Commemorative postcard (Mi.P250) in remembrance of Hitler's accession to power (30th January 1933). Featuring a 1 Pf Hindenburg Medallion postage stamp (Mi.512) together with the 8 Pf (Mi.485) that was issued in April 1933. Ref: 30.01.1934 4th December 1933 Mi.512-528 Commemorative postcard (Mi.P250) in remembrance of Hitler's accession to power (30th January 1933). Featuring a 1 Pf Hindenburg Medallion postage stamp (Mi.512) together with the 8 Pf (Mi.485) that was issued in April 1933. Ref: 30.01.1934 Mi.512 - 528 Definitive Stamps: Paul von Hindenburg Medallion (III) Notes: Engraving: Prof. Goetz. Letterpress printing. Sheets 10 x 10. Swastika watermark (X = upper hook of the swastika to the left, Y = upper hook of the swastika to the right - with a significantly higher commercial value) Perf. 14 x 14¼. Quantity issued: unknown. Valid until May 1945 Mi.512 X (1 Pf - issued 04.12.1933). Ref: 30.01.1934 Mi.512 X 'Pink' (1 Pf). Ref: 01.04.1935 - 17/65 Mi.513 X & Y (3 Pf - issued 01. 1934). Ref: 12.12.1936 Mi.514 X (4 Pf - issued 02. 1934). Ref: 01.12.1934 Mi.515 X (5 Pf - issued 02. 1934). Ref: 11.04.1934 Mi.516 X (6 Pf - issued 02. 1934). Ref: 28.07.1936 Mi.517 X (8 Pf - issued 02. 1934). Ref: 22.04.1936 Mi.518 X & Y (10 Pf - issued 02. 1934). Ref: 11.06.1937 Mi.519 X (12 Pf - issued 02. 1934). Ref: 29.01.1935 Mi.520 X (15 Pf - issued 04. 1934). Ref: 15.02.1937 Mi.521 X (20 Pf - issued 04. 1934). Ref: 25.08.1937 Mi.522 X (25 Pf - issed 04. 1934). Ref: 24.12.1935 Mi.523 X (30 Pf - issued 02. 1934). Ref: 30.12.1941) Mi.524 X (40 Pf - issued 02. 1934). Ref: 01.03.1935 Mi.525 X (50 Pf - issued 09. 1934). Ref: 24.12.1935 Mi.526 X (60 Pf - issued 05. 1934) 29.03.1935 - 2/103 Mi.527 X (80 Pf - issued 02. 1936). Ref: 13.06.1942 - 19/136 Mi.528 X (100 Pf - issued 09. 1934). Ref: 31.07.1936 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

26th December 1940 Anti British Propaganda Churchill Correspondence sent from Breslau to an address in Munich. The card measures 120 x 160mm and features a pen and ink depicting of Winston Churchill being chased/ attacked by the German New Year of 1941. The card was sent inside an envelope to the Chief Inspector of the Munich district welfare office. Ref: 26.12.1940 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

30th December 1940 MHB 68 Cover sent from Werl (note the senders address to the reverse states 'Horst-Wessel-Str.'), to an address in Geseke. Featuring stamp sequence S266 from MHB 68. Ref: 30.12.1940 Stamp sequences from booklet sheet MHB 68 S266 (Mi.756+Mi.751) from MHB 68. Ref: 30.12.1940 S268 (Mi.751+Mi.756) from MHB 68. Ref: 16.04.1941 W148 (A11.3+Mi.751). A11.3 - 'Werde Mitglied der NS. Volkswohlfahrt!' (Become a member of the NS. Charity!). Ref: 12.01.1941 - 32/20 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

4th March 1940 Die bunten Hefte 5 'Die bunten hefte für unsere Soldaten', No.5 (first series), 'Der Artushof' by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Sent from Berlin to a soldier at FPN 26734 B (Infantry Regiment 188, 5th Company). Ref: 04.03.1940 - 8/5 Der Artushof Link to a synopsis and concepts of Der Artshof The story begins in the hall known as the Artushof (King Arthur’s court) in Danzig. Its theme is the discovery by a young businessman that his real calling is art. He breaks off his engagement to a potentially good housewife (Christina), and pursues in vain an ideal of womanly beauty (Felizitas), rejecting for her the passionate and loving Dorina. In the end he realises that Felizitas is a symbol of art, not a woman to be possessed, and leaves for Italy to marry Dorina. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

31st July 1940 Winifred Wagner Postcard photograph of Winifred Wagner, featuring her original autograph signature to the lower edge. Unused yet franked with a special cancellation for the Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, 1940 (over Mi.650). Ref: Fleurs & Papillons Winifred Wagner (1897-1980) Winifred Marjorie Wagner, the English-born wife of Siegfried Wagner , the son of Richard Wagner , and ran the Bayreuth Festival after her husband's death in 1930 until the end of World War II in 1945. She was a friend and supporter of Adolf Hitler , himself a Wagner enthusiast , and she and Hitler maintained a regular correspondence. In 1923, Winifred Wagner met Adolf Hitler, who greatly admired Richard Wagner's music. When Hitler was jailed for his part in the Munich Beer Hall Putsch, Wagner sent him food parcels and stationery on which Hitler's autobiography Mein Kampf may have been written. Although Wagner remained personally faithful to Hitler, she denied that she ever supported the Nazi party. Her relationship with Hitler grew so close that by 1933 there were rumours of impending marriage (there were similar rumours about her love for English novelist Hugh Walpole). Haus Wahnfried , the Wagner home in Bayreuth, became Hitler's favourite retreat. Hitler gave the festival government assistance and tax-exempt status, and treated Wagner's children solicitously. According to biographer Brigitte Hamann, Wagner was reported to be 'disgusted' by Hitler's persecution of the Jews. In one notable incident, in the late 1930s, a letter from her to Hitler prevented Hedwig and Alfred Pringsheim (whose daughter Katia was married to Thomas Mann) from being arrested by the Gestapo. Alfred Pringsheim was a fan of Richard Wagner, who he corresponded with and supported financially. He was also a patron of the Bayreuth Festival. According to Gottfried Wagner, Winifred Wagner's grandson, she never admitted any error to her ways. After the war, her posthumous devotion to Hitler, whom she referred to as 'USA' – for Unser Seliger Adolf (our blessed Adolf) – remained undimmed. She corresponded with Hitler for nearly two decades. Scholars have not been allowed to see the letters, which have been kept locked away by Amélie Lafferentz, one of Winifred Wagner's grandchildren, who has insisted that they not be released until the whole family agrees to do so. Like Hitler, Wagner believed profoundly in the rite of a secular cult of German nationalism, of Nordic self-realisation, and völkisch aspiration. After the defeat of Nazi Germany, a denazification court banned her from the Bayreuth Festival, which she passed to her sons Wieland and Wolfgang. In the 1950s, she again became a political hostess. Her grandson Gottfried Wagner later recalled that, 'My aunt Friedelind was outraged when my grandmother again slowly blossomed as the first lady of right-wing groups and received political friends such as Emmy Göring , Ilse Hess , the former NPD Adolf von Thadden , Gerdy Troost , the wife of the Nazi architect and friend of Hitler Paul Ludwig Troost , the British fascist leader Oswald Mosley , the German NS-movie director Karl Ritter and the racist author and former Senator of the Reich Hans Severus Ziegler . ' She died in Überlingen , one of the best preserved medieval sites, on the shore of Lake Constance on 5th March 1980 at the age of 82 and was interred at Bayreuth. Source: Wikipedia (2024) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

31st July 1940 Barlog 8708 Barlog cartoon postcard depicting the evolution of a 'thin-to-fat' marching soldier. Bestell-Nr.8708. Ref: 31.07.1940 The caption reads: Translation required VARIATION Bestell-Nr.8708. Identical image and caption text as the 1940 version but for a 'clear' publishers logo and Bestell-Nr. in an italic font. Ref: 23.03.1942 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

11th November 1940 Emmy Göring Link to Edda Göring Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

24th June 1940 Adler 4.40 See 24.06.1940 - 23/93, 10.12.1940 - 32/2 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.55-61 (20.11.1940/1941) B&M definitives: Linden & scenery Mi.55-61 Bohemia and Moravia Parcel card for a package sent from Prague to Göggingen in Germany. Featuring the lesser seen 20 K postage stamp (Mi.61). Ref: 02.01.1942 - 15/64 Mi.55 - 61 Bohemia and Moravia definitive stamps: Linden twig (with fruit) and scenery Mi.55 ZW ndgz (gutter not perforated). Ref: 12.12.1941 - 15/61 Mi.57 (a or b? Nov.1940) LS. Attached field - vertical pair. Ref: 15.06.1942 - 10/57 Mi.57 b Pl.St. (margin piece with 2 plate stars. Also with attached horizontal blank field. Ref: 08.06.1942 - 9/32 Mi.58 (Nov.1940). Ref: 28.06.1941 - 15/63 Mi.59 (8 K) - see 35/50 (Block of 3 + blank field - Mi.59LS & LW) Mi.60 (Nov.1940). Ref: 28.06.1941 - 15/63 Mi.61 (Nov.1940). Ref: 02.01.1942 - 15/64 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

8th August 1940 Carl Soldan See 08.08.1940 - 24/2 Humour and agility. Every Thursday, he proclaims his motto: ‘Be vigilant and don't let up!’ The ‘after-sport’ comes into its own, just as it used to. We miss some of you. It would have been good if the comrades who are now being called up for their medical exams had also done sport! Incidentally, you will also be interested in this: These days we once again had a company roll call in the green area. Pg. Gensch-Berlin - a very skilful speaker - spoke to us. He liked us so much that he gave longer explanations than planned. Among other things, he pointed out that preparations were being made for the Reich Party Congress. On the whole, you could feel that everyone was excited and looking forward with confidence to the coming decisive events. What will England do? Will it begin its ‘strategic retreat’? Over 4.3 million GRT of merchant ships have already been sunk. Further bombing continues. Well, we'll see! By the way, did you have the opportunity to hear the Führer's truly triumphant entry into the Reich capital to the ringing of all the bells? It is a tremendous time! Today we close with the words: Long live the Führer! Sieg Heil! and kind regards! The works community of DR. CARL SOLDAN G.M.B.H. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.1-16 (15.08.1940) Luxembourg Mi.1-16 Luxembourg Luxemburg Mi.1 (overprint on Mi.513). Ref: 29.10.1941 Mi.2 (overprint on Mi.514). Ref: 18.11.1940 - 4/58 Mi.7 (12 Pf) - see 11.12.1940 - 32/4 Mi.11 (30 Pf) - see 11.12.1940 - 32/4 Mi.13 (overprint on Mi.525). Ref: 18.11.1940 - 4/58 Mi.15 (80 Pf) - see 11.12.1940 - 32/4 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Commercial cover sent from C & A Cologne to Roth & Scherer (Nadelfabrik - Needle factory), in Nuremberg. Ref: 13.04.1933 - 2/65 13th April 1933 C & A Commercial cover sent from C & A Cologne to Roth & Scherer (Nadelfabrik - Needle factory), in Nuremberg. Ref: 13.04.1933 - 2/65 C&A Clemens and August C&A, textile manufacturer and retailer founded in Holland, 1841. It now has European head offices in Vilvoorde, Belgium, and Düsseldorf, Germany. The company operates approximately 1,300 stores in Europe and approximately 300 stores in Brazil, as well as websites for online shopping. It also licenses the C&A name for stores in Mexico and China, which are under different ownership. Allegations of collusion with the Nazi regime. In an attempt to build relations, C&A bosses sent a letter to the director of the Nazi four year economic plan Hermann Goering in 1937. The letter boasted how the firm 'never employed Jews' and took on 'Jewish supremacy' of the textile trade. As a result, the company expanded, with Goering approving the C&A takeover of a Leipzig store that was Jewish-owned. The company paid huge sums of money into the Nazi fund - masquerading as Winterhilfswerk donations. In December 2021, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights filed a criminal complaint in a Dutch court against C&A and other brands, including Lidl and Hugo Boss, alleging that they benefited from and were complicit in the use of forced labour by Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page