Stamps of Finland Stamps of Finland 1/1 Finland - stamps within the Brief History collection Continuation War 25.06.1941 - 19.09.1944 Mi.268 (top edge piece). Issued 10.10.1942. Ref: Prophila4 Mi.282. Issued 20.03.1944. Ref: Prophila4 Post War Mi.295 (top edge piece). Issued 16.05.1945. Ref: Prophila4 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Sea Defence Zones Sea Defence Zones 1/0 Sea Defence Zones 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. 'Albanien' (Tirana), 'Attika' (Corinth) 'Baltischen Inseln' (Lithuania), 'Bergen' (Hardanger), 'Boulogne' (Boulogne), 'Brest' (Brest), 'Bretagne' (Brest) 'Calais' (Calais) 'Dänische Inseln' (Copenhagen), 'Dalmatien' (Split), 'Dodekanes' (Porto Lago), 'Drontheim' (Trondheim), 'Dünkirchen' (Dunkirk) 'Elbe-Weser' (Cuxhaven), 'Estland' (Lithuania) 'Französische Riviera' (Toulon) 'Gascogne' (Bordeaux) 'Hammerfest' (Nordkinnhalvøya), 'Harstad' (Narvik) 'Istrien' (Susak), 'Italienische Riviera' (Nizza) 'Kanalinseln' (Channel Islands), 'Kirkenes' (Porsangerfjorden), 'Kreta' (Crete), 'Kristiansand-Süd' (Langesund) 'Languedoc' (Toulon), 'Lemnos' (Lemnos), 'Lettland' (Libau), 'Libau' (Libau), 'Loire' (Carnac) 'Mecklenburg' (Heiligendamm), 'Mittelholland' (Amsterdam), 'Molde' (Stadtlandet) 'Narvik' (Narvik), 'Norddalmatien' (Sebenico), 'Nordfriesland' (Husum), 'Nordgriechenland' (Thessaloniki), 'Nordholland' (Scheveningen), 'Nordjütland' (Frederikshavn), 'Normandie' (Cherbourg) 'Oslofjord' (Larvik), 'Ostende' (Calais), 'Ostfriesland' (Tidofeld), 'Ost und Westpreußen' (Gotenhafen), 'Ostpreußen' (Pillau) 'Pas de Calais' (Calais), 'Peloponnes' (Kalamata), 'Polarküste' (Finnfjordbotn), 'Pommern' (Swinemünde) 'Saloniki' (Kevalla), 'Sandnessjöen' (Rørvik), 'Schleswig-Holstein und Mecklenburg' (Kiel), 'Seine-Somme' (Le Havre), 'Stavanger' (Haugesund) , 'Südddalmatien' (Split), 'Südholland' (Middelburg), 'Südjütland' (Copenhagen) 'Tromsö' (Finnfjordbotn) 'Ukraine' (Nikolajew) 'Westkrim' (Nikolajew), 'Westadria' (Lido bei Venedig), 'Westgriechenland' (Patras), 'Westpreußen' (Gotenhafen) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

17th November 1945 17th November 1945 British Zone postcard with imprint E/0440 (Mi.P690). Unused with 'HAMBURG 39' cancellation. 1/1 'Postage' = 14mm, 'Postkarte' = 22mm with the letters 'tk' of equal height.

28th November 1940 JB: Tetschen 28.11.1940 JB_Tetschen1_726 reverse.jpeg 28.11.1940 JB_Tetschen1_726 reverse.jpeg 1/1 Cancelled but unused cover featuring the only special cancellation of the Third Reich period, JB:Tetschen1/726 commemorating the Central German Colonial Exhibition. Ref: 28.11.1940 TETSCHEN cancellation as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) Note: This is the only special cancellation of the 3rd Reich period. JB:Tetschen1/726 - 'Mitteldeutsche Kolonialschau/ 27.11. - 15.12.1940'. Blue-black cancellation. Ref: 28.11.1940 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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Bochmann: Hamburg 63 - 1/b - Bd - I 12th June 1935 1/2 Bochmann: Hamburg 63 - 1/b - Bd - I A poster stamp affixed to the reverse of a window envelope. Issued to publicise the June 22nd -30th, 1935 'Derby-Woche', the image depicts the Hamburg skyline, and a string of pennants, each one displaying a date and an event leading up to the Derby. The picture area measures 48mm x 70mm, and was designed by artist Theodor Paul Etbauer (1892 - 1975). Together with a commemorative cancellation of a similar design (which was produced in 8 variations - see Bochmann). Ref: 12.06.1935 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page Derby-Woche or Derby Week, is a week-long event leading up to the prestigious German Derby (Horse race) which was inaugurated in 1867. The term 'Derby' originated in England in the late 18th century, to designate the penultimate horse race of the season, reserved for three-year-old horses. In Germany, the lead up to the actual race was a week-long folk festival including various military and sporting events.

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Mi.1-7 (01.01.1946) Children's Aid Mi.1-7 (01.01.1946) Children's Aid Mi.6 (12pf - Mi.71X) on cover of the Kramer-Innung with the slogan 'Rettet die Kinder' (Save the Children) that originally sold for 1 Mark. Ref: 17.01.1946 - 10/16 Mi.6 (12pf - Mi.71X) on cover of the Kramer-Innung with the slogan 'Rettet die Kinder' (Save the Children) that originally sold for 1 Mark. Ref: 17.01.1946 - 10/16 1/0 Allied Occupation - Soviet Zone. Children's Aid. Stamps Mi.66-Mi.72 with red overprint of reverse side (from top to bottom and bottom to top). Rouletted. Mi.6 (Mi.71X) 12pf rouletted (from 'Rettet die Kinder' cover). 30,000 issued. Ref: 17.01.1946 - 10/16

17th July 1940 1/1 Cover featuring stamps Mi.22 and Mi.33. Ref: 17.07.1940 - 9/25 link to details of these stamps