ROTE KREUZ Red Cross Directory ROTE KREUZ Red Cross Directory Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png 1/1 DEUTSCHE ROTE KREUZ German Red Cross Directory 1942 Red Cross letter-sheet Guernsey 1945 Missing persons enquiry (30.08.1945) 1947 1. Briefmarken Wohltätigkeits Ausstellung zu gusten des Roten Kreuz - see 17/74 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

15th August 1942 Red Cross - Guernsey 1/0 Red Cross letter-sheet sent via, 'The War Organisation of the British Red Cross and Order of St. John' from an unknown address (possibly in the Channel Islands), to an addressee in Guernsey. Featuring various hand-stamps, including, the German Red Cross in France, the International Red Cross in Genève, and the British Censor. Ref: 15.08.1942 - 33/54 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

15th August 1942 U-Boat Acceptance Commission 15.08.1942 'IBERIA'.jpeg 15.08.1942 'IBERIA'.jpeg 1/1 Feldpost postcard with military illustration by Rudolf G. Werner (PK.) - PK = Propaganda Kompanien. Posted from FPN 31001 (Stab u. 1.-3. Kompanie Landesschutzen-Bataillon 983) to an address in Danzig. The address includes 'U.A.K. (T or I)' and the name 'Iberia'. 'U.A.K.' = Unterseeboots Abnahme Kommando - this being the U-Boat acceptance commission, the department that inspected and took receipt of new submarines from the shipyard. The name 'Iberia' was that of the barracks ship. The addressee appears to be a Oberfähnrich (with some letters missing). This meant he was a senior officer cadet with the assimilated rank of Oberfeldwebel. Ref: 15.08.1942 Organization of the U.A.K. The U.A.K. (Unterseeboots Abnahme Kommando - the U-Boat acceptance commission, the department that inspects and takes receipt of new submarines from the shipyard) is placed under the military E.K.K. (Erprobungskommando für Kreigsshiffbauen - Operational test command for warship construction and new vessel trials). All test run affairs are reported directly to the U.A.K. by Navy High Command orders. The U.A.K. is made up of staff which is based in Kiel, and quartered in a U-boat tender the 'Acheron' and 6 submarine acceptance groups (U.A.G. - Unterseeboots Abwehr Gruppe - U-Boat acceptence section). The U.A.G. 1, 3 and 5 have their base in Danzig, and are housed aboard the 'Messina' and 'Iberia'. U.A.G. 2, 4 and 6 are based in Kiel and are housed aboard the 'Amazone'. Chief of the U.A.K. is a Senior Captain. The staff of the U.A.K. is based together with his staff officers and staff members, the required officers, upper and middle construction officials for the ship and machine construction and the corresponding lower staff. Every U.A.G. is passed by the head, the Military advisor, higher construction office for ship and machine construction and the required lower staff. The U.A.K. is the superior service of the U.A.G.s. All corresponding matters from the U.A.G.s passes through the U.A.K. In Danzig the head of the U.A.G. is the permanent representative of the chiefs of the U.A.K. He is the head of groups 3 and 5 over which all military and important test run issues are reviewed. The U.A.K. has the administrative authority. (Link to documents captured aboard U-505 on 4th June 1944) The 'Iberia' of the Hamburg-America Line used as barracks in Danzig Postcard (unused) depicting the 'Iberia' whist in the service of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie. At this time the liner could accomodate 350 passengers. Ref: 15.08.1942 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Philatelic Exhibitions & Events (1933-1947) 1/1 Commemorative postcard for the 5th National Club Day, 46th German Philatelic Day (54mm address line), with 'In Verbindung mit der Nationalen Briefmarken-Ausstellung' to the lower left panel. There are seven variations of this postcard. Ref: 29.03.1940, BV318 Philatelic Exhibitions 1933 Aschersleben - 39. Deutscher Philatelistentag (19th-21st August 1933) 1934 1935 Königsberg - Ostropa, 23rd June - 3rd July 1935 (See 17/85) 1936 Berlin - 1. Tag der Briefmarke (7th January 1936) Coburg - Briefmarken-Ausstellung Baÿerische Ostmark (6th-7th June 1936) Lauenstein - 42. Deutscher Philatelistentag (6th-7th June 1936) Munster - 3rd Munster Postage Stamp Exhibition, 16th-18th October 1936 1937 Tag der Briefmarke 1937 - 'Ka-Be' Mi.513 overprint, 10th January 1937 Tag der Briefmarke 1937 - Walter Behrens - commercial postcard (with attached reply) - 10th January 1937 Breslau - 6th Silesian Postage Stamp Exhibition, 3rd-10th January 1937 Berlin - Colonial Postage Stamp Show, 9th-10th January 1937 Frankfurt - Study Group of the Greater Frankfurt Stamp Collectors' and Trade Society, 9th-10th January 1937 Chemnitz - Colonial Postal Exhibition, 10th January 1937 Berlin - National Exhibition of the German Postage Stamp, 16th-18th April 1937 (10 postcard series). See 08.04.1937 - 22/97 and 16.04.1937 Gera - 1st postage stamp exhibition (sponsored KdF) in conjunction with the 700 year anniversary of the city of Gera, 21st-29th August 1937. See 27/59 Gössnitz - 50th anniversary of Gössnitz/German Philatelic Assoc., 17th September 1937 1938 Berin-Schöneberg - 1933-1938 Briefmarkenverein 'Schöneberg' (commemorative envelope with 3 Pf Hindenburg medallion imprint stamp). see 32/86 Stuttgart - 1st Swabian Postage Stamp Exhibition 8th-16th January 1938 Hannover - Briefmarken-Ausstellung 16th-18th September 1938 Suhl - 'Thüposta 2' , 9th October 1938 1939 Berlin-Pankow - Briefmarken Werbeschau (K.d.F.), Kreis VIII, 19th March 1939 Munich - 45th Deutscher Philatelistentag, 3rd-4th June 1939 1940 Berlin - 5. Reichsbundestag, 46. Deutscher Philatelistentag, March 1940 1941 TAG DER BRIEFMARKE 1941 'Im Kampf um die Freiheit' (Flag bearing soldier) CHECK LIST LINK AND WHERE T d B SHOULD BEGIN Berlin-Karlshorst - 1st Stamp Exhibition of the KdF Collectors Groups of District IX, 1st -2nd November 1941 1942 TAG DER BRIEFMARKE 1942 Official KdF cover for T d B, Vienna (see JB:Vienna92/767) Berlin-Lichtenberg - Philatelic Association AGM, 1st January 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 Büdingen - 1. Briefmarken Wohltätigkeits Ausstellung (Roten Kreuz) Ref: 17/74 Cologne - Rhein-Posta, 13th-20th April 1947 (See Ref: 17/73) Lindau - Briefmarken-Ausstellung (Lindau-Herbstwoche), 13th-28th September 1947 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.811 (11.01.1942) Stamp Day 1/1 Commemorative postcard issued for 'Stamp Day' 1942 by the Dortmund District Group of the KdF Collectors Group. Featuring Mi.811 (franked but not postally used). Design by M. Guggenberger. Ref: 11.01.1942, SSA60(f) Mi.811 Stamp Day Notes: Engraving: E. Stahl. Photogravure printing. Sheets 5 x 10. Without watermark. Perf. 14 (Michel), 14 x 13¾ (Harper & Scheck). Quantity issued: unknown. Valid until 31.12.1942 Mi.811 (6+24 Pf - Collector with album). Ref: 11.01.1942 - 33/38 Souvenir sheets SSA60(a). Ref: 11.01.1942 - 33/47 SSA60(b). Ref: 11.01.1942 - 33/46 Also see 12.01.1942 - 33/52 - SSA60(b) - Dresden (postally used) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

11th January 1942 Ostland - Mi.P3/01-04 1/1 Official Ostland 'TAG DER BRIEFMARKE 1942' (Mi.P3 /01a- Afrikakorps). Featuring special cancellation JB:Dorpat1/221. Ref: 11.01.1942 - 33/51 DORPAT cancellation as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) Note: This is the only special cancellation of the 3rd Reich period. JB:Dorpat1/221 - Tag der Briefmarke/ R d P/ 11.01.1942'. Ref: 11.01.1942 - 33/51 Mi.P3/01a - 'Afrikakorps'. Ref: 11.01.1942 - 33/51 Mi.P3/01b (Riga) - Ref: 11.01.1942 - 33/50 Mi.P3/02 - Deutsche Feldpost Mi.P3/03b (Riga) - Kriegsmarine - see 33/52 Mi.P3/04 - Organisation Todt Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Postcard depicting 'Adolf Hitlerstraße' in Lörrach (postcard difficult to scan). Ref: 21.05.1933 (Note: Date on postcard cannot be read. On 21st May 1933 this street in Lörrach (Reichsstraße?) was renamed 'Adolf Hitlerstraße. The 15pf Hindenburg Medallion post-dates the re-naming (Mi.488, Aug. 1933; Mi.520, Apr.1934). 21st May 1933 Lörrach 21.05.1933 Lorrach Adolf Hitler Srasse reverse.jpeg 21.05.1933 Lorrach Adolf Hitler Srasse reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postcard depicting 'Adolf Hitlerstraße' in Lörrach (postcard difficult to scan). Ref: 21.05.1933 (Note: Date on postcard cannot be read. On 21st May 1933 this street in Lörrach (Reichsstraße?) was renamed 'Adolf Hitlerstraße. The 15pf Hindenburg Medallion post-dates the re-naming (Mi.488, Aug. 1933; Mi.520, Apr.1934). Lörrach Lörrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss borders. It is the district seat of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. It is the home of a number of large employers, including the Milka chocolate factory owned by Mondelez International. The city population has grown over the last century, with only 10,794 in 1905, it has now increased its population to 49,382. Admission ticket for the 'Tag der Briefmarke' show as organised by the K.d.F. in Lörrach. Ref: 11.01.1942 - 33/45 1945: Air raid on Brombach and Lörrach: On 24th April, French troops occupied the city. Source: Wikipedia One October morning in 1940, Nazi authorities in the small German town of Lörrach notified Jewish inhabitants that they had two hours to pack. The town’s Jewish residents were then deported to the Gurs internment camp in France. This photograph (see website below) shows Nazi officials carrying out the deportations. Children peek from behind the line of deportees. Onlookers watch from a balcony above. Most of the 65 Jewish people deported from Lörrach that day were later transported to Auschwitz, a killing center in occupied Poland. Few survived. After the deportations in Lörrach, ads appeared in local newspapers promoting an auction of deportees’ property. Residents showed up to buy the belongings of their former neighbors. In auctions across Germany, auctioneers, Nazi authorities, and the German state collected large sums from the sale of Jewish people’s possessions. The people watching these auctions could not have known that most of those deportees would later be murdered. However, the auction signaled that they would not return to the town. Many reading the newspaper in Lörrach on 22nd November 1940, would likely have seen this announcement for an auction of goods at 29 School Street. The apartment had belonged to two Jewish German women, Fanny Grunkin and her daughter, Marie. German officials had already deported the two Jewish women to a detention camp in France. A neighbour later recalled: 'The Grunkin family had a beautiful apartment on School Street; the apartment was very well furnished. Nicest of all was Marie’s sewing machine.' With the help of French authorities, German officials sent Marie to the Auschwitz killing center about two years later. She did not return. Fanny survived. The advertisement read: Movables – Auction By order I will auction the following items in Lörrach on Saturday, November 23, 1940, at 10 AM in the house at 29 School Street:1 bedroom suite consisting of 2 complete beds (steel), 1 wardrobe with double doors, 1 nightstand, 1 washstand, 1 table, chairs, 1 console, 1 two-door cupboard, 1 rolltop desk, 1 small table, 1 large table, 1 rattan chair, 1 rattan table, 1 couch, a dressmaker’s sewing machine, 1 dress form, mirror, fire screen, ironing board, 1 shoe rack, 1 dresser, 1 clothing rack, 1 kitchen buffet, 1 kitchen table, 2 stools, 1 gas range, 1 heating pad, 1 table clock, bedside lamps, 1 boucle rug, household and kitchen appliances, and ceiling light fixtures. Officially appointed and sworn auctioneer: W. Pfister Lörrach. 22 Palm Street. Telephone number: 2884 Source: https://exhibitions.ushmm.org/ Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

11th January 1942 Arado AR 196 11.01.1942 Arado 196 reverse.jpeg 11.01.1942 Arado 196 reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postcard cut from 'Der Adler' Luftwaffe magazine depicting the Arado AR 196 reconnaissance aircraft. The caption to the reverse reads, 'On-board and coastal reconnaissance aircraft of type Ar 196. One of these aircraft captured a British submarine on 5. 5. 40'. Featuring postage stamp Mi.811 commemorating 'Stamp Day' (first day of issue). Ref: 11.01.1942 - 33/44 Arado Ar196 Aslo see Germania Vol13/3 p.133 LINK TO 'DER ADLER' MAGAZINE British submarine HMS Seal HMS Seal was one of six Grampus -class mine-laying submarines of the Royal Navy. She served in the Second World War and was captured by the Kriegsmarine and taken into German service as UB , one of several captured subs. She was the only submarine the Germans captured at sea during World War II. Her capture allowed the Germans to correct a critical fault in their U-boat torpedoes. HMS Seal, c.1939 (Wright & Logan, Southsea). Ref: 17/54 On 29th April 1940, Seal left Immingham laden with 50 mines. On entering the Skagerrak, she met HMS Narwhal just leaving the area after having stirred up German defences by scoring six hits with six torpedoes. Seal was running at shallow depth to maintain speed and conserve fuel, when she was spotted by a German Heinkel He 115 on 4th May at about 02:30. She dived to 90 feet (27 m) and was slightly damaged by a bomb. Later that morning, Lonsdale discovered German anti-submarine trawlers searching for them around her target area, and he had to divert to the secondary target area. At about 09:00, Seal started to lay down her mines and completed that mission some 45 minutes later. Seal turned and headed for home, with the trawlers heading after her. Lonsdale took an evasive course, and used the Asdic to identify when the trawlers were stopping to listen. Then, at 3:00 pm, he spotted a patrol of nine German anti-submarine motor torpedo boats heading from a different direction. There were too many hours of daylight left, and the Kattegat was too shallow to allow a submarine as large as Seal to go deep and run for it. Lonsdale evaded detection by following a zig-zag course and at around 18:00 settled the submarine in stop-trim at the bottom of the sea. Unknown to the crew, they had entered an uncharted minefield. One of the submarine's hydroplanes caught a mine stay-cable and at about 06:30 pm, the attached mine was swept by the current onto the stern of the boat. There was a huge explosion and Seal was severely damaged. A painful increase in air pressure indicated that a large amount of water had entered the submarine. The crew's evening meal was catapulted round the mess rooms and the boat tilted bow upwards at about 10 degrees. All the watertight doors were quickly sealed and all crew accounted for, after two who had been trapped in the after end of the boat managed to make their way to the control room. To the crew's surprise, the pursuing ships had not noticed the explosion and moved away. After various inspections and repairs, the crew had to wait until 22:30 when it was dark enough for an attempt to be made to raise the submarine. At 10:30 pm, the ballast tanks were blown empty and the main motors started, but the stern stayed firmly stuck on the sea bed. The bow rose at a sharp angle, and the attempt had to be abandoned. By this time, the air quality had deteriorated badly. Pumping carried on and emergency repairs were made to start the pump to blow air into the rear trimming system. For a second attempt to surface, the 11-ton drop keel was released. This meant that the submarine could not submerge again. More compressed air was used to blow the remaining tanks, but again the attempt was unsuccessful. Carbon-dioxide poisoning was having an accelerating effect on the crew and a third attempt was called for, using the engines and main ballast. This also failed. At 01:10, Lonsdale, a devout Christian, called his crew to prayer and led them in the Lord's Prayer. The crew then responded to his order for them to move as far forward as they could to try to tip the balance, though many fainted or were sick. While thoughts went to using the Davis escape gear, it was realised that it would take several hours to escape by this method and there was a risk of flooding the entire craft before more than a few could escape. The engineers found they could open a salvage-blow and a final attempt was made to raise the submarine. The motors caught fire, but the fire went out for lack of oxygen. The batteries were nearly empty and the high pressure air exhausted. The engineer realised there was one air pressure group left with a tiny amount of air, which was some way up the companionway. He reached and opened the valve, and the submarine started to move upwards. Seal surfaced at 01:30. After the pressure was released, the fresh air caused blinding headaches to the crew, who had suffered oxygen deprivation. Lonsdale clambered to the bridge, and sighting land, decided to try to make for Swedish waters. The confidential papers were consigned to the sea bed, and the Asdics were destroyed and the pieces thrown overboard. Lonsdale sent a message to the Admiralty: 'Am making for the Swedish coast'. With the cipher books destroyed, Lonsdale did not receive two replies – 'Understood and agreed with. Best of luck' and 'Safety of personnel would be your first consideration after destruction of the Asdics'. If he had, they would have saved him a considerable amount of anguish over his subsequent decisions. The rudder was damaged and the boat impossible to steer, but it was found that it could be made to go in reverse. Fair progress was made, but mud had entered the lubricating system and the one working engine seized up. At 02:30, Seal was spotted on the surface and attacked by two German Arado Ar 196s and another Heinkel. Lonsdale on the bridge, under fire, tried to fend them off with the Lewis guns, but these both jammed. With Seal under bombing and gunfire attack from the air, unable to dive and without motive power, some men wounded and no remaining defences, Lonsdale had no alternative but to surrender. The white messroom table-cloth was hoisted on the mast. Leutnant Schmidt brought his seaplane alongside and required the captain to swim to him. On his 35th birthday, Lonsdale swam to the seaplane, and shortly after, the chief petty officer swam to the other Arado. The crew waited on the submarine for the anti-submarine naval trawler UJ-128 , to arrive at 06:30. It was expected that the boat, which was holed and listing, would sink of its own accord, but attempts were made to scuttle her. The German boarding party took the crew off, and the submarine was towed to Frederikshavn. The mine belt laid by Seal sank one German freighter ( Vogesen , 4241 BRT) and three Swedish ships between 5 May and 5 June for a total tonnage of nearly 7000 BRT. Seal underwent temporary repairs at Frederikshavn to make her seaworthy, and was then towed to Kiel. Admiral Rolf Carls believed Seal was a war-winning asset and insisted that she be made operational, despite the probability that three superior new German U-boats could be built for the same cost. The equipment and armament were completely incompatible and it would not be possible to obtain spares. Nevertheless, repairs were undertaken and in the spring of 1941 she was commissioned into the Kriegsmarine as UB under the command of Fregattenkapitän Bruno Mahn. Mahn, at 52 years old, was the oldest German submarine commander on duty in World War II. Seal was used as a propaganda exhibit and training boat, but it took until late 1942 for Krupp to fabricate the whole mechanical system. Practice runs revealed so many snags and the financial costs were so unrealistic, that by the middle of 1943 she was paid off, stripped, and abandoned in a corner of Kiel dockyard. Later she was hit and sunk in the same Allied air raid that sank the Admiral Hipper . The significant value derived was the realisation that the British contact pistol torpedo detonator was of superior design and its introduction into the German navy. On 3 May 1945, UB was scuttled in Heikendorf Bay (54°22′N 10°11′E), the wreck was later broken up. The crew were subjected to routine interrogation in an atmosphere of mutual respect with their German captors. The officers and ratings were separated and held as prisoners of war in a succession of camps until April 1945. The submarine had been adopted by the village of Seal when she was commissioned, and during their imprisonment the crew received considerable support from the villagers. Two members of the crew managed to escape. Early on, the petty officers and ratings were held at Stalag XX A at Toruń in Poland. Petty Officer Barnes took part in a mass break out and with Sergeant Major George Briggs of the 15/19 Hussars managed to make contact with the Polish underground. They crossed the Soviet border, but the Soviet border guards separated them and told the British to run for it. Then the Soviet soldiers opened fire and shot Barnes dead. Briggs survived the shooting and was taken to the prison of Butyrka in Moscow. One of the engineers, Don 'Tubby' Lister, made a series of escapes and was eventually sent to Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle. Realising how hard it would be to escape from there, he and another ERA (Engine Room Artificer), W. E. 'Wally' Hammond (from the sunken submarine HMS Shark ), insisted on being moved on the grounds that they were not officers. The ruse worked, and they were moved to a more open camp. They escaped from there in late 1942 and made the several hundred mile journey to Switzerland and then home. Lieutenant Trevor Beet, the officer left on board by Lonsdale, made three failed escape attempts. He was transferred to Colditz Castle for the rest of the war. Most of the officers and petty officers had been consolidated into Marlag (Marine-lager) naval camp near Westertimke, where, for most of the war, they led a fairly quiet existence. By April 1945, the Allies were at Bremen, 15 nautical miles (28 km) away, and they were marched off to Lübeck. During the journey, the column came under attack from Allied Spitfires. Shortly after they arrived there, the war came to an end and they returned to Britain. Apart from Barnes and Able Seaman Smith, who had disappeared overboard when the submarine surfaced, the entire crew survived. Lieutenant Commander Lonsdale was the only British captain to surrender his ship to the enemy in the entire war. He, with Lieutenant Trevor Beet, faced court-martial in 1946; they were honourably acquitted. Source: Wikipedia (2024) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

7th January 1942 Paul Kuhrt 1/1 Commercial postcard sent from Paul Kuhrt, German stamp dealer, to a client in Pasau. With details on the reverse of stamps for sale (which includes the intriguing statement, 'In my Prague Stamp Post No. 4 I announced that I would appoint Miss Kroiher as dispatch manager. I hereby inform you that due to circumstances I am forced to refrain from employing the lady in question.'... but why!? It is noted that an M. Kroiher is listed as a stamp dealer/ collector somewhere in Czechoslovakia at this time. Maybe related?). Ref: 07.01.1942 Also see 32/76 & 77 The postcard primary messages states: TO MY CUSTOMERS For the First German Advertising Show in Prague, a commemorative sheet is published in small format with a beautiful design and special postmark. This is also the First German Commemorative Sheet in the Protectorate. It is published by the K.d.F. Collector's Group, Prague District. The edition is 8000 pieces. The price is 50 Pf. + postage. I have been entrusted with the exclusive distribution. My customers will receive preferential delivery. Please place your order in good time, I recommend myself to you. This is the sheet advertised 'Erste Deutsche Werbeschau' (featuring Mi.64 and special K.D.F. cancellation). Ref: 11.01.1942 - 33/42 Further Paul Kuhrt correspondence Commercial postcard sent from Paul Kuhrt in Prague. Featuring a 'Viktoria' cancellation and propaganda slogan (Victory! Germany is winning on all fronts for Europe.). Ref: 03.09.1941 The card reads, 'All my customers have received the Dvorak commemorative stamps with a small surcharge. However, I was not able to supply all of them in full, as the allocation was very small. The set is sold out at the post office and already costs 50 Rpf. On 7 September, trade fair stamps will appear in an even smaller issue. I will supply these as per the schedule: 1 set mint: 80 Rpf + postage paid 42 Rpf. 1 set addressed with special cancellation: 90 Rpf. 1 set on decorative sheet w. special cancellation; 1 RM + postage ins. 42 Rpf. My subscribers still receive this series under the old conditions. If you do not yet have a subscription with me, I recommend that you do so. On prepayment of 10 RM to my postal cheque account I will deliver all new Protectorate stamps with 20% over face value as soon as they appear. If you order more than 5 series, I reserve the right to deliver in bulk. My new price lists for Protectorate stamps and special cancellations will appear at the beginning of September.' Notes: The Dvorak issue of 25th August 1941 had a total of 2,200,000 sets. The Prague trade fair issue of 7th September 1941 had a total of 2,000,000 sets. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

12th January 1941 Mi.P242/01-08 1/0 Mi.P242/01-08 Tag der Briefmarke 1941 It is noted that there is a difference in illustraiion size between the with/without Hindenburg imprint postcard. A (with) = illustration 63 x 90mm, B (without) = illustration 65 x 92mm. 01 - Infanterie - See 32/18 (without imprint stamp) 02 - Gebirg 03 - Gebirgsjager im Winterausrustung 04 - Panzertruppe - See 32/16 (without imprint stamp), 32/17 (with imprint stamp) 05 - Eisenbahn-Artillerie - See 32/24 (without imprint stamp) 06 - U-Boot 07 - Luftwaffe signals troops (A) - see 24/50 07 - Luftwaffe signals troops (B) - see 33/39 08 - SS Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

12th January 1941 Mi.P241 1/1 Mi.P241. Semi-official postal stationery issued for Day of the Postage Stamp, 1941, with imprint 6 Pf Hindenburg medallion. Ordered by the K.d.F. Philatelists Association. the surcharge on card was for K.d.F. funds. Special cancellations produced were used in 52 cities. Stamp Day Postal Stationery Wiener Klapperpost Clapper Post, or Klapperpost in German, was an urban postal service in Vienna, the capital of Austria, and in some of the country's other cities, that began in 1772. Its name refers to a clapper (a type of rattle) with which mail carriers announced their arrival. In Vienna, it existed for more than ten years. Source: Wikipedia Official postal stationery (Mi.P241) without 6 Pf Hindenburg medallion imprint but with inscription 'Sondermarke zum Tag der Briefmarke 1941' (Special stamp for Stamp Day 1941) and Mi.762. Note: Without vertical sales text. Ref: 12.01.1941 - 32/21 Unused with commemorative cancel, postal stationery (Mi.P3) with imprint 6 Pf Hindenburg medallion overprinted with 'Lothringen'. Ref: 12.01.1941 Official postal stationery (Mi.P241) with 'Tag der Briefmarke 1943' overprinted beneath the image. Without vertical sales text. Ref: 10.01.1943 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

28th August 1945 Mi.P671 28th August 1945 Mi.P671 1/1 Mi.P671 (reverse). Ref: 28.08.1945 There are two versions of Mi.P671 differentiated by the word 'werden' at the foot of the address panel. Ref: 28.08.1945 - standard 'w' font Ref: 30.08.1945 - 33/37 - double 'v' cross 'w' font Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page