1st August 1945 1st August 1945 American military occupation zone postcard, H&G #438. According to H&G the card was issued in the Munich postal district, although the return address is not in that area. Most likely used much later than the date (8.45) suggests - June 1946?

8th December 1945 8th December 1945 Provinz Sachsen Mi.71 Mi.83 Cover sent from Delitzsch to the Handwerkskammer in Halle (Saale). Featuring stamps Mi.71 and Mi.83. Ref: 08.12.1945

Feldpost (12-24) Circle with Central Bar Feldpost (12-24) Circle with Central Bar Feldpost (01-11) Single and Double Circle with Central Bar Barlog cartoon postcard depicting a woman patiently waiting besides a clock whilst soldiers wave her goodbye from the train. Bestell-Nr.1471 (bold text). Sent via feldpost and featuring cancel MFP19a/78 Ref: 21.11.1939 - 30/2 Single and Double Circle with Central Bar (hand cancel) TYPE 19 (with arch above and below) A - Without distinguishing letters (UB) or features, B - With distinguishing letter (UB), D - Location obliteration 19A - ø25mm. Ref: 21.11.1939 - 30/2, MFP19A/78 19A - also see 30/6 (ø28mm) 19B - see 32/5 19D - see 30/100 TYPE 22 (with gridded arch above and below) See 30/91 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regrding this page

DEUTSCHE DIENSTPOST DEUTSCHE DIENSTPOST Deutsche Dienstpost Deutsche Dienstpost The postal service in German-occupied areas during WWII LOTHRINGEN Cover from Metz - See 32/30 NETHERLANDS KLV Lager, Beek bie Nijmegen - See 28/55 Reichskommissar cover - See 32/55 OSTEN Krosno - See 25.01.1939 Ostrowo (Posen) - See 30/38 UKRAINE Petrikow - see 28/57 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Fire & Rescue Service Fire & Rescue Service Fire and rescue service Fire and rescue service Associated items within the Brief History collection Volunteer Fire Brigade, Bohemia and Moravia (1944) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Auslandsbriefprüfstelle Censorship Offices Auslandsbriefprüfstelle Censorship Offices Auslandsbriefprüfstelle Censorship Offices Auslandsbriefprüfstelle (ABP) Censorship Offices Index of ABPs with information on hand stamps, machine stamps, pass-through stamps, closures etc. Germany 'a ' - Königsberg (4th Sept.1939 - Aug.1944, then to Exin in Wartheland, ending Jan.1945) Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania 1939-1941 - ' durch deutsche Feldpost' Luftgaupostamtes Königsberg 05.1943+ - Postal areas 4, 5a, 5b, 5c, 6, 7b & 8 to German prisoners of war to July 1944+ 'b' - Berlin (Sept. 1939+) BD1.5/47 - see 29.06.1943 - 23/28 Afghanistan to Sept.1941 - China to Jan.1942 - Denmark (from Berlin only) Feb.1940+ - Iceland and Faroe Islands to May 1940 - Finland - Iran to Sept.1941 - Japan to Jan.1942 - Norway (from Berlin only) See 17.05.1943 - 25/17 (Norway - Portugal - Scotland) - Philippines - Russia to June 1941 - Sweden - Ukraine mid-1941 to early 1944 - Dutch-India (via Serbia-Japan) to May 1940 - USA, Canada (via Serbia-Japan) to 19th Nov.1941 (other routes to 11th Dec.1941) - Mid-Americ a (via Serbia-Japan) to 19th Nov.1941 - South America (via Serbia-Japan) to 19th Nov.1941 ( Chile to Jan.1943, Argentina to Feb.1944) - Paid for Feldpost via air from Berlin, Breslau & Posen - German prisoners of war and internees (March 1941+, from July 1944 only incoming POW mail (to Nov.1944) - Feldpost from the Spanish Legion - Spain/Portugal to Switzerland, and Great Britain to Switzerland. ' c' - Cologne (18th Nov.1939+) Belgium , Netherlands to 30th Sept.1940 - Luxemburg to 30th Sept 1940 (afterwards only from Luxemburg to and from neutral countries) - Ireland and Liberia to May 1940 - from occupied France to Germany Nov.1940+ - between occupied France and Belgium & Netherlands mid 1940 to July 1943 - German prisoners of war Aug.1940 - March 1941 - Paid for Feldpost air district post office Brussels May 1943+ - German post offices in the Netherlands - German soldier feldpost in Belgium, Netherlands and occupied France to April 1944. With more notes in Landsmann. 'd' - Munich (late 1939+ - Munich was occupied by the Americans on 30th April 1945) To and from - Albania to Sept.1943 - Andorra - Ireland March 1941+ - Italy and colonies - Dutch India (except via Serbia-Japan) - Portugal - San Marino - Saudi-Arabia to June 1940 - Switzerland April 1943+ (formerly ABP Frankfurt) - Spain and colonies - South America air mail via Condor/LATI (Linee Aeree Transcontinentali Italiane) to Nov.1941 - Thailand to Jan.1942 - Vatican . 'e' - Frankfurt (Nov.1939+) Switzerland and Liechtenstein to March 1943 - Germany to occupied France Nov.1940+ - Occupied France to neutral countries (if allowed) - Unoccupied France March 1942+ - USA and Canada (except via Siberia-Japan) to Dec.1941 - Middle America (except via Siberia-Japan) to Dec.1941 - South America (not Argentina or Chile) except via Serbia-Japan to Dec.1941. 'f' - Hamburg (Feb.1940 - Apr.1945) From and to Norway and Denmark (except air mail and post from the Berlin postal area) - Transit post from Italy, Belgium, Netherlands from and to Denmark and partly Norway - Mail between Denmark and Scandinavia (May-July 1940) - Feldpost with postage paid from the area of air district post office Hamburg to Germany May 1943+ - Postal areas 3, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23 & 24 to German prisoners of war July 1944+ ' g' - Vienna (1st Dec.1939 - Vienna was occupied by the Russians on 7th Apr.1945) GPM1.3/237 - see 08.05.1941 - 25/90 GV6.3/245 - see 26.06.1943 Bulgaria - Romania - Greece - Hungary - Yugoslavia - Slovakia - Serbia - Croatia - Turkey (with transit post from Italy, Vatican, France and Switzerland going to the aforementioned countries) - Some Italian prisoner of war mail from Egypt to Italy - Internee mail to Palestine and Egypt Oct.1940+ (later Berlin) - Internee mail to Iraq and British India Jan. - Mar.1941 - Feldpost with postage paid from the area of air district post office Vienna to Germany May 1943+ - Postal areas 7a, 9a, 10, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13a, 13b, 14, 17a, 17b, 18 & 22 as well as from the areas of Deutsche Dienstpost Adria and Alpenvorland to German prisoners of war July 1944+ Occupied countries 'k' - Copenhagen ( l . ABP Lyon n . ABP Nancy o . ABP Oslo t . ABP Trondheim x . ABP Paris y . ABP Bordeaux 'h ' - Hof (May 1944 - Hof was occupied by the American on 15th May 1945) Following the increased bombing of Berlin and subsequent damage to the censor office, the Hof censor office was set up in May 1944, however, itmay have not seen use until later into 1944, sharing the responsibility with Berlin. This office processed incoming German POW mail (and some outgoing, i.e. to POWs held in foreign countries). Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Wehrkreiskommando Districts Wehrkreiskommando Districts Wehrkreiskommando Districts Wehrkreiskommando Districts (including Wehrbezirkskommando - Military recruiting subdistricts) Wehrkreiskommando I (Königsberg) Wehrkreiskommando II (Stettin) Wehrkreiskommando III (Berlin) Wehrkreiskommando IV (Dresden) Wehrkreiskommando V (Stuttgart) Wehrkreiskommando VI (Münster) Wehrkreiskommando VII (Munich) Wehrkreiskommando VIII (Wroclaw) Wehrkreiskommando IX (Kassel) Wehrbezirkskommmado (Fulda) - 24.01.1944 - 19/126 Wehrkreiskommando X (Hamburg) Wehrkreiskommando XI (Hannover) Wehrkreiskommando XII (Wiesbaden) Wehrkreiskommando XIII (Nuremburg) Wehrbezirkskommando - Nuremberg Wehrkreiskommando XVII (Vienna) Wehrkreiskommando XVIII (Salzburg) Wehrkreiskommando XX (Gdansk) Wehrkreiskommando XXI (Posen) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Schutzpolizei Schutzpolizei Schutzpolizei Schutzpolizei Articles within the Brief History collection 1941 Schutzpolizei cover - Dillingen (August) 1943 Packet card from Schutzpolizei at Schloß Schwarzenberg, B&M (July) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

1st March 1947 1st March 1947 Mi.943-Mi.962 Second Control Commission Commercial cover from Albert Brückner Briefmarken. Featuring two 2 Pf 1st Control Commission Issue postage stamps (Mi.912) and a single 80 Pf Second Control Commission Issue postage stamp (Mi.957). Ref: 01.11.1947 - 17/46 Mi.943 - 962 Joint Allied Occupation Issue - Second Control Commission Issue Issued between 1st March 1947 and 1st February 1948 Mi.943 (2 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 25.07.1948 - 15/46 Mi.944 (6 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 25.07.1948 - 15/46 Mi.945 (8 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 25.07.1948 - 15/46 Mi.946 (10 Pf - February 1947). Ref: 25.07.1948 - 15/46 Mi.946 (February 1948) alongside the privately printed black o/print commemorating the 2nd North German Stamp Dealer Day (referenced in Michel Specialised 2015 p.265). Ref: 22.06.1948 - 13/1 Mi.947 (12 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 21.11.1947 - 10/65 Mi.949 b (16 Pf - March 1947 - blackish to black-green-blue). Expertised. Ref: Prophila38 Mi.951 a,b,c, or d? (24 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 03.09.1947 - 17/47 Mi.956 a or b? (60 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 03.09.1947 - 17/47 Mi.957 (80 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 01.11.1947 - 17/46 Mi.958 a,b or c? (84 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 08.04.1947 - 17/44 Mi.959 (1 M - May 1947). Ref: 02.11.1947 - 10/54 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

1st May 1947 1st May 1947 May Day Leipzig Postcard celebrating May Day (1st May), featuring the slogan 'Happy holidays to the workers in all countries'. Ref: 01.05.1947 - 13/38 Detail Private issue cancellation produced for the May Day celebration (used in Leipzig only). Ref: JB:Leipzig/892

29th May 1947 29th May 1947 Bochmann Gaienhofen Self addressed commercial postcard (most likely for the Gaienhofen commemorative cancel) sent by/to stamp dealer Hans Kunze. Ref: 29.05.1947 - 16/49 Hans Kunze Further research required New address: Cover from 'Die Briefmarken-Etage Hans Kunze Frankfurt/Main Schillerstr. 42' , posted on 20.8.1957 GAIENHOFEN cancellation as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) JB:Gaienhofen1/304 - 'Ruhige/ idyllische/ Sommerfrische'. Ref: 29.05.1947 - 16/49 Note: This is the only special cancellation for Gaienhofen during the 3rd Reich period. It was issued from 1942 to 1948. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

17th February 1947 17th February 1947 Title Income Tax Notice See 17.02.1947 - 26/4 Die Einkommenserklärung für das 4. Kalendervierteljahr 1946 war auf 10. vor.Mts. abzugeben. Ein Vordruck für diese Erklärung wurde Ihnen Anfang vor.Mts. zugesandt. Sie haben diese Erklärung bis jetzt nicht abgegeben. Ich bitte sie, die Erklärung in Bälde abzugeben und gleichzeitig die Einkommensteuer, sie sich nacht der Erklärung errechnet unter Angabe obiger Str. Nr. hieher einzuzahlen. The income declaration for the fourth calendar quarter of 1946 was due on the 10th of last month. A form for this declaration was sent to you at the beginning of last month. You have not yet submitted this declaration. I kindly ask you to submit the declaration as soon as possible and at the same time pay the income tax calculated according to the declaration, quoting the above reference number. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page