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25th June 1942 Feldpost 'c' designation 25.06.1942 'c' designation reverse.jpeg 25.06.1942 'c' designation reverse.jpeg 1/1 Registered feldpost cover with cancellation designation 'c' (lower position). Ref: 25.06.1942 'FELDPOST ' designation letters: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o , a1etc. , Aa etc. , Misc. Feldpost designation letter 'c' variations Smaller font. Lower position. Ref: 13.08.1941 Level position. Ref: 09.12.1943 Closer terminals. Lower position. Ref: 09.09.1939 Shortened terminals. Level position. Ref: 16.06.1943 - 2/57 Shortened terminals. Level position. Violet. Ref: 04.06.1943 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

3rd May 1944 Ernst Vollbehr 3rd May 1944 Ernst Vollbehr 1/1 Art postcard in the series 'Kriegsbild Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr (1876-1960) . Nordfront. Bild 9'. The caption to the reverse reads, 'The sea strait of Kairalla, famous for the summer battles of 1941. (Kandalacha front). Scene of the German-Finnish attack on the railway and road bridge (early 1942).' Ref: 03.05.1944 Ernst Vollbehr Ernst Vollbehr (1876 - 1960) was a German travel writer, painter and illustrator who glorified colonialism, war and National Socialism in his works . Vollbehr was a son of the Kiel merchant Emil Jakob Heinrich Vollbehr (1837 - 1913) and his wife Caroline Elisabeth, née Beckmann (1846 - 1927). His seven siblings included the chemist and antiquarian Otto Vollbehr. The art historian and Magdeburg museum director Theodor Volbehr was his cousin. Bild 6, from the series, 'Kriegsbild-Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr. Nordfront.' The caption to the reverse reads, 'View of the Norway-Finland border bridge built by our mountain troops. In the foreground, destroyed Lapp houses from the 1940 winter campaign.' Ref: 08.05.1944 (located at 03.05.1944) In 1892, Vollbehr began an apprenticeship as a decorative painter at the Schwerin Court Theater. From 1897, he studied art in Berlin, Dresden, Paris and Rome. Around 1900, his artistic style was close to Art Nouveau. As a participant in expeditions to Albania (1904) and Brazil (1907), he discovered travel painting for himself. Between 1909 and 1914, he traveled to the four German-African colonies with artistic intentions. Bild 19, from the series, 'Kriegsbild-Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr. Nordfront.' The caption to the reverse reads, 'Bright red and yellow autumn colours in the tundra. Moors, pines and alders with colourful shrubs, mountains in the background that have been cut off by ancient glaciers, hiding places for Bolshevik gangs.' Ref: 22.04.1944 (located at 03.05.1944) During the First World War, Vollbehr worked as a war painter at the front. In addition to terrestrial and aerial panoramas of the battlefield, he created hundreds of paintings and drawings. Vollbehr became known through landscape and war paintings, with which he also took part in the Great German Art Exhibition. After 1933, Vollbehr painted pictures of the Nazi Party Rallies and the Olympic facilities in Berlin on state commission. Fritz Todt commissioned him to create numerous paintings of the construction of the Reichsautobahn. Vollbehr became one of the most popular artists in Germany, whose works were shown in the special exhibition 1, 1934, conceived under Hermann Lorey, with the theme: 'Vosges Front. Memorial Exhibition 1914–1934. With war pictures by Ernst Vollbehr' in the Zeughaus (Berlin). Adolf Hitler's high regard for Vollbehr's work was expressed, among other things, in the purchase of his war paintings by the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). His admission to the NSDAP, despite a ban on admission at the time, was personally approved by Hitler in July 1933. Bild 25, from the series, 'Kriegsbild-Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr. Nordfront.' The caption to the reverse reads, 'The mighty waters of the Bardufoss near a power station. The waterfall cascades down into the valley in two tiers, with huge numbers of fish in the rapids.' Ref: 25.05.1944 (located at 03.05.1944) Vollbehr took part in the invasion of Poland in 1939. He showed pictures of this in Berlin in 1940 in the exhibition Polish Campaign in Pictures and Portraits. In 1941 he received the Goethe Medal for Art and Science. In 1944 Vollbehr was on the list of those blessed by God of the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. Further information here. Bild 36, from the series, 'Kriegsbild-Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr. Nordfront.' The caption to the reverse reads, 'View of the Rombakstötta and ‘Sleeping Queen’ from the Fjellden Pass. In the distance Narvik, in front of us Bjervik, where the French were defeated 5 times.' Ref: No date (located at 03.05.1944) In the Soviet occupation zone, Vollbehr's writings The Face of the Western Front (1932), The Streets of Adolf Hitler, Built in 1933/34 (1935), Work Battle: 5 Years of Painting Trips to the Construction Sites of the 'Streets of Adolf Hitler' (1939) and With the OT at the West Wall and Advance (1941) were put on the list of literature to be discarded. In the German Democratic Republic, this list was followed by Colorful, Shining World (1935). Bild 46, from the series, 'Kriegsbild-Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr. Nordfront.' The caption to the reverse reads, 'The burnt fjord town of ‘Namsos’, famous for the English ‘victorious’ retreat.' Ref: 25.05.1944 (located at 03.05.1944) In 1957, the German Museum of Regional Studies in Leipzig, under the director Edgar Lehmann, bought around 900 paintings by Vollbehr, mostly landscape and ethnographic paintings. Almost 400 of the works come from Vollbehr's travels through the German-African colonies; war paintings and propaganda commissioned works were not purchased. A scientific estate of Vollbehr, including around 800 paintings and travel diaries, is located in the Geography Archive of the Leibniz Institute of Regional Studies in Leipzig. Source: Wikipedia 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.

4th October 1943 4th October 1943 1/0

Stamps of Poland Stamps of Poland 1/1 Poland - stamps within the Brief History collection (including the stamps issued by the Polish Government in Exile) 1941 Polish Government in Exile Mi.360 (Gr 5) - United States Embassy ruins, Warsaw. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.362 (Gr 25) - Destruction of Mickiewicz monument, Krakow. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.363 (Gr 55) - Ruins of the Castle Square, Warsaw. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.365 (Gr 80) - Armoured tank. Ref: Prophila7 1943 Polish Government in Exile Mi.368 (Gr 5) - Polish aircraft in the battle of the Atlantic. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.369 (Gr 10) - Polish Merchant navy. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.370 (Gr 25) - Polish army in France. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.371 (Gr 55) - Polish soldiers in Narvik. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.373 (Gr 75) - Polish army in Libya. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.373 (Gr 80) - Polish army in Middle-East with General Sikorski. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.375 (Zł 1 Gr 50) - Underground printing press in Poland. Ref: Prophila7 1944 Polish Government in Exile Mi.376 (Gr 45) - Capture of Monte Cassino by the Poles. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.377 (Gr 55) - Capture of Monte Cassino by the Poles. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.378 (Gr 80) - Capture of Monte Cassino by the Poles. Ref: Prophila7 Mi.379 (Zł 1 Gr 20) - Capture of Monte Cassino by the Poles. Ref: Prophila7 On 17th May, General Anders led the Polish II Corps in launching their second attack on Monte Cassino. Under constant artillery and mortar fire from the strongly fortified German positions and with little natural cover for protection, the fighting was fierce and at times hand-to-hand. With their line of supply threatened by the Allied advance in the Liri valley, the Germans decided to withdraw from the Cassino Heights to the new defensive positions on the Hitler Line. In the early hours of 18th May , the British 78th Division and Polish II Corps linked up in the Liri valley, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Cassino town. On the Cassino high ground, the survivors of the second Polish offensive were so battered that 'it took some time to find men with enough strength to climb the few hundred yards to the summit.' A patrol of the Polish 12th Podolian Cavalry Regiment finally made it to the heights and raised a Polish flag over the ruins. The only remnants of the defenders were a group of thirty German wounded who had been unable to move. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

28th May 1942 1/1 Commercial cover sent by renowned stamp dealer and auctioneer, Edgar Mohrmann of Hamburg. Featuring amongst other stamps the 16pf Hitler Head - Mi.790. Ref: 28.05.1942 - 9/58

15th December 1945 15th December 1945 1/1 Cover sent from Ballenstedt to the Stadtbank at Quedlinburg, featuring stamp Mi.82X. Ref: 15.12.1945

5th October 1942 05.10.1942 Deutsche Reichs Wasserwerke reverse.jpeg 05.10.1942 Deutsche Reichs Wasserwerke reverse.jpeg 1/1 Commercial window envelope sent to an unknown address from the 'Berliner Städtische Wasserwerke'. Featuring an imprint 8 Rpf 'Deutsche Reich' stamp. Ref: 05.10.1942 ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us.

Stamps of Romania 1/1 Romania - stamps within the Brief History collection

15th September 1939 Feldpost Rechteckstempel 15th September 1939 Feldpost Rechteckstempel 15.09.1939 Rechteckstempel.jpeg 15.09.1939 Rechteckstempel.jpeg 1/1 Postcard sent via Feldpost featuring a 'rechteckstempel' (rectangular stamp). Ref: 15.09.1939 Variation of the Feldpost 'Rechteckstempel' MFP9/58 - Approx. 45 x 24mm. Ref: 15.09.1939 Also see 02.06.1940 Contact Brief History to inform us of additonal information regarding this page

Mi.819 (29.08.1942) 1/1 Mi.891 (Ref: 06.09.1942) next stamp issue

11th July 1946 11th July 1946 11.07.1946 Georg Langner reverse.jpeg 11.07.1946 Georg Langner reverse.jpeg 1/1 Commercial postcard sent from 'Georg Langer - Briefmarken - Versand' in Ahrensburg to a client in Vienenburg. Featuring postage stamp Mi.912. Ref: 11.07.1946 - 13/11 Contact Brief History to inform us of additonal information regarding this page