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8th June 1941 Wehrmachtsdienstsache Feldpost cover (FPN 21631) sent to a requisitions department at the Palais du Midi, in Brussels. With the hand-stamp 'WEHRMACHTSDIENSTSACHE' at the head. Ref: 08.06.1941 - 1/57 More research needed in the address and the hand-stamp Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
Mi.79-82 (26.10.1941) B&M Mozart Mi.79-82 Bohemia and Moravia Mozart Registered cover (CTO) sent from the Prague Post Office to a collector in Chemnitz. Featuring the complete issue of postage stamps for the 150th anniversary of the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Mi.79-82). Ref: 31.10.1941 Mi.75-82 150th anniversary of the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mi.79 W Zd 25 (79/Zf). Ref: 31.10.1941 Mi.80 W Zd 29 (80/Zf). Ref: 31.10.1941 Mi.81 W Zd 233 (81/Zf). Ref: 31.10.1941 Mi.82 W Zd 37 (82/Zf). Ref: 31.10.1941 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
19th April 1941 Cheese Cover sent from Erding featuring a vignette to the reverse reading, ' Eat German Cheese/ You are helping German agriculture' (Published by the German Potash Syndicate Berlin SW 11). Ref: 19.04.1941 German cheese Germany has a long tradition of cheese-making and because of its varying landscapes, methods of production and regional traditions, it boasts more than 600 different types of cheese. While 75 percent of German cheese is produced in Bavaria, the areas of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, and Saxony-Anhalt in the northern part of Germany also produce some of Germany’s more famous cheeses such as Wilstermarsch, Tilsit, and Altenburger Ziegenkäse (goat cheese). Detail of the 'Eat German Cheese' vignette. The heart of German cheese making is the Allgäu, in the Alpine region of Southern Germany, where Germany’s famous Allgäuer Emmentaler is made. Emmentaler is of course also known as Swiss cheese and the recipe was indeed imported from Switzerland. In 1821, Bavarian Elector Maximilian imported the skills of two Swiss master dairymen, who first introduced Emmentaler to the Allgäu. Allgäu cheeses are made from the milk of soft brown Allgäu cattle grazing in the springtime meadows rich in alpine flowers. The milk is always high quality and plentiful, too, which explains why Bavaria, which produces more than 400 different cheeses, has become Germany’s most important milk and cheese region. German creameries make all types of cheeses, including Hard Cheese (Hartkäse), Semi-Hard Cheese (Schnittkäse), Semi-Soft Cheese (Halbfester Schnittkäse), Soft Cheese (Weichkäse) and Fresh Cheese (Frischkäse). Source: Germanfoods.Org Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
27th March 1941 'Corrientes' Dampfschiff 'Corrientes', Las Palmas, Canary Islands. This air mail cover was sent from Las Palmas to Arend Mühle in Bremen, Germany. Sender: Werner Gottschalk, who gives his position as First Officer of the steamer 'Corrientes', presently at Las Palmas. The cover bears Spanish postage and a Las Palmas military censorship marking, with later German censorship. Earlier in March 1941, 'Corrientes' was used clandestinely to resupply German U-boats at Puerto de La Luz, as confirmed by U-boat war diaries. This cover therefore provides direct contemporary evidence placing Werner Gottschalk aboard 'Corrientes' at Las Palmas on the 27th of March 1941, only weeks after those clandestine naval supply operations. Ref: 27.03.1941 - 33/33 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
27th September 1941 Wiener Messe Postcard depicting the Wiener Messe south hall of the technical exhibition centre. Featuring a 6 Pf postage stamp (Mi.769) first issued on 8th March 1941 on the occasion of the Viennese Spring Fair (the stamp depicts the building on the postcard). Ref: 27.09.1941 Wiener Messe Viennese Trade Fair The first Vienna trade fair opened on 11th September 1921 after just four months of planning with the aim of leading Austria out of economic isolation after the First World War. The exhibitions (which were not open to the public) were spread across several locations in Vienna and had as their model the Messe Frankfurt, which had been relaunched three years previously. The largest area included parts of the site of the Vienna World Exhibition of 1873 in the Prater. The central building was the rotunda and its open spaces designed by John Scott Russell for the World Exhibition (which was always unsuitable for a trade fair and fell into ruins in 1921). Other venues were the Hofstallungen , the Stiftskaserne (paper fair) and the Handelsakademie (medical and surgical instruments). In the years that followed, the rotunda was used for numerous exhibitions and events. From 1921 onwards, the Vienna Trade Fair (spring fair, autumn fair) was held twice a year. As early as 1923, Wiener Messe AG received the irrevocable state award, which allowed it to permanently use the federal coat of arms in business transactions. Postcard depicting the Rotundengelände of the Wien er Messe. Sent by a member of the SS. Ref: 14.03.1940 After the fire in the Rotunda in 1937 and the 'annexation' to the National Socialist Third Reich, Vienna as a trade fair location became increasingly less important and the Vienna Trade Fair was finally closed in 1942. During the Second World War, the remaining buildings and the surrounding exhibition grounds were largely destroyed. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
7th August 1941 Adler 4.41 Wo wir England Propaganda postcard (imprint: 'Adler' (4.41)) with slogan, 'Wo wir England schlagen können, werden wir England schlagen./ Der führer am 30. Januar 1941.' (Wherever we can beat England, we will beat England). Top line 113mm length. Unaddressed and without cancel (possibly sent within an envelope). Ref: 07.08.1941 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
12th January 1941 Day of the Stamp Souvenir Sheet SSA47a Souvenir sheet (ref: SSA47a) complete with detachable ticket. Designed by Erich Meerwald for the Day of the Stamp 1941. Featuring two postage stamps (Mi.762 - also designed by Meerwald) and commemorative cancellations. Ref: 21.01.1941 - 16/29 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page