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29th May 1934 Reichsnährstands, Erfurt 1.Reichsnährstand-Austellung Erfurt 29th May - 3rd June 1934 See 29.05.1934 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Postcard sent from Hamburg to Dr. Heinz Stiefelhagen (1887-1946, botanist, teacher) in Saarbrücken from the Society of Philatelic Friends of Literature. Stamp: Mi.410. Note: 'Eilige Drucksache' = Urgent Printed Matter. Ref: 02.04.1933 2nd April 1933 Philatelic Friends of Literature Postcard sent from Hamburg to Dr. Heinz Stiefelhagen (1887-1946, botanist, teacher) in Saarbrücken from the Society of Philatelic Friends of Literature. Stamp: Mi.410. Note: 'Eilige Drucksache' = Urgent Printed Matter. Ref: 02.04.1933 The card announces newly admitted members (numbers 48 - 55) Jakob Sessler Werner Voss Austrian Philatelic Club 'Vindobona' (Note: 'Vindobona' was the name of a Roman camp in Vienna). A link to the 'Vindobona' Philatelic Club can be found here Viktor Pessiak (associated with 'Vindobona') Hermann Vielguth (associated with 'Vindobona') Anto Kumpf-Mikuli Link to an article on Kumpf-Mikuli Hermine Lorenz Josef Hirsch Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Official correspondence sent from the district court in Wittstock. The letter states, 'A copy of the birth certificate of Alfred Granzow, born 7 December 1924 in Blandikow, is requested free of charge.' The Official postage stamps are Mi.116 X a (8 Pf - 1927) and Mi.127 X (4 Pf - 1931). Ref: 06.04.1933 1st December 1933 Mi.114-131 (Official) Official correspondence sent from the district court in Wittstock. The letter states, 'A copy of the birth certificate of Alfred Granzow, born 7 December 1924 in Blandikow, is requested free of charge.' The Official postage stamps are Mi.116 X a (8 Pf - 1927) and Mi.127 X (4 Pf - 1931). Ref: 06.04.1933 Mi.114 - 131 (1927 - 1933) Official stamps: denomination in oval ('straw hat' pattern) Notes: Engraving: Unknown. Letterpress printing. Sheets 10 x 10. 'Network' watermark X = upright, Y = on side. Perf. 14:14¼. Quantity issued: unknown. Valid until 31.12.1936 1927 Mi.114 X (3 Pf) Mi.115 X (5 Pf) Mi.116 X a (8 Pf). Ref: 06.03.1933 Mi.116 X b (8 Pf) Mi.117 X (10 Pf) Mi.118 X (15 Pf) Mi.119 X (20 Pf) Mi.119 Y (20 Pf) Mi.120 X (30 Pf) Mi.121 X (40 Pf) Mi.121 Y (40 Pf) 1928 Mi.121 X (60 Pf) 1929 Mi.123 X (10 Pf) Mi.123 Y (10 Pf) Mi.124 X (15 Pf) 1930 Mi.125 X (10 Pf) Mi.126 X or Y (20 Pf). Ref: 09.03.1935 - 17/10 1931 Mi.127 X (4 Pf). Ref: 06.04.1933 1932 Mi.128 X (6 Pf). Ref: 17.12.1934 Mi.129 X (12 Pf) 1933 Mi.130 X (4 Pf) Mi.131 X (10 pf) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

1st January 1933 Mi.P203 Mi.P216

Cover sent from Giessen (?) to an address in Berlin. Featuring a margin sequence (S119) from the Hindenburg 1934 stamp booklet (H-pane 82) created from booklet sheet MHB 35. Ref: 27.02.1935 - 17/55 1st April 1934 Hindenburg 1934 Booklet Cover sent from Giessen (?) to an address in Berlin. Featuring a margin sequence (S119) from the Hindenburg 1934 stamp booklet (H-pane 82) created from booklet sheet MHB 35. Ref: 27.02.1935 - 17/55 Fridericus 1933 , Hindenburg 1933 , Wagner 1933 , Hindenburg 1934 , Professions 1934 , Folk Costumes 1935 , Olympic Games 1936 , Hindenburg 1936/37 , Modern Buildings 1936 , Hindenburg 1937/39 , Ships 1937 , Ostmark 1938 , Hindenburg 1939 , Buildings 1939 , Hindenburg 1940/41 , Buildings 1940 , Adolf Hitler 1941 See 08.04.1934 - 24/10 (H-pane 83 - entire margin with staple holes. With upper 6Pf only). Early use. Margin sequence S119 from the Hindenburg 1934 stamp booklet (H-pane 82) derived from booklet sheet MHB 35. Ref: 27.02.1935 - 17/55 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

4th August 1934 Sidney Webb Cover featuring 1929 Russian definitives Mi.369 & Mi.373 See 04.08.1934 - 24/17 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

A 'nachnahme' cover ('Cash on Delivery' for ? Rm + 57 pf) featuring stamp Mi.412 (8pf) and Mi.436 (20pf). Ref: 21.03.1933 - 10/11 21st March 1933 Mi.435-437 (1930) A 'nachnahme' cover ('Cash on Delivery' for ? Rm + 57 pf) featuring stamp Mi.412 (8pf) and Mi.436 (20pf). Ref: 21.03.1933 - 10/11 Mi.435 - 437 (First issued 8th February and September 1930) German presidents (II) - as Mi.413, 415 & 422 but with different colours Notes: Designer: ?. Letterpress printing. Sheets 10 x 10, rolls. Waffle watermark (x - vertical). Perf. 14:14¼. Quantity issued: Unknown. Mi.435 & 436 valid until 30th June 1934, Mi.454 valid until 31st December 1935 Mi.435 (10 Pf, 08.02 - Friedrich Ebert, 1st German president). Ref: 23.03.1933 - 10/74 Mi.436 (20 Pf, 08.02 - Friedrich Ebert, 1st German president). Ref: 21.03.1933 - 10/11 Mi.437 (80 Pf, 09.1930 - Paul von Hindenburg, 2nd German president). Ref: 17.05.1933 - 10/6 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Official postcard for the Reichsparteitag der N.S.D.A.P. 1-3 September 1933 Nürnberg. Sent from Nuremberg to Traunstein. Published by Franz Eher Verlag, München. Design by Sigmar von Suchodolski. Bochmann: Nurnberg 31 - /*2* - B Stamp: Mi.484 Ref: 03.09.1933. (Also included in the gallery is a postcard, also sent to Brückner at Traunstein, which appears to be of historical interest). 3rd September 1933 Wilhelm Brückner Official postcard for the Reichsparteitag der N.S.D.A.P. 1-3 September 1933 Nürnberg. Sent from Nuremberg to Traunstein. Published by Franz Eher Verlag, München. Design by Sigmar von Suchodolski. Bochmann: Nurnberg 31 - /*2* - B Stamp: Mi.484 Ref: 03.09.1933. (Also included in the gallery is a postcard, also sent to Brückner at Traunstein, which appears to be of historical interest). The message reads: 'Some S.A. members who were under your command from as long ago as 1929 on 'Germany Day' in Nuremberg, take the opportunity to wish you a speedy recovery and all the best' To Wilhem Brückner, who at the time was convalescing at Traunstein Hospital in Bavaria. Wilhelm Brückner (1884-1954) In late 1922 Brückner joined the Nazi Party and in 1923 he became leader of the Munich SA Regiment, going on to take part in the Beer Hall Putsch for which he was subsequently sentenced to fifteen months' imprisonment. The message on this postcard refers to his accident on the 15th August 1933, when driving behind Hitler's car, he lost control of his vehicle and crashed. He suffered a broken leg, fractured skull and an injury to an eye. Luckily the driver of the car following was that of the physician, Karl Brandt. Brandt drove Brückner to the hospital in Traunstein, where he operated on his skull and removed one of his badly injured eyes. Brandt remained by Brückner's bedside until his condition improved. It was through this action that Brandt later became Hitler's escort doctor… Brandt’s story is far from a footnote… Brückner was appointed Chief Adjutant to Hitler on 20th February 1934, and retained that role until being dismissed on 18th October 1940, subsequently continuing his career as an army officer. Little is written of Brückner, although it is clear that as one of Hitler’s adjutants he no doubt had some influence, if not, then at least a sympathetic ear. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Commercial cover ('Sächs. Staatslotterie-Einnahme' = Saxony State Lottery Receipts) with 4pf light blue stamp (Mi.467) commemorating the 85th Birthday of President von Hindenburg (issued on 1st October 1932 and superseded in May 1933). Ref: 24.03.1933 24th March 1933 Third Reich - First Day Commercial cover ('Sächs. Staatslotterie-Einnahme' = Saxony State Lottery Receipts) with 4pf light blue stamp (Mi.467) commemorating the 85th Birthday of President von Hindenburg (issued on 1st October 1932 and superseded in May 1933). Ref: 24.03.1933 The Third Reich - Its first day on 24th March 1933? Notes Third Reich first established in literature by Arthur Moeller van der Bruck in Das Dritte Reich published in 1923. 'Written at a time when the Weimar Republic was struggling to contain revolutionary forces from both the right and left, Moeller’s treatise espoused a conservative doctrine that called for the elevation of German intellectualism and nationalism. Both Marxism and Western-style democracy were regarded as impediments to Germany’s rightful ascent to supremacy in Europe, and Moeller proposed that the realization of the Third, or final, Empire would see the harmonious fusion of Germany’s socialist and conservative movements. Positioning his theoretical Reich as the third in a series may have been an attempt to evoke the Hegelian concept of synthesis or an invocation of Joachim of Fiore’s Trinitarian philosophy of history. Moeller’s Third Reich was not, however, overtly national socialist in character.' (Source: Encyclopedia Britannica) 'Third' Empire: The First German Empire can be identified historically as the period beginning in the 9th cenutry to 1806. It has been known as the German Empire, Roman-German Empire, the old Empire, and latterly as the First Reich. The Second German Empire can be identified historically as the period beginning on 18th January 1871 and ending on 9th November 1918. It has been known as the German Empire, Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, and simply Germany. The German Reich, commonly known as the Weimar Republic, came into being on the 9th November 1918 and lasted until 23rd March 1933. The Third German Empire can be construed as beginning on the 23rd March 1933 following the establishment of the Enabling Act of 1933 and the end of the Weimar Republic. However, certain key dates serve as a path in its establishment that need clarification: 30th January 1933 - Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany (by President Paul von Hindenburg). This is during the Weimar Republic and is referred to as the 'Seizure of Power'. 28th February 1933 - The Reichstag Fire Decree. Following a day after the Reichstag Fire, President Paul von Hindenburg was persuaded by Adolf Hitler to nullify key liberties valued by German citizens under the pretence of averting unrest and civil war. A charge firmly laid at the door of the opposition Communist Party (KDP) and those opposing the NSDAP. 14th July 1933 - The enactment of the Law Against the Formation of Parties that established the Nazi Party (NSDAP) as the only legal political party in Germany. 1st August 1934 - The enactment of the Law Concerning the Head of State of the German Reich. This law consolidated the roles of President and Chancellor into one entity, that being Adolf Hitler. 19th August 1934 - The referendum on merging the posts of President and Chancellor to which nearly 90% of the voters responded positively. Thus Adolf Hitler was legitimatised as both Chancellor and Führer. Amongst other moves to establish control of Germany, there is no doubt that the concepts of Third Reich was building on firm dictatorial foundations. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Apartment Request with Staadtl. Polizeikasse (Frankfurt) fee stamp of 0.50 RM issued in Frankfurt a.M. Document imprint, 'Pol. Nr.122 8.. 32. 20000'. Ref: 21.02.1933 - 3/114 21st February 1933 Revenue & Fee: Frankfurt a. M. Apartment Request with Staadtl. Polizeikasse (Frankfurt) fee stamp of 0.50 RM issued in Frankfurt a.M. Document imprint, 'Pol. Nr.122 8.. 32. 20000'. Ref: 21.02.1933 - 3/114 Notes: Document stationery code, Pol. Nr.122 8.. 32. 20000 , approx. 210 x 149mm, part watermarked 'BEHORDEN' and 'Hoffmann' . Reference words, 'Wohnungsanfrage' (apartment request), 'Auskunft aus dem Melderegister' (information from the population register), 'Meldeamt' (registration office). Revenue and Fee stamps of Frankfurt a. M. Staadtl. Polizeikasse (Frankfurt) fee stamp of 0.50 RM issued in Frankfurt. Ref: 21.02.1933 - 3/114 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

18th August 1934 Oberammergau Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page