Mi.1-9 (19.03.1945) American Printing Mi.1-9 (19.03.1945) American Printing Bizone Mi.1-9 American Printing 'Philatelic' postcard featuring a complete set of American printing definitives, Mi.1 - Mi.9. Ref: 01.07.1945 Links to Bizone - American - German - English Allied Occupation (American and British Zone) Mi.1 - 9 issued 19th March 1945 American Printing Allied Military Post 3 Pf - Mi.1 (Ref:22.06.1946 - 17/51) Allied Military Post 4 Pf - Mi.2 (Ref:01.07.1945) Allied Military Post 5 Pf - Mi.3 (Ref:01.07.1945) Allied Military Post 6 Pf - Mi.4 (Ref:01.07.1945) Allied Military Post 8 Pf - Mi.5 (Ref:01.07.1945) AM Post Mi.5 with offset image on perforated paper measuring 24 x 26 total. Ref: 21.03.1946 - 25/73 Allied Military Post 10 Pf - Mi.6 (Ref:01.07.1945) Allied Military Post 12 Pf - Mi.7 (Ref:01.07.1945) Allied Military Post 15 Pf - Mi.8 (Ref:01.07.1945) Allied Military Post 25 Pf - Mi.9 (Ref:01.07.1945)

Newspapers Postal ephemera & publications Newspapers Postal ephemera & publications Newspapers Postal ephemera and publications Wrapper from 'Presse-Versand G.m.b.H.' (book printers) in Uelzen to an address in Hannover. Date unclear, c.1947. ref: 17/77 Newspapers: Postal ephemera and publications Angriff (NSDAP in Berlin) Die Ersatzkasse (envelope) - see 35/4 Die Luftpost (envelope) - see 33/21 Eichsfelder Volksblatt (wrapper) Essener Allgemeine Zeitung (on postcard) - see 30/65 Heilbronner Tagblatt (envelope) Leipziger Bienenzeitung (envelope addressed to the editor) Niederdeutschen Beobachter (envelope) Ostfriesische Tageszeitung (envelope) Pommersche Zeitung (envelope) - see 19.06.1934 Pommersche Zeitung (wrapper) - see 15.06.1942 - 19/42 Südverlag (wrapper) - see 34/64 Voelkischer Beobachter (NSDAP national newspaper) Westfälische Landeszeitung/ Rote Erde (envelope) Wochenschaü (on postcard) - see 30/65 Zeitschriftenvertrieb - Ernst Gilowy (wrapper to Italian Embassy) FELDPOST Wrapper for unknown publication to FPN 44744 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

British POW Camps North Africa British POW Camps North Africa POW camps in North Africa Italian Red Cross letter-sheet correspondence sent from Milan to a POW at Camp 211, Algeria. Ref 10.10.1945 POW Camps in North Africa Algeria Camp 131 , Oran (American camp) Camp 211 , The Cap Matifou, Rouïba Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Souvenir Sheets Event Issues (B) Souvenir Sheets Event Issues (B) Souvenir Sheets Event Issues SOUVENIR SHEETS For specific events unrelated to stamp issues (B) 1937 B37/4 - 12th Deutsches Sängerbundesfest 1938 B38/1 - WHW Ships 09.01.1938 - 18/43 B38/19(a) - Stamp exhibition "Die Sächsische Briefmarke'. See 28/5 B38/24 - WHW (Baden) Scenery & Alpine flowers 03.12.1938 - 12/13 B38/25 - WHW (Oak Leaves) Scenery & Alpine flowers 03.12.1938 - 12/14 B38/26 - WHW (Christmas) Scenery & Alpine flowers 23.12.1938 - 12/15 1939 (B&M) - 'Iglau ist Frei!/ 15. März 1939' (85.5 x 115mm). With Mi.21 (10h Linden) tied by Iglau cancel dated 15.03.1940 (one year anniversary) - See 33/4 (B&M) - 'Amtsantritt des Generalgouverneurs für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete' (featuring special Krakau cancel and Mi.732 - WHW), 7th November 1939. See 29/98 1940 (GG) 'Ein Jahr Generalgouvernment/ 26. Oktober 1940' - see 30/72 1941 B41/3 (i-iv) - 7th KWHW Winterhilfswerk street collection (wild flowers) (B&M) 2. Kriegshilfswerk für das Deutsche Rote Kreuz 20.04.1941 - 25/77 1942 (B&M) Tag der Briefmarke, 'Erste Deutsche Werbeschau', K.d.F. Sammlergruppe Prag (Jan.1942) (B&M) 'Ausstellung 'Erholung und Gastlichkeit'. Zlin (Aug. 1942) - see 28/59 1947 Heinrich von Stephan (2nd Kiel Stamp Exhibition, April 1947) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Telegrams Large format (Schmuckblatt) Telegrams Large format (Schmuckblatt) Telegram Large format Schmuckblatt Link to small format telegrams (Din C6) Large format Greetings telegram (Schmuckblatt Telegramme) Note: The 'Lx' number may have design variations. Lx 1 (variation I - Wedding Coach and Riders. 15th November 1926 ) Lx 1 (variation II - Wedding Coach and Riders. July 1930 ) - 10.07.1937 Lx 1 (variation III - The Four Seasons. c.1937 ) - 27.05.1940 Lx 2 (variation I - Two Doves. c.1929 ) Lx 2 (variation II - A Sailing Ship at Sea, with a North German Lloyd Liner on the horizon: Top flag in blue. Lower flag in black, white and red. June 1931 ) Lx 2 (variation III - Design as Lx 2 v.II, but with swastika flag on main mast and lower flag in black, white and red. c.1933 ) Lx 2 (variation IV - Design as Lx 2 v.II, but with top flag in blue and a larger lower swastika flag. September 1935 ) - 19.09.1936 Lx 2 (variation V - Design as Lx 2 v.II, but with top flag in dark blue and a smaller lower swastika flag. May 1936 ) - 06.05.1939 Lx 3 (variation I - A mounted courier. November 1928 ) Lx 3 (variation II - A group of children. June 1931 ) Lx 3 (variation III - Couple and symbols of marriage and domesticity. c.1937 ) - 23.08.1941 Lx 4 (variation I - Stylised vase with flowers. June 1930 ) Lx 4 (variation II - A high mountain peak. June 1931 ) - 08.07.1936 & 34/70 Lx 4 (variation III - A high mountain peak. May 1936 ) - 08.09.1941 Lx 5 (variation I - A border landscape. Reverse an eagle, ‘snowflakes’ and wood frame. January 1929) - 17.04.1933 Lx 5 (variation II - A border landscape. Reverse an eagle and wood frame. c.1935 ) Lx 5 (variation - III - A border landscape. Reverse an eagle with swastika and wood frame. May 1936 ) - 19.05.1939 Lx 6 (variation I - Three children dancing over a garland of roses. Reverse an eagle and postal scenes. May 1930 ) - 15.06.1935 Lx 6 (variation II - Three children dancing over a garland of roses. Reverse an eagle swastika and garland. c.1937 ) Lx 7 (Christmas tree and New Year Bell. June1930 ) - 25.12.1938 Lx 8 (variation I - Cherubs in a garland of flowers and fruit. January 1930 ) - 08.07.1936 Lx 8 (variation II - Christmas. October 1937 ) - 30.07.1939 Lx 9 (variation I - Eagle in flight over swastika flags, with swastika sun breaking through the clouds. Reverse – Garrison Church, Potsdam, 21st March 1933. Listed as ‘Tag von Potsdam, 21.3.33’ , but issued for the 1933 Nuremberg Rally and later used as a normal Greetings Telegram. August 1933 ) - 29.01.1936 Lx 9 (variation II - German Airways. c.1938 ) - 26.07.1941 Lx 10 (variation I - Eagle over Nuremberg Castle. Issued for the 1934 Nuremberg Rally. c.1934 ) as below Lx 10 (variation II - Flowers. September 1939 ) - 06.09.1940 Lx 11 (Bereavement. c.1938 ) as below Lx 12 (variation I - Hitler Youth (without ‘Schriftleiste’) . Issued for the 1935 Nuremberg Rally. c.1935 ) Lx 12 (variation II - As above, but with ‘Schriftleiste’. c.1935) Lx 12 (variation III - Eagle atop a wreathed swastika and oak leaves (assumed that this is the design in question). With inscription over a swastika to back page. Printed for the 1939 Nuremberg Rally, but never issued, owing to the outbreak of World War II. Used up in the internal service of the Post Office. c.1936 ) as below Notes on Lx 12 - An earlier version exists with the same imprint of C187 LX12, this dates from 1935. On this earlier version the back page has the image of the eagle, below which it states, 'Reichsparteitag der NSDAP Nürnberg' . The image of the Hitler Jungend depicted on the front page appears to be the same, but on closer inspection one can see the signature of artist Ludwig Hohlwein appears beside the roof and not above it (as can be seen to the lower left edge here). The imprint number on the earlier version appears at the foot of page 3 to the left edge, in the later version it is at the right edge. The final difference appears to be the colour of the tint used for the inner message pages. The earlier version is blue-grey, the later version is buff. Check that this doesn't contradict the Lx 12 descriptions Lx 13 (variation I - Winter Olympic Games. c.1936 ) Lx 13 (variation II - Summer Olympic Games, Berlin. c.1936 ) Lx 13 (variation III - Summer Olympic Games, Kiel. c.1936 ) Lx 14 (Childhood scenes, with pram. c.1936 ) - 23.08.1941 Lx 15 (Children at play. c.1936 ) Lx 16 (Nuremberg Castle. Issued to mark the 1936 Nuremberg Rally. c.1936 ) - 04.09.1937 Lx 17 (The Führer. Issued to mark the 1936 Nuremberg Rally. c.1936 ) - 04.02.1939 Lx 18 (Wedding Day. c.1936 ) - 27.10.1941 Lx 19 (Good fortune. Goddess with Cornucopia. c.1938 ) - 12.04.1941 Special Issues – sold only to be sent to the persons commemorated. 1. 80th birthday of Hindenburg. c.1927 2. 50th birthday of Hitler. c.1939 Special issues – sold only to be sent to ships. 1. Kogge (ship of the Middle Ages). c.1927 2. Liner. c.1939 Bohemia & Moravia Lx 3 (Dancing Cherubs - II-1940) Danzig Lx I (Marienkirche and the Krantor. c.1933 ) Lx 2 (variation I - Kogge, Children and Blutenkranz. c.1937 ) Lx 2 (variation II - Kogge and six buildings of the town. c.1938 ) Saar Lx 1 (Wedding Coach. c.1933 ) Lx 2 (Die Untsere Saar. c.1933 ) Lx 3 (The Ludwigkirche in Saarbrücken. c.1933 ) Lx 4 (The Old Tower in Mettlach. c.1933 ) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Allied Occupation Postage Stamps Allied Occupation Postage Stamps Allied Occupation Postage Stamps Allied Occupation Postage Stamps Contents page listing the zones of occupation as catalogued by Michel Berlin and Brandenburg postage stamp issues 'Stadt Berlin' issues 3rd August - 6th December 1945 American and British Bizone postage stamp issues Allied Military Post ('AM Post') from the American, British and German print works up to 17th January 1946 French Zone postage stamp issues French Zone general issues, Baden, Rhine Palatinate, and Wüttemberg-Hohenzollen up to February 1948 Joint American, British and Soviet postage stamp issues Definitive and Commemoratives postage stamps from February 1946 - 1948 Soviet Zone postage stamp issues Postage stamps (including 'Saxon Obliterations') of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bad Gottleuba, Schwarzenberg, Wurzen, East Saxony, Province of Saxony, Thuringen, and West Saxony from May 1945 - 1946 AMG - Italy (Sicily) Allied Military Postage - 15, 25, 30, 50, 60 centesimi, 1 lira, 2, 5, 10 lire 15 centesimi first issued 24.08.1943 (create page) - see 33/19 (all MNH) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

2nd May 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' 2nd May 1945 Pages from PUNCH The last heil Cartoon from 'PUNCH' magazine 2nd May 1945. The last resistance in Berlin. The caption reads THE LAST HEIL The conclusion of the Battle of Berlin From Wikipedia: On the night of 1st/2nd May, most of the remnants of the Berlin garrison attempted to break out of the city centre in three different directions. Only those that went west through the Tiergarten and crossed the Charlottenbrücke (a bridge over the Havel) into Spandau succeeded in breaching Soviet lines. Only a handful of those who survived the initial breakout made it to the lines of the Western Allies—most were either killed or captured by the Red Army's outer encirclement forces west of the city. Early in the morning of 2nd May, the Soviets captured the Reich Chancellery. General Weidling surrendered with his staff at 06:00 hours. He was taken to see General Vasily Chuikov at 08:23, where Weidling ordered the city's defenders to surrender to the Soviets. The 350-strong garrison of the Zoo flak tower left the building. There was sporadic fighting in a few isolated buildings where some SS troops still refused to surrender, but the Soviets reduced such buildings to rubble. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Postal Stationery Bohemia & Moravia Postal Stationery Bohemia & Moravia Postal Stationery Bohemia and Moravia Upper portion of letter-card Mi.K4 IIa (grey-white stationery with imprint '1 K 30 h'). Ref: 23.06.1943 Postal Stationery Bohemia and Moravia (1939-1945) 1939 State Coat of Arms Mi.VK2 b (letter-card). Imprint '1Kč 10h', 1K Mi.VP31 (border with arrows) 50h Mi.VP32 F (border with arrows) 50/50h Mi.VP32 A (border with arrows) 50/50h Mi.VP33 (border with lime leaves/dividing line to left) 50h Mi.VP34 F (border with lime leaves/dividing line to left) 'I', 50/50h Mi.VP34 A (border with lime leaves/dividing line to left) 'II', 50/50h Mi.VP35 (border with lime leaves/central dividing line) 50h Mi.VP36 F (border with lime leaves/central dividing line) 'I', 50/50h Mi.VP36 A (border with lime leaves/central dividing line) 'II', 50/50h Mi.VP37 ( '60h' selling price at upper left position) 50h Mi.VP38a F - Olive green ( '60h' selling price at upper left position) 'I', 50/50h Mi.VP38a A - Olive green ( '60h' selling price at upper left position) 'II', 50/50h Mi.VP38b F - Dark green ( '60h' selling price at upper left position) 'I', 50/50h Mi.VP38b A - Dark green ( '60h' selling price at upper left position) 'II', 50/50h Rohrpostkarte Mi.VRP2 90h Telegram dispatch note ( PODACÍ LÍSTEK ) Mi.VTA19 50h, imprint 'A 1930' (17.5 x 21mm) Mi.VTA20 50h, imprint 'B 1931' (17.5 x 21mm) Mi.VTA22 50h, imprint 'A 1930' (20 x 24.5 mm) Präsident Masaryk Mi.VP42 1.20K Mi.VP43 1.5K Mi.VP44 F 'I', 1.20/1.20K Mi.VP44 A 'II', 1.20/1.20K Mi.VP46 50h Mi.VP48 50h Mi.VP49 1.20K Mi.VP50 1.20K Mi.VP51 50h Mi.VP52 1.20K Mi.VP55 1.50K Mi.VP63 50h Mi.VP64a 50h Mi.VP64b 50h Mi.VP65 50h Mi.VP66 50h Mi.VP67 50h Mi.VP68 1.20K Mi.VP69a 50h Mi.VP69b 50h Mi.VP69c 50h Mi.VP70 1.50K Präsident Benesch Mi.VP71 50h Mi.VP72 50h Jindrich Fügner Mi.VP73 50h 1939-1941 Wertstempel Lindenzweig mit Lindenfrüchten (Linden branch value stamp with lime fruit) Letter-cards 1939 Mi.K1 1K 1940 Mi.K2 1.20K 1941 Mi.K3 1K Postcards 1939 Mi.P1 50h Mi.P2 60h Mi.P3 1.50K Mi.P4 50/50h Mi.P4 F 'I', 50/50h Mi.P4 A 'II', 50/50h Mi.P5 60/60h Mi.P5 F 'I', 60/60h Mi.P5 A 'II', 60/60h Mi.P6 60h Postal order Mi.AK1 50h Telegram form with deferred settlement Mi.T1 40h (01 - narrow tooth serration) Mi.T1 40h (02 - wide tooth serration) Telegram posting slip Mi.TA1 50h 1940 Mi.P7 60h Mi.P8 60/60h Mi.P8 F 'I', 60/60h Mi.P8 A 'II', 60/60h - see 36/1 Mi.P9 60h ( '1940' ) Mi.P9 60h ( '1941' ) Mi.P10 50/50h Mi.P10 F 'I', 50/50h Mi.P10 A 'II', 50/50h Mi.P11 60/60h Mi.P11 F 'I', 60/60h Mi.P11 A 'II', 60/60h Mi.P12 1.50/1.50K - see 33/36 Mi.P12 F 'I' , 1.50/1.50K - see 33/36 Mi.P12 A 'II' , 1.50/1.50K - see 33/36 Official postcard for the Central Social Insurance Office in Prague Mi.DPB1 30/30h Mi.DPB1 F 30/30h Mi.DPB1 A 30/30h Address registration Mi.AV1a 50h (blue-grey, thick) Mi.AV1b 50h (yellow-grey, thin) Postal collection card Mi.NK1 80h 1941 Mi.P13 1.50/1.50K Mi.P13 F 'I', 1.50/1.50K Mi.P13 A 'II', 1.50/1.50K 1942-1945 Hitler Head Lettercards Mi.K4 I 1.20 (white, '1942' ) Mi.K4 IIa 1.20 (grey-white, '1942' ) Mi.K4 IIb 1.20 (pale grey, '1944' ) Postcards Mi.P14 50h ( '1942' ) Mi.P15 I 60h (With '1942' ) - see 35/42, 35/46, 35/48 Mi.P15 II 60h (Without a year imprint. Issued in 1944) Mi.P16 50/50h ( '1943' ) Mi.P16 F 'I', 50/50h ( '1943' ) Mi.P16 A 'II', 50/50h ( '1943' ) Mi.P17 60/60h ( '1942' ) Mi.P17 F 'I', 60/60h ( '1942' ) Mi.P17 A 'II', 60/60h ( '1942' ) Mi.P17 60/60h ( '1943' ) Mi.P17 F 'I', 60/60h ( '1943' ) Mi.P17 A 'II', 60/60h ( '1943' ) Mi.P18 60/60h ( '1944' ) Mi.P18 F 'I', 60/60h ( '1944' ) Mi.P18 A 'II', 60/60h ( '1944' ) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

31st October 1945 Bad Freienwalde 31st October 1945 Bezahlt Bad Freienwalde See 31.10.1945 - 26/34 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Adolf Hitler - Speeches Adolf Hitler - Speeches Adolf Hitler Speeches Postcard depicting Adolf Hitler at the podium addressing the Reichstag. The speech served as public declaration of war against Poland and thus of the commencement of World War II (Germany did not submit a formal declaration of war to Poland). To the reverse a violet cachet states, 'Der Weltgeschichtliche Tag/ 1. September 1939/ Danzig kehrt heim'. (World History day, 1st September 1939, Danzig returns home'). The 12 Pf postage stamp (Mi.715) was issued on 18th September 1939 to commemorate the reintegration of Danzig into the German Reich. Ref: 19.09.1939 The speeches of Adolf Hitler 17th May 1933 (See Oxford pamphlets No.12 p.19) 21st May 1935 (See Oxford pamphlets No.12 pp.19-20) 11th July 1936 (See Oxford pamphlets No.12 p.20) 4th October 1938 Liberation of the Sudetenlands 30th January 1939 'the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe' 28th April 1939 (See Oxford pamphlets No.12 pp.3-4) 1st September 1939 'proposals for mediation have failed' Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

4th April 1945 4th April 1945 Dr. Joseph Goebbels, written in his diary 4th April 1945

19th September 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' 19th September 1945 Pages from PUNCH Japanese war reparations Cartoon from PUNCH magazine 19th September 1945. General MacArthur berates a Japanese soldier for his crimes. The caption reads EXPIATION "Never mind your ancestors. You have to atone for your crimes at the shrine of humanity." (Expiation - the act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.) Japanese war reparations From Wikipedia: According to Article 14 of the Treaty of San Francisco (1951): It is recognized that Japan should pay reparations to the Allied Powers for the damage and suffering caused by it during the war....Japan will promptly enter into negotiations with Allied Powers so desiring, whose present territories were occupied by Japanese forces and damaged by Japan, with a view to assisting to compensate those countries for the cost of repairing the damage done, by making available the services of the Japanese people in production, salvaging and other work for the Allied Powers in question. War reparations made pursuant to the San Francisco Peace Treaty with Japan (1951) include: reparations amounting to US$550 million (198 billion yen 1956) were made to the Philippines, and US$39 million (14.04 billion yen 1959) to South Vietnam; payment to the International Committee of the Red Cross to compensate prisoners of war (POW) of 4.5 million pounds sterling (4.54109 billion yen) was made; and Japan relinquished all overseas assets, approximately US$23.681 billion (379.499 billion yen). Japan signed the peace treaty with 49 nations in 1952 and concluded 54 bilateral agreements that included those with Burma (US$20 million 1954, 1963), South Korea (US$300 million 1965), Indonesia (US$223.08 million 1958), the Philippines (US$525 million/52.94 billion yen 1967), Malaysia (25 million Malaysian dollars/2.94 billion yen 1967), Thailand (5.4 billion yen 1955), Micronesia (1969), Laos (1958), Cambodia (1959), Mongolia (1977), Spain ($5.5 million 1957), Switzerland, the Netherlands ($10 million 1956), Sweden and Denmark. Payments of reparations started in 1955, lasted for 23 years and ended in 1977. For countries that renounced any reparations from Japan, it agreed to pay an indemnity and/or grants in accordance with bilateral agreements. In the Joint Communiqué of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China (1972), the People's Republic of China renounced its demand for war reparations from Japan. In the Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956, the Soviet Union waived its rights to reparations from Japan, and both Japan and the Soviet Union waived all reparations claims arising from war. Additionally, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), under President J. R. Jayewardene, declined war reparations from Japan. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page