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Postcard issued and sent from the 'Monte Olivia' , posted before but arriving after the plebiscite in Austria. 7th April 1938 1/1 Postcard issued and sent from the 'Monte Olivia' , posted before but arriving after the plebiscite in Austria. Link to the stamps of Brazil Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Propaganda postcard depicting Neville Chamberlain as 'Wert keinen pfennig' (not worth a pfennig). The card was issued on 1st May 1940, just ten days before Chamberlain's resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Issued alongside a similar depiction of Winston Churchill (see link below). Ref: 01.07.1940 1st July 1940 Propaganda postcard depicting Neville Chamberlain as 'Wert keinen pfennig' (not worth a pfennig). The card was issued on 1st May 1940, just ten days before Chamberlain's resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Issued alongside a similar depiction of Winston Churchill (see link below). Ref: 01.07.1940 Chamberlain - 'Wert keinen pfennig' Chamberlain - 'Wert keinen pfennig' 1/1 Alternative imprint of the Chamberlain postcard - the ASHELM logo is less clearly defined, the length of the central horizontal line from top to the bottom of the word ASHELM is 94mm (as opposed to 95mm - the ASHELM logo is larger on the postcard dated 01.07.1940), there are four clear address lines (as opposed to five). Note: This postcard appears to have been altered by being cut short at the foot, thereby not displaying the imprint numbers. Ref: 18.05.1940 only shown here.

3rd January 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' 3rd January 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' Punch icon.png Punch icon.png 1/1 Cartoon from PUNCH magazine 3rd January 1943. A soothsayer in Warsaw foretelling of the starvation. The caption reads THE STRICKEN CITY [Your help is earnestly asked for the starving people of Warsaw. Subscriptions for Lady Sinclair's appeal should be sent to Coutts and Co., 440, Strand, London, W.C.2, marked "For the credit of Lady Sinclair's Warsaw Relief Fund'.] Marigold Forbes (Lady Sinclair) Marigold Forbes, born on 26th August 1897, in St George Hanover Square, London, England. She married Sir Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair on 18th May 1918, in Boulogne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. She died on 11th February 1975, in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, at the age of 77, and was buried in Halkirk, Highland, Scotland. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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31st March 1946 Last day of validity 31st March 1946 Last day of validity 31.03.1946 Last day of use Mi.138 & Mi.142 reverse.jpeg 31.03.1946 Last day of use Mi.138 & Mi.142 reverse.jpeg 1/1 Cover sent from Dresden, featuring stamps: 12 Pf (Mi.63), and the 3 Pf and 8 Pf (Mi.138 & 142) from the Volkssolidarität issue of January 1946, that remained valid until 31st March 1946 (tolerated until 31st October 1946). These stamps therefore represent the official last day of their validity. Ref: 31.03.1946 - 15/33 ADD POSTCARD 17/78 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

29th August 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' 29th August 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' Punch icon.png Punch icon.png 1/1 Cartoon from PUNCH magazine 29th August 1945. Bulgaria sits beside Spain contemplating their ostracism. The caption reads BY THE WAYSIDE "Is there any new order about fraternising with us ?" Bulgaria From Wikipedia: On 1st February 1945, Regent Prince Kiril, former Prime Minister Bogdan Filov, and hundreds of other officials of the kingdom were arrested on charges of war crimes. By June, Kirill and the other Regents, twenty-two former ministers, and many others had been executed. The new government began to arrest Nazi collaborators. Thousands of people were charged with treason or participating in counter-revolutionary conspiracy and sentenced to either death or life in prison. When the army returned following the German surrender, the regime also purged the officer corps. As the war came to a halt, the government expanded its campaign of political revolution to attack economic elites in banking and private business. It is estimated that, between 1944 and 1989, between 5,000 and 10,000 people were killed in Bulgaria as part of agricultural collectivisation and political repression, although documentation is insufficient for a definitive judgement. Figures for fatalities in forced labour camps also remain elusive. According to one source, some 31,000 people were reported killed under the regime between 1944 and 1989. These revolutionary attacks strengthened when it became apparent that the United States and United Kingdom had little interest in Bulgaria. In November 1945, Communist Party leader Georgi Dimitrov returned to Bulgaria after 22 years in exile. He made a truculent speech that rejected cooperation with opposition groups. Elections held a few weeks later resulted in a large majority for the Fatherland Front. In September 1946, the monarchy was abolished by plebiscite, which resulted in 95.6 percent voting in favour of a republic, and Simeon was sent into exile. The Communists openly took power, and Bulgaria was declared a People's Republic. Vasil Kolarov, the number-three man in the party, became president. Over the next year, the Communists consolidated their hold on power. Elections for a constituent assembly in October 1946 gave the Communists a majority. A month later, Dimitrov became prime minister. Spain From Wikipedia: With the end of World War II, Spain suffered from the consequences of its isolation from the international economy. Spain was excluded from the Marshall Plan , unlike other neutral countries in Europe. This situation ended in part when, in the light of Cold War tensions and of Spain's strategic location, the United States of America entered into a trade and military alliance with Franco. This historic alliance commenced with the visit of US President Dwight Eisenhower to Spain in 1953, which resulted in the Pact of Madrid . Spain was then admitted to the United Nations in 1955. American military facilities in Spain built since then include Naval Station Rota , Morón Air Base , and Torrejón Air Base . Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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31st August 1940 1/1 Cover sent fro Baden to Galion, Ohio, USA. Featuring three prominent censor identifiers: 'Ab' = HLBD1.1/47; hand stamp in red = HLBP1.3/39; tape = HLBV3.2/54 (chamois). Ref: 31.08.1940 Donald LeRoy Riter (1918-1946) was born and raised in Galion, Ohio. He was employed as an assemly worker at the North Electrical Mfg. Co. He sadly died of cardiac decomprensation that can be atributed to nephritus (Bright's Disease), at the Galion City Hospital on 27th April 1946, aged only 28 Riter was buried on the 29th April at the Fairview Cemetery, Galion.

Mi.643-645 (03.03.1937) Mi.643-645 (03.03.1937) 1/1 Stamps first issued on 3rd March 1937 to honour the Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB). next 3rd Reich stamp issue Mi.644 (Ref: 28.09.1937 - 3/141) Mi.645 (Ref:08.06.1937) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

24th June 1942 NSDAP - Kanzlei 24.06.1942 NSDAP and label reverse.jpeg 24.06.1942 NSDAP and label reverse.jpeg 1/1 Official cover sent from the 'Kanzlei der Fuhrers der NSDAP' in Berlin to an address in Hannover. Undelivered, a label has been affixed stating, 'Versuchsweise zuzustellen Empfanger befragen in Leveste/ Hannover -1 Land' (temporary address for collection). To the reverse the violet hand-stamp states, 'Strasse in Hannover unbekannt' (street in Hannover unknown). Ref: 24.06.1942 Cover with label turned aside to reveal the printed cachet. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

15th February 1940 Herbert Koch 15.02.1940 Herbert Koch reverse.jpeg 15.02.1940 Herbert Koch reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postcard sent from Herbert Koch (stamp dealer?) to a collector in Fellbach. Featuring two hand stamp instructions: 'Bitte sauber stempeln' (Please cancel neatly), and 'Frankieren Sie bitte Ihre Post an mich mit Zusammendrucken aus Markenheftchen oder Sonder und Wohlfahrtsmarken' (Please frank your mail to me with overprints made up from stamp booklets or special and charity stamps). The later instruction being complied with by the sender adding an overprinted 5 Pf Danzig definitive (Mi.718 X). Ref: 15.02.1940 The message reads: 'Please allow me to remind you once again to send me the amount of 4.-RM owed. At the same time, I would like to ask you if you are interested in the official stamps of the German Eastern Post? I will gladly make you a provisional assortment.' Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page