1938 - 4/20 Mi.401. Ref: 28.09.1938 Mi.93 (Bohemia & Moravia) 60 H overprinted '5. V./ Československo/ 1945' in red. UNSURE OF VALIDITY. Ref: Prophila1 Mi.107 (Bohemia & Moravia) 10 K overprinted '5. V./ Československo/ 1945' in black. UNSURE OF VALIDITY. Ref: Prophila1 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

3rd September 1939 British Mobilisation 3rd September 1939 British Mobilisation 03.09.1939 Call Up Page 5.jpeg 03.09.1939 Call Up Page 5.jpeg 1/1 British Mobilisation Call Up document (Army Form D.463) informing Mr. Eastwood of the Army Reserve to join the Royal Artillery at the R.A. Reception Centre in Ascot on the 4th September 1939. Ref: 03.09.1939 It is to be remembered that Germany invaded Poland on the 1st September 1939, instigating the official mobilisation of the British Army, the evacuation of children from London, and Black Out measures to be taken. However, it wasn't until the 3rd September that Britain (and France) declared war on Germany. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page