Mi.73-84 (Nov/Dec 1945) Mi.73-84 (Nov/Dec 1945) Provinz Sachsen Mi.73-84 Province of Saxony - Main image: 1pf - Mi.73 (X or Y?). Ref:. Gallery images Mi.74-84 Allied Occupation - Soviet Zone - Province of Saxony Definitive - Perforated Mi.72 - 84 issued between November/ December 1945 Mi.81X (Ref: 14.05.1946 - 11/18) Mi.82X (Ref: 15.12.1945) Mi.83Xa (Ref: 08.12.1945)

Souvenir Sheets May 1945 onwards Souvenir Sheets May 1945 onwards Souvenir Sheets post-war 1945 An A6 sheet (on thin paper), produced for the 'Tag der Briefmarke' 20th October 1946. Featuring a 1 RM definitive from the 1st Control Commission issue (Feb./May 1946). With special cancellation from Duisburg-Ruhrort. Ref: 20.10.1946 - 15/23 SOUVENIR SHEETS Produced from from the 1945 post-war period onwards 1945 1946 Tag der Briefmarke (Joint Issue Mi.937). Duisburg-Ruhrort. Oct 1946 1947 Leipzig Autumn Fair (Joint Issue Mi.956-966). Sept. 1947 1948 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Feldpost Letters (Typewritten correspondence) Feldpost Letters (Typewritten correspondence) Feldpost Letters Typewritten Feldpost Letters An index to translated typewritten correspondence (with recipients surname) 1940 1st February 1940 (?) 20th February 1940 (Hundt) 11th April 1940 (Tannert) 30th July 1940 (?) 19th December 1940 (Öhlinger) 1941 11th February 1941 (Hackländer) 4th May 1941 (Kaden) 17th July 1941 (Röttger) 13th August 1941 (Wolff) 5th September 1941(?) 10th October 1941 (Weber) 10th November 1941- 22/70 Archive only 1942 4th April 1942 (Müller) 13th April 1942 (Tietz) 10th May 1942 (Siggelkow) - see 32/74 21st July 1942 (Sartorio) 30th July 1942 (Meyer) 19th September 1942 (Klein) 26th September 1942 (Herrn Stabsarzt, L 39997) 28th September 1942 (Oelmann) 18th October 1942 (Schweinshaut) 22nd October 1942 (Schramm) 20th November 1942 (Böske) 17th December 1942 (Süs) 1943 2nd February 1943 (Breitt) 22nd April 1943 (Brendl) 10th July 1943 (from Adolf Strittmatter to Hildi Kaiser) 22nd July 1943 (Die Vosswerke) 2nd August 1943 (Buschhaus) 23rd August 1943 (Strate) 20th September 1943 (Krauss) 10th September 1943 (Mayr) 1944 10th January 1944 (Koebke) 23rd February 1944 (Otto Fuss to Rudi Müller) 24th February 1944 (Rudolf Kramer to Ingrid Heydenreich) 2nd March 1944 (Landlinger - 'Zurück') 3rd April 1944 (Hess) 4th September 1944 (Janssen) 7th December 1944 (?) 1945 16th January 1945 (Fresen) 24th March 1945 - 22/72 (Szép) Archive only Series 19th July 1941 ( Bader - mourning card only) 1st January 1945 (Bader - Feldpost) 12th April 1948 (Bader - Official document - Return of personal items) All BADER kept together on one page dated 19th July 1941 28th January 1942 ( Brunschweiger , Frieda) 26th February 1942 (Brunschweiger, Frieda) 24th March 1942 (Brunschweiger, Frieda) 22nd February 1944 (Brunschweiger, Frieda) 22nd September 1944 (Brunschweiger, Georg) 10th October 1941 ( Burgmann ) 27th December 1941 (Burgmann) - see 32/11 23rd January 1942 (Burgmann) - see 32/61 6th February 1941 ( Dorn ) 11th February 1941 (Dorn) 13th March 1941 (Dorn) 21st March 1941 (Dorn) 10th April 1941 (Dorn) 17th April 1941 (Dorn) 28th June 1941 ( Kilian ) 6th November 1941(Kilian) 28th January 1942 (Kilian) - see 32/60 (translated) 26th February 1942 (Kilian) - see 32/57 (translated) 27th October 1942 (Kilian) 9th March 1943 - 22/71 (Kilian) Archive only 8th June 1943 (Kilian) 12th November 1942 ( Krol ) 17th November 1942 (Krol) 19th November 1942 (Krol) 13th December 1943 ( Paulowitsch , Ernst) 20th September 1944 (Paulowitsch, Mizzi) 22nd September 1944 (Paulowitsch, Mizzi) 24th September 1944 (Paulowitsch, Mizzi) 25th Sepotember 1944 (Paulowitsch, Mizzi) 4th October 1944 (Paulowitsch, MIzzi) 30th August 1941 ( Rasenack ) 25th September 1942 (Rasenack) 14th April 1943 (Rasenack) 18th May 1943 (Rasenack) 28th July 1943 (Rasenack 1st August 1943 (Rasenack) 30th October 1943 (Rasenack) 19th November 1943 (Rasenack) 7th November 1941 ( Schad ) 27th September 1942 (Schad) 3rd February 1945 ( Strittmatte r) 5th February 1945 (Strittmatter) 2nd February 1940 ( Thiemann ) 5th January 1940 - 30/37 ( Thiemann ) 29th March 1943 ( Wefelmeyer ) 22nd June 1943 (Wefelmeyer) 9th January 1941 ( Willmann ) 12th January 1941 (Willmann) 23rd January 1941 (Willmann) 3rd March 1941 ( Zieger ) 8th April 1941 (Zieger) 10th April 1942 (?) 19th April 1942 (?) 20th April 1942 (?). 1st February 1943 (Herrn Komandeur der Abteilung Feldposteinheit L 32005) 2nd February 1943 (Herrn Komandeur der Abteilung Feldposteinheit L 32005) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.66-71 (10.10.1945) Mi.66-71 (10.10.1945) Mi.66-71 Provinz Saxony Stamps from the Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen). Allied Occupation - Soviet Zone. Imperforate with either watermarks of descending or ascending steps. Provinz Sachsen 3pf (Mi.67). Ref: 05.11.1945 Provinz Sachsen 5pf (Mi.68). Ref: 05.11.1945 Provinz Sachsen 8pf (Mi.70). Ref: 16.11.1945 Provinz Sachsen 12pf (Mi.71). Ref: 16.11.1945 (also see 01.01.1946)

6th August 1945 6th August 1945 Zwickau AP827 Cover featuring 'Saxon Obliteration' Mi.AP827 I, with Zwickau commemorative cancellation for Robert Schumann (JB:Zwickau22/800). The cover has been expertised by Dr. Pollmer. Ref: 06.08.1945

4th September 1945 4th September 1945 Mi. P775

6th February 1945 St.Nazaire Pocket 6th February 1945 St.Nazaire Rare feldpost envelope sent from the the Saint Nazaire pocket (Festung). The feldpost number 22742D indicates it was sent from a soldier of the 4th Battery Marine Flak Division 809. Ref: 06.02.1945 - Fleurs & Papillons, MFP4/326 Presentation 2nd May 2026 (G&CPS Midland regional group) Festung St. Nazaire On the 6th June northern France was attacked with landings east of Cherbourg on beaches code named Utah, Omaha, Gold, June and Sword. The allied advance was arduous but decisive, with Cherbourg liberated on 27th June, Rennes of the 6th August and Nantes 12th August. As the German resistance in the east faulted, the armies of the Reich retreated to coastal ports forming ‘pockets’, commonly known as Atlantic Pockets. Most notably at St. Malo, Brest, Lorient, St. Nazaire, La Rochelle and Royan. St.Malo was liberated 2nd September 1944, Brest on 20th September 1944, and Royan on the 20th April 1945 (it’s noted that during the battle of Royan the early implementation of napalm incendiary bombs was used). However, attacks on Lorient, St. Nazaire and La Rochelle proved ineffective in breaking the German defences. They each held out until the end of the war in May of 1945. The largest of these pockets was St. Nazaire. The pocket is illustrated here with the boundary indicated with black dots. It was in August 1944 that the pocket established itself, with Allied forces facing fierce resistance as they advanced towards the town. With changing priorities most of the Allied troops were transferred to the main battles in Normandy and the East. The containment of the German forces was left to the combined units of the Free French Forces (F.F.I.) and the American 66th and 94th Divisions. St. Nazaire itself had been devastated by heavy bombing in 1943 and to all intents and purposes looked more like a ghost town. In 1945 it’s 15,00 daytime population was reduced to 5,000 in the evenings - due to evacuation to the countryside (note that the pre-war population was in excess of 43,000). The postal service at this time comprised of a postmaster, two employees and two postmen. The Pocket remained almost unchanged during it’s nine months existence. The encircled Germans undertook attacks, partly to improve morale but chiefly to obtain extra food supplies for the garrison. So with the aid of minefields, destroyed bridges, artillery barrages and skirmishes the pocket held out. From August 1944 the civil postal system was effectively cut off from the rest of France. Letters from France to St. Nazaire were returned to the sender, and those from within the pocket to the outside were retained for delivery after the war For the defending Germans the situation with mail had also become problematic following the invasion of June 1944, and now these surrounded ‘festungs’ were becoming increasing isolated. Direct communication by sea was not possible and so the German Naval High Command set out to provide air communication, with mail being landed (St. Nazaire had a airport nearby), dropped, or by delivered by sea-planes. Records show that 14 flights were made to St. Nazaire up to the end of October 1944, with 8 in November and 3 in December. It appears that little mail was flown in or out after January 1945. Therefore, what I’m presenting here is quite a rarity with its date stamp of 6th February 1945. However, it is unclear how the envelope was transported from St. Nazaire to Germany. The censorship office used in Germany was based in Frankfurt. The Frankfurt office applied the red hand-stamp (Landsmann EP4.1), and is catalogued as being in use from August 1944 until March 1945, and mostly on Atlantic fortress mail. The wording at the head is ‘Zensurstelle’ (censorship office) with the Frankfurt office designation ‘e’ to either side of the eagle. The designated censor has the number ‘17’ (there were 30 numbers). The wording to the foot states ‘Geprüft’ meaning ‘approved’. The sealing tape (Landsmann EV4.1) again states ‘Zensurstelle’ and the Frankfurt designation of ‘e’. Amongst other things, it is recognised due to the damaged head of the letter ‘G’ in ‘Geöffnet’ (opened). The hand-stamp and tape are both cataloged as scarce. Research material: The Saint Nazaire Pocket by Robert Stuckey (1982) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

German cruise & passenger ship directory German cruise & passenger ship directory Cruise Ship Directory German cruise and passenger ships in operation during the 3rd Reich period KdF cruise ships Berlin (KdF 1934, 1937 – 1939) Columbus (KdF 1935)) Der Deutsche (KdF 1934 – 1939) - see 08.04.1935 Dresden (KdF 1934) Linz (KdF river excursions) - see 12.07.1938 Monte Olivia (KdF from 1934 – 1937) Monte Sarmiento (KdF 1935 – 1937)) Oceana (KdF 1935 – 1939) Robert Ley (KdF 1939) St. Louis (KdF 1935 – 1938) - see 22.05.1937 Sierra Cordoba (KdF 1934 – 1939) - see 10.03.1939 - 22/94, 29/74 (1937/38), 29/75 (main page) Stuttgart (KdF 1934, 1936 – 1939) MV WIilhelm Gustloff (KdF 1938 – 1939) - s ee 28/20 Shipping lines BALLIN - the Albert Ballin? (1922-1982) BREMEN (1928-1941) CAP ARCONA (1926-1945) DEUTSCHLAND (1921-1945) GENERAL SAN MARTIN (1930-1946) GENERAL VON STEUBEN (1930-1945) HAMBURG (1925-1977) HERTHA (1905-1947) KÖNIGIN LUISE - see 29/54 (????-????) MILWAUKEE (1929-1947) MONTE PASCOAL (1930-1946) MONTE ROSA (1930-1954) NEW YORK (1926-1945) On the same page as S.S. Deutschland ODIN (1902-1944) HAPAG PATRIA (1938-1985) ROLAND (1927-1944) TANNENBERG USSUKUMA (1920-1939) Salondampfer Starnberg - see 33/49 (two postcards with flag variations) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.1-7 (03.08/ 06.12.1945) Berlin & Brandenburg Mi.1-7 (03.08/ 06.12.1945) Berlin & Brandenburg Berlin Definitives Mi.1-7 Main image: 5 Pf Stadt Berlin definitive (Mi.1 - Saw Tooth - 3rd August). ref: 15.11.1945 Mi.1 - 7 Allied Occupation - Berlin and Brandenburg Mi.2A - Perforated (3rd August). Ref: 24.12.1945 Mi.3A - Perforated (3rd August). Ref: 30.03.1945 - 9/63 Mi.4A - Perforated (3rd August). Ref: 15.10.1945 Mi.6A - Perforated (3rd August). Ref: 15.11.1945 Mi.7A - Perforated (3rd August). Ref: 10.02.1946 - 16/47 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

1st July 1945 1st July 1945

1st November 1947 Albert Brückner 1st November 1947 Albert Bruckner Commercial cover from Albert Brückner Briefmarken, Phillip-Rosenthal-Straße, Leipzig. 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). Brückner's postal vignette is affixed to the reverse. Ref: 01.11.1947 - 17/46 Phillip Rosenthal (1916-2001) was a German industrialist, socialite and Social Democratic Party politician. With the rise of Nazism, and because of his Jewish origin, he and his family had to emigrate to England in 1934. He then worked in the Foreign Office's propaganda department, among others, with the Soldatensender Calais. In 1950, Rosenthal regained control of the family's company Rosenthal AG. In 1968, Rosenthal was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit and in 1981, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. From 1970 to 1971, he served as Germany's Parliamentary Secretary of State under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Rosenthal was a public figure, and in addition to being Germany's 'China King', he was often recognised for his eccentric lifestyle and personality. Albert Brückner Further research required Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

5th August 1947 Kathy Müller 5th August 1947 Kathy Muller Letter-sheet sent from Kathy Müller in Hamburg to Georg Ott. The letter contains a printed price list for new and old postage stamps. It is unsure whether Müller is a stamp dealer. Ref: 05.08.1947 Folded out, the letter-sheet contains a printed price list. Kathy Müller Further research required Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page