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Postcard sent from Kevelaer to Fürth. Featuring postage stamp Mi.569 (Heroes Memorial Day) and special cancellation JB:Kevelaer1/417. Ref: 26.03.1935 26th March 1936 JB:Kevelaer 26.03.1935 Kevelaer reverse.jpeg 26.03.1935 Kevelaer reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postcard sent from Kevelaer to Fürth. Featuring postage stamp Mi.569 (Heroes Memorial Day) and special cancellation JB:Kevelaer1/417. Ref: 26.03.1935 KEVELAER cancellation as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) Note: This is the only special cancellation of the 3rd Reich period. This design was used between 1934-1937. JB:Kevelaer1/417 - 'Der berühmte Wallfahrtsort a.Ndrh'. Ref: 26.03.1935 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Cover sent from the Hans Thoma Sammlung u.Archiv in Frankfurt to an address in Gloggnitz, Austria. Featuring postage stamp Mi.554, issued to commemorate the 175th birthday of Friedrich von Schiller. Ref: 07.02.1935 Hans Thoma (1839-1924) German painter. Thoma was born on 2nd October 1839 in Bernau, Grand Duchy of Baden, in the Black Forest, Germany. He was the son of a miller and was trained in the basics of painting by a painter of clock faces. He entered the Karlsruhe Academy in 1859, where he studied under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Ludwig des Coudres – the latter of which had a major influence on his career. Thoma also studied under Hans Gude, but rebelled against Gude's realism. He subsequently studied and worked, with but indifferent success, in Düsseldorf, Paris, Italy, Munich and Frankfurt, until his reputation became firmly established as the result of an exhibition of some thirty of his paintings in Munich. He died in Karlsruhe in 1924 at the age of 85. (Source: Wikipedia) Mi.554-555 (05.11.1934) Friedrich Schiller 1/1 Cover sent from the Hans Thoma Sammlung u.Archiv in Frankfurt to an address in Gloggnitz, Austria. Featuring postage stamp Mi.554, issued to commemorate the 175th birthday of Friedrich von Schiller. Ref: 07.02.1935 Hans Thoma (1839-1924) German painter. Thoma was born on 2nd October 1839 in Bernau, Grand Duchy of Baden, in the Black Forest, Germany. He was the son of a miller and was trained in the basics of painting by a painter of clock faces. He entered the Karlsruhe Academy in 1859, where he studied under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Ludwig des Coudres – the latter of which had a major influence on his career. Thoma also studied under Hans Gude, but rebelled against Gude's realism. He subsequently studied and worked, with but indifferent success, in Düsseldorf, Paris, Italy, Munich and Frankfurt, until his reputation became firmly established as the result of an exhibition of some thirty of his paintings in Munich. He died in Karlsruhe in 1924 at the age of 85. (Source: Wikipedia) Mi.554 - 555 175th Birthday of Friedrich von Schiller Notes: Designer: Karl Bauer (after an oil painting by Ludovika of Simonowitz and a copper engraving by Schwerdtgeburth). Letterpress printing. Sheets 10 x 10. Swastika watermark. Perf. 14:14¼. Quantity issued: unknown. Valid until 31.12.1935 Karl Bauer Karl Bauer (1868 - 1942) was a German artist, print-maker and poet. Bauer's traditional skills in draftsmanship made him a popular illustrator and portrait artist in the early 20th century. In his later life he made a number of portraits of Nazi leaders. His poetry was admired and promoted by Stefan George. In addition to poetry, Bauer was a prolific writer on history, literature and religion. As a painter, he specialized in portraits, drawing in a detailed linear style influenced by Renaissance German masters such as Dürer. He created portraits in the Northern Renaissance style depicting Martin Luther for churches in Görlitz, Oppenweiler and Helsinki. He also made numerous portraits of other German historical figures, including Goethe, Schiller and Beethoven. In World War I he published a book of portrait illustrations entitled Führer und Helden (Leaders and Heroes), depicting military celebrities. During the Nazi period, he made several portraits of Adolf Hitler. He also depicted Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring, and other leaders. A collection of his drawings illustrated deceased Nazi heroes such as Dietrich Eckart, Albert Leo Schlageter and Horst Wessel. Source: Wikipedia Mi.554 (6 Pf - Friedrich von Schiller). Ref: 07.02.1935 Mi.555 (12 Pf - Friedrich von Schiller). Ref: 15.11.1934 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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2nd May 1943 Viktor Lutze (1890-1943) 2nd May 1943 Viktor Lutze (1890-1943) 02.05.1943 Lutze reverse.jpeg 02.05.1943 Lutze reverse.jpeg 1/1 Unused postcard depicting a head and shoulder photograph of Viktor Lutze, commander of the Sturmabteilung (SA) who succeeded Ernst Röhm in 1934. Ref: 02.05.1943 (date of Lutze's death). Viktor Lutze (1890-1943) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

25th April 1945 Tønsberg - The final raid 25th April 1945 Tønsberg - The final raid 1/1 Postcard (unused - most likely send in an envelope) depicting a general view of Tønsberg. The correspondence reads, 'Souvenir from Norway 1943, Albert Hahns (?)' to his loved ones at home.' Note: Transport of Poles from Reichsgau Danzig-Westprussen on 26th March 1943 (from unknown German Companies/ employment office. 14 Polish workers alongside 84 German nationals were sent to Kirkens, Kristiansand and Tønsberg. Was this correspondent one of them? (Source: Denkiewicz-Szczepaniak, Emilia. “Polish civilian forced labourers and prisoners of war in the Organisation Todt – Einsatzgruppe Wiking, 1941–1945”. Studia Maritima XXXIV (2021): 125–160. DOI: 10.18276/sm.2021.34-06.). Ref: 25.04.1945 (date of the last RAF heavy bomber raid). Tønsberg and the last RAF strategic bombing raid of WWII Tønsberg, historically Tunsberg, is a city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about 102 kilometres (63 miles) south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The city is the most populous metropolis in Vestfold county. Tønsberg also serves as the administrative centre for Vestfold county and the seat of the County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark. Berg interneringsleir (Berg internment camp) was a concentration camp near Tønsberg in Norway that served as an internment and transit center for political prisoners and Jews during the Nazi occupation of Norway. Source: Wikipedia 25th/26th April 1945 . 107 Lancasters and 12 Mosquitoes of 5 Group attacked the oil refinery in Tønsberg in Southern Norway in the last raid flown by heavy bombers. The attack was accurately carried out and the target was severly damaged. A Lancaster of 463 Squadron canme down in Sweden, the last of more than 3,300 lancaster lost in the war; Flying officer A. Cox and his all-British crew all survived and were interned in Sweden until the end of the war - only a few days away. Source: Middlebrook and Everitt 1990 Reconnaissance photograph of an oil refinery on a peninsular with large plume of smoke from damaged oil tanks upper right area. Oslofjord is to the left with Prinds Christians Batterie just visible on the edge top left. Explanatory note underneath mentions target 'VALLO (Near Oslo) oil refinery'. Submitted with description 'Reconaissance [sic] photograph showing damage to Tonsberg oil refinery, Norway (captioned as 'Vallo, near Oslo') after operation by RAF Bomber Command on 25-26/04/1945. This was the last bombing flown by RAF heavy bombers in WWII'. Source: https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/ Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Cover sent from Saarbrücken to Münchweiler an der Alsenz. Featuring stamps issued for the Saar Referendum overprinted with 'VOLKSABSTIMMUNG 1935'. Also featuring a circular vignette to the reverse stating, '13. JANUAR/ DEUTSCH IST DIE SAAR/ WIR WOLLEN HEIM ZUM REICH' (German is the Saar/ We want to go home to the Reich). Ref: 13.01.1935 - 14/72 13th January 1935 Saar Referendum 13.01.1935 Deutsch ist die Saar cover.jpeg 13.01.1935 Deutsch ist die Saar cover.jpeg 1/1 Cover sent from Saarbrücken to Münchweiler an der Alsenz. Featuring stamps issued for the Saar Referendum overprinted with 'VOLKSABSTIMMUNG 1935'. Also featuring a circular vignette to the reverse stating, '13. JANUAR/ DEUTSCH IST DIE SAAR/ WIR WOLLEN HEIM ZUM REICH' (German is the Saar/ We want to go home to the Reich). Ref: 13.01.1935 - 14/72 THE SAAR REFERENDUM 1935 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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1st January 1942 Feldpostprüfstelle Rechteckstempel 01.01.1942 Feldpostprufstelle coverl.jpeg 01.01.1942 Feldpostprufstelle coverl.jpeg 1/1 Feldpost cover sent from FPN 08533 (4. Kompanie Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 558) to FPN 22666 (3. Kompanie Panzerjager-Abteilung 297). Featuring Feldpostprüfstelle closure tape (ref: MFP1/123) and a Feldppostprüfstelle reckteckstempel (for FPN 36819 - Feldpostprüfstelle AOK 11). Ref: 01.01.1942 Link to Feldpostprüfstelle Closures Feldpostprüfstelle Reckteckstempel variations MFP9a/125 - Red - 79 x 25mm. Ref: 01.01.1942 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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A 'nachnahme' cover ('Cash on Delivery' for ? Rm + 57 pf) featuring stamp Mi.412 (8pf) and Mi.436 (20pf). Ref: 21.03.1933 - 10/11 21st March 1933 Mi.435-437 (1930) 1/1 A 'nachnahme' cover ('Cash on Delivery' for ? Rm + 57 pf) featuring stamp Mi.412 (8pf) and Mi.436 (20pf). Ref: 21.03.1933 - 10/11 Mi.435 - 437 (First issued 8th February and September 1930) German presidents (II) - as Mi.413, 415 & 422 but with different colours Notes: Designer: ?. Letterpress printing. Sheets 10 x 10, rolls. Waffle watermark (x - vertical). Perf. 14:14¼. Quantity issued: Unknown. Mi.435 & 436 valid until 30th June 1934, Mi.454 valid until 31st December 1935 Mi.435 (10 Pf, 08.02 - Friedrich Ebert, 1st German president). Ref: 23.03.1933 - 10/74 Mi.436 (20 Pf, 08.02 - Friedrich Ebert, 1st German president). Ref: 21.03.1933 - 10/11 Mi.437 (80 Pf, 09.1930 - Paul von Hindenburg, 2nd German president). Ref: 17.05.1933 - 10/6 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

1st September 1939 Hitler's Speech, Berlin 1st September 1939 Hitler's Speech, Berlin 1/1 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 Adolf Hitler's speech of 1st September 1939 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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