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Postcard featuring Oberhof (Thür) cancel JB:Oberhof3/602. Ref: 18.02.1938 18th February 1938 JB:Oberhof 18.02.1938 Oberhof cancel reverse.jpeg 18.02.1938 Oberhof cancel reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postcard featuring Oberhof (Thür) cancel JB:Oberhof3/602. Ref: 18.02.1938 OBERHOF cancellations as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) JB:Oberhof3/602 - 'NS Winterkampfspiele1938/18.-20.Februar'. Ref: 18.02.1938 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

1936 Summer Olympics Cancellations & R-Labels 1936 Summer Olympics Cancellations & R-Labels 15.08.1936 W105 MHB 58 reverse.jpeg 15.08.1936 W105 MHB 58 reverse.jpeg 1/1 Registered cover sent from 'Berlin Olympisches Dorf' featuring two stamp sequences; W106 (6+4+6, from MHB 58) and W110 (12+3+12, from MHB 57). With special commemorative cancellation. Ref: 15.08.1936 - 16/17 Summer Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936 Commemorative cancellations, R-Labels and cachets (Numbers in brackets = reference on p.28 of Trory,1970) JB:207/822 - See 12.05.1936 - 24/83 CANCELLATIONS & R-LABELS Cancel and R-Label ref: 15.08.1936 - 16/17 'BERLIN OLYMPISCHES DORF' (54) Cancellation sent from the Olympic village. Known to have been used from the 27th May to the 22nd August 1936 with the letters a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s & u. 'BERLIN AUSSTELLUNG DEUTSCHLAND' (55) See 22.07.1938 - 24/98, 01/08.1936 - 25/1 'BERLIN-GRÜNAU REGATTABAHN' (56) Cancel and R-Label ref: 16.08.1936 - 18/18 'BERLIN INT. SPORTSTUDENTEN-LAGER' (57) Cancellation sent from the international sports camp. Known to have been used from the 23rd July to the 17th August 1936 with the letters a,b,c,d & e. 'BERLIN OLYMPIA-REITERPLATZ' (58) 'BERLIN OLYMPIA - SCHWIMMSTADION' (59) 'BERLIN OLYMPIALAGER HEERSTRASSE' (60) Cancel (without letter) ref: 12.08.1936 'BERLIN OLYMPIA-STADION' (61) Cancellation sent from the Olympic Stadium. Known to have been used from 27th July to the 17th August 1936 with no letter and with letters a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,k,l,k,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w (known in two different positions), x,ab,ac,ad,ae, af ,ag,ai,al,am,an,ao and ap; sometimes with Reichsportfeld cachet. There was a pneumatic post in use at the Stadium Post Office which is distinguishable by the use of a time code giving the hour and minutes sent instead of just the hour. BERLIN OLYMPIA - STADION (PRESSE)' (62) Cancel and R-Label ref: 16.08.1936 - 16/60 'BERLIN OLYMPIA - PRESSEHAUPTQUARTIER' (63) Cancellation sent from the press centre. Known to have been used from the 27th July to the 18th August 1936 with the designation letters a,c,d,e,f,g,h,i & k. On the 27th July, the hand-stamp with the letter 'k' was in use for some hours with the incorrect spelling 'qartier' instead of 'quartier'. 'BERLIN DEUTSCHLANDHALLE' (64) 'BERLIN K.d.F. - STADT' (65) Ref: 11.08.1936 - 26/74 'BERLIN FAHRBARES POSTAMT' (66) BERLIN INT. KANULAGER MÜGGELSEE' (67) CACHETS See 12.05.1936 - 24/83 ('Olympisches Dorf/ Döberitz') 'Reichssportfeld/ Berlin'. ø31mm Ref: 11.08.1936 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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Commercial cover ('Sächs. Staatslotterie-Einnahme' = Saxony State Lottery Receipts) with 4pf light blue stamp (Mi.467) commemorating the 85th Birthday of President von Hindenburg (issued on 1st October 1932 and superseded in May 1933). Ref: 24.03.1933 24th March 1933 Third Reich - First Day 1/1 Commercial cover ('Sächs. Staatslotterie-Einnahme' = Saxony State Lottery Receipts) with 4pf light blue stamp (Mi.467) commemorating the 85th Birthday of President von Hindenburg (issued on 1st October 1932 and superseded in May 1933). Ref: 24.03.1933 The Third Reich - Its first day on 24th March 1933? Notes Third Reich first established in literature by Arthur Moeller van der Bruck in Das Dritte Reich published in 1923. 'Written at a time when the Weimar Republic was struggling to contain revolutionary forces from both the right and left, Moeller’s treatise espoused a conservative doctrine that called for the elevation of German intellectualism and nationalism. Both Marxism and Western-style democracy were regarded as impediments to Germany’s rightful ascent to supremacy in Europe, and Moeller proposed that the realization of the Third, or final, Empire would see the harmonious fusion of Germany’s socialist and conservative movements. Positioning his theoretical Reich as the third in a series may have been an attempt to evoke the Hegelian concept of synthesis or an invocation of Joachim of Fiore’s Trinitarian philosophy of history. Moeller’s Third Reich was not, however, overtly national socialist in character.' (Source: Encyclopedia Britannica) 'Third' Empire: The First German Empire can be identified historically as the period beginning in the 9th cenutry to 1806. It has been known as the German Empire, Roman-German Empire, the old Empire, and latterly as the First Reich. The Second German Empire can be identified historically as the period beginning on 18th January 1871 and ending on 9th November 1918. It has been known as the German Empire, Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, and simply Germany. The German Reich, commonly known as the Weimar Republic, came into being on the 9th November 1918 and lasted until 23rd March 1933. The Third German Empire can be construed as beginning on the 23rd March 1933 following the establishment of the Enabling Act of 1933 and the end of the Weimar Republic. However, certain key dates serve as a path in its establishment that need clarification: 30th January 1933 - Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany (by President Paul von Hindenburg). This is during the Weimar Republic and is referred to as the 'Seizure of Power'. 28th February 1933 - The Reichstag Fire Decree. Following a day after the Reichstag Fire, President Paul von Hindenburg was persuaded by Adolf Hitler to nullify key liberties valued by German citizens under the pretence of averting unrest and civil war. A charge firmly laid at the door of the opposition Communist Party (KDP) and those opposing the NSDAP. 14th July 1933 - The enactment of the Law Against the Formation of Parties that established the Nazi Party (NSDAP) as the only legal political party in Germany. 1st August 1934 - The enactment of the Law Concerning the Head of State of the German Reich. This law consolidated the roles of President and Chancellor into one entity, that being Adolf Hitler. 19th August 1934 - The referendum on merging the posts of President and Chancellor to which nearly 90% of the voters responded positively. Thus Adolf Hitler was legitimatised as both Chancellor and Führer. Amongst other moves to establish control of Germany, there is no doubt that the concepts of Third Reich was building on firm dictatorial foundations. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Commemorative postcard (Mi. P193) celebrating the 100 years anniversary of the death of Prussian Statesman Freiherr vom Stein (1757 - 1831). Postcard Mi.P193 first issued on 10.08.1931, together with postage stamp Mi.475, first issued on 01.11.1932. Ref: 28.03.1933 28th March 1933 Mi.P193 28.03.1933-freiherr-vom-stein-reverse.jpeg 28.03.1933-freiherr-vom-stein-reverse.jpeg 1/1 Commemorative postcard (Mi. P193) celebrating the 100 years anniversary of the death of Prussian Statesman Freiherr vom Stein (1757 - 1831). Postcard Mi.P193 first issued on 10.08.1931, together with postage stamp Mi.475, first issued on 01.11.1932. Ref: 28.03.1933 Freiherr vom Stein Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein (1757 - 1831), commonly known as Baron vom Stein, was a Prussian statesman who introduced the Prussian reforms, which paved the way for the unification of Germany. He promoted the abolition of serfdom, with indemnification to territorial lords; subjection of the nobles to manorial imposts; and the establishment of a modern municipal system. Source: Wikipedia (2024) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

23rd July 1937 Hermann E. Sieger 23rd July 1937 Hermann E. Sieger 1/1 Commercial postcard sent from stamp dealer Hermann E. Sieger to a Hauptlehrer Roth (possibly a teacher in botanical studies) in Ravensburg. Following Herr Roth's enquiry into Masaryk mourning stamps, he receives this reply, in part, 'In response to your letter of 21 September, I would like to inform you that mourning stamps have already been published on the occasion of Masaryk's death. Unfortunately, due to foreign exchange difficulties, I can only obtain as many of these stamps as I need to supply my regular subscribers.' Ref: 23.07.1937 Hermann E. Sieger Hermann Ernst Sieger (1902 - 1954) was a German National Socialist politician and official as well as a stamp dealer and publisher. Sieger was a founding member of the Lorch NSDAP local group in 1932. In the first municipal council meeting after the Gleichschaltung in 1933, the city councillor Sieger proposed that central streets and squares in the city of Lorch be renamed after National Socialist personalities and Reich President Hindenburg, who had made the NSDAP dictatorship possible. In addition, a ruthless approach against dissidents and the political opposition was announced. In 1935 Sieger was appointed the first deputy mayor. From 1937 to 1945 he was the local group leader of the Lorch NSDAP. He also worked as deputy district leader, as district economic advisor, district specialist advisor for municipal affairs, senior section leader of the NSDAP and as honorary consul for Paraguay. As was usual during the Nazi era - and in Sieger's specific case as documented by contemporary witnesses and sources - the local group leader was effectively above the mayor and gave him instructions and orders. Because Sieger did not hold back with his authority, the then mayor of Lorch, Wilhelm Scheufele, also called him the 'little dictator of Lorch'. Political opponents and people towards whom Sieger was hostile for personal reasons were excluded in Lorch at his instigation, threatened, subjected to violence, imprisoned in concentration camps and placed on death lists. Sieger was a convinced anti-Semite and consistently excluded Jewish traders from Lorch's business life. Under Sieger, at least four women from Lorch were forcibly sterilised and at least three disabled people - including an 11-year-old girl - were transported to the Grafeneck killing center as part of Operation T4 and murdered there by gassing. When US soldiers marched into Lorch on 19th April 1945, Sieger and his family fled the city. At Josef Hoop's instigation, he was given temporary refuge in Liechtenstein, and was then interned in Ludwigsburg from 1945 to 1948. During the denazification process, Sieger was classified as a Nazi collaborator - not least because of Hoop's exonerating statement. Postcard (Mi.299 I) sent to Hermann Sieger in February 1946. The typewritten text roughly translates to, ' Since I have not heard from you since my last mailing on February 12, 1945, No. 167539, in the amount of 35.55 RM, I would like to inquire whether your stamp mailing has been discontinued or temporarily suspended. I sent the above amount of 35.55 RM to your address on February 27, 1945 by postal order. I assume that you are still in possession of it. My most valuable collection, especially Germany, Old Germany, Colonies, Frotektorat, Danzig, Memelland, Saar Territory, as well as the most valuable stamps from the European countries, was stolen. A loss that must be compensated here. My 45 years of service have been wasted and void. Please let me know.' According to the information about Sieger's whereabouts, he was most likely interred at this point. Ref: 18.02.1946 - 25/71 Philately On 16th December 1922, at the age of 20, Sieger founded his company of the same name in Lorch. In the same year, he founded the Sieger Prize, which was named after him. In 1930, Sieger published his Zeppelin postal catalog for the first time, the so-called 'Sieger Catalogue'. He was also a philatelic advisor to Zeppelin AG and headed the Reich organisation of the German stamp trade during the Nazi era. In 1954, his son Hermann Walter Sieger (1928–2019) took over the company, and in 1975 his grandson Günter Hermann Sieger joined the company and now runs it. In 1930, Sieger donated part of his stamp collection to the newly established postal museum in Liechtenstein. He worked as a curator of the museum until 1949. Sieger advised the Liechtenstein government on its stamp policy and thus gained the trust of the Liechtenstein head of government, Josef Hoop. Until the end of the war, the NSDAP politician was repeatedly used as an intermediary to the German government offices. Sieger did indeed strive for a close relationship between Liechtenstein and the Reich - but often in a National Socialist sense. For example, Sieger pushed for Liechtenstein's economic union. He also tried to get a Jewish journalist fired from Radio Liechtenstein. Although Hoop was repeatedly criticised for his relationship with Sieger and, according to Peter Geiger's judgment, made some 'ill-considered agreements' with him, Hoop honoured Sieger in 1937 with the Knight's Cross of the Princely Liechtenstein Order of Merit. Hoop's decision to allow Sieger to stay in Liechtenstein after his escape in 1945 was a major reason why Hoop had to resign in the same year in princely disgrace. On 6th June 2005, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Postal Museum in Liechtenstein, a stamp (Michel No.1380) with a portrait of Sieger was issued, honouring him as the initiator of the Postal Museum. Source: Wikipedia It is noted that in approximately 2023 Hermann E. Sieger went into liquidation. In an article written on briefmarkensammlerverein-syke.de it states: Hermann E. Sieger GmbH, one of Germany's major stamp mail-order companies, is liquidated. At the end of last year, the decision of the company, which had celebrated its 100th anniversary the year before, became concrete. If you look at the imprint on the website now, you will find the addition "i.L.", i.e. "in liquidation", behind the well-known company name. This means that the company escapes insolvency. There is currently a big sale with enormous discounts, and many goods are already sold out. In the course of this year, the inventory is to be sold in 2 auctions. It is not known who will take over the winning customer base. It is now known that the Richard Borek stamp dealership has acquired the customer base. Their website can be found at www.borek.de Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Stamps of Latvia Stamps of Latvia 1/0 Postcard sent from Riga to an address in Hamburg. Featuring postage stamp Mi.267 (20th Anniversary of Latvian Independence). Ref: 23.11.1939 Latvia - stamps within the Brief History collection Mi.267 (first issued 1938) - 20th Anniversary of Latvian Independence. Ref: 23.11.1939 Country post during German occupation (1st July - 30th October 1941) Soviet Union 5 kopeck definitive stamp, overprinted with "Latvija 1941 I. VII", issued on July 18, 1941. Ref: 29.10.1941 - 21/32 Soviet Union 10 kopeck definitive stamp, overprinted with "Latvija 1941 I. VII", issued on July 18, 1941. Ref: 29.10.1941 - 21/32 Soviet Union 15 kopeck definitive stamp, overprinted with "Latvija 1941 I. VII", issued on July 19, 1941. Ref: 29.10.1941 - 21/32 Soviet Union 20 kopeck definitive stamp, overprinted with "Latvija 1941 I. VII", issued on July 17, 1941. Ref: 29.10.1941 - 21/32 Soviet Union 30 kopeck definitive stamp, overprinted with "Latvija 1941 I. VII", issued on July 17, 1941. Ref: 29.10.1941 Soviet Union 50 kopeck definitive stamp, overprinted with "Latvija 1941 I. VII," issued on July 18, 1941. Ref: 29.10.1941 - 21/32 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

PSST (Feldpostsammelstellen) PSST (Feldpostsammelstellen) 1/0 Example of a Munich PSST Collecting Station cancellation on a feldpost Vorbindezettel. Ref: 25.04.1940 The stamps of the field postal collection and control centres (PSST) were stamps of the German Reichspost. However, they were used almost exclusively for cancelling collection envelopes, pre-binding slips and bag flags. Loose translation from MFP Variations Berlin PSST (f). Type 1. On a Vorbindezettel. Ref: 19.01.1940, MFP1/63 PSSt Dresden (b). Type 4. On a Beutelfahnen. Ref: 20.12.1939, MFP10/64 PSST Düsseldorf (c). Type 2. On a Vorbindezettel. Ref: 05.06.1940, MFP14/64 PSSt Frankfurt (Main) (a). Type 4. On a Vorbindezettel. Ref: 11.02.1940, MFP16/64 Frankfurt (Main) SSt. Type 5. On a Vorbindezettel. Ref: 22.12.1940, MFP17/64 Frankfurt (Main) PSSt. Type 6. On a Vorbindezettel. Ref: 11.02.1940, MFP18/64 Kassel PSST (b). Type 8. On a Vorbindezettel. Ref: 26.04.1940, MFP25/64 Königsberg PSST (a). Type 1. On a Vorbindezettel. Ref: 03.05.1940, MFP29/64 München PSST (b). Type 17. On a Vorbindezettel. Ref: 15.04.1940 - 25/73, MFP35/64 München PSST (c). Type 17. On a Vorbindezettel. Ref: 25.04.1940, MFP35/64 PSST (x) (Nuremberg) Type 20. On cover. Ref: 19.10.1939, MFP55/65 Postsammelstelle Wien (a). Type 11. On a Beutelfahnen. Ref: 01.01.1940, MFP53/65 Postsammelstelle Kassel (hand-stamp). Type 22a. On a Vorbindezettel. Ref: 26.04.1940, MFP26/65 Postsammelstelle Stuttgart (hand-stamp). Type 23a. On a Vorbindezettel. Ref: 25.04.1940, MFP49/65 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Feldpost Cancellation Directory Feldpost Cancellation Directory 1/0 Feldpost Cancellation Directory 1937-1945 'FELDPOST' 'FELDPOST ' designation letters: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o , a1etc. , Aa etc. , Misc. 'FELDPOST' double circle 'FELDPOST' Danzig double circle 'FELDPOST' Brussels double circle (type 1 - 24) Type 01-11 Single Circle cancellations (See 26.06.1940 - 23/95) Single Circle cancellation with lines (on either side or both) Single Circle cancellations with slogan Type 12-24 Single and Double Circle cancellations with complete central bar Single and Double Circle cancellations with complete central bar with lines (on ether side or both) Single and Double Circle cancellations with complete central bar with slogan Type 25-27 Type 25 Double Circle without central bridge Type 26 Double Circle with central bridge Type 27 Double Circle with central bridge with vertical lines above and below Double Circle cancellations with lines (on either side or both) Double Circle cancellations with slogan Type 28-29 Rectangle and Oval cancellations Miscellaneous cancellations of Types 01 - 29 RIGA - Feldpost cancellations PSST Kriegsmarine vessel cancellations Wehrmacht-Manöver of 1937 Austria Sudetenland Freudenthal (Bruntál) - 07.10.1938 Tschernoschin (Černošín) - 07.10.1938 Bohemia & Moravia Slovakia Übungspost 1939 (pre-war) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Stamps of Ecuador Stamps of Ecuador 1/0 Cover featuring stamp image Mi.400, sent from Guayaquil to Hamburg. Ref: 28.01.1939 - 1/22 Ecuador - stamps within the Brief History collection Mi.400 (first issued 1938) - 150th Anniversary of U.S. Constitution. ref: 28.01.1939 - 1/22 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

20th December 1939 Beutelfahnen (Sack Labels) 20th December 1939 Beutelfahnen (Sack Labels) 1/0 Example of a used Beutelfahnen (Bag/ sack label) sent from 'PSST Dresden' to Aschaffenburg collection centre 608. Imprint 8280 39 2A. Ref: 20.12.1939, MFP43/287 Collective envelopes, pre-binding slips, pouch flags and sealing strips. When letters were sorted, smaller quantities going to the same receiving post office (this also applied to payment cards, etc.) were placed in collection envelopes of various sizes. For larger quantities, bundles were made and a 'pre-binding slip' indicating the sending and receiving post office was pre-bound. The finished bundles of letters were packed in a letter bag (sack) and a slip - again indicating the sending and receiving post office - was attached, the 'pouch flag' pouch flags were used in letter and parcel services. Sealing labels were used when sealing damaged items. Loose translation from MFP Variations Beutelfahnen with red 'Fp' and red cross-bar. No imprint identification. Whilst standard letter mail was sent with labels with a green 'Fp' text, Michel states that registered or Insured items would be indicated with a red text. Ref: 01.01.1940, MFP52/287 Reverse of image above. Ref: 01.01.1940, MFP52/287 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

23rd December 1939 23rd December 1939 1/1 Feldpost postcard (with image depicting a winter landscape), featuring a Type 26 double circle cancel. Ref 23.12.1939 Type 01 - 11 single circle cancellations Type 12 - 24 single & double circle with complete bar Type 25 - 27 double circle Type 28 - 29 rectangle and oval + variations Type 26 variations (double circle with bar within inner circle) Type 26 with two letter reference to the foot. Ref: 23.12.1939 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page