Obliterations Official covers & documents Obliterations Official covers & documents Ref_ 16_32 Oberkommando obliteration reverse.jpeg Ref_ 16_32 Oberkommando obliteration reverse.jpeg 1/1 Cover with three obliterations: center top 'Feldpost' above the words 'Nur für den internen Dienstgebrauch!' (for internal use only); upper left 'Oberkommando der Wehrmacht' + department + 'Saalfeld'; lower left the briefstempel of the department. Ref: 16/32 OBLITERATIONS (The removal and obscuring, by various means, of 3rd Reich iconography etc. from official covers and documents) 1945 (alphabetically by place name) See 23.10.1945 - 19/25 (adhesive tape obliteration) See 31.10.1945 - 19/21 (hole-punch obliteration) See 15.12.1945 - 19/30 (cork obliteration) 1946 (alphabetically by place name) 1946. Saarbrücken tax office. Official correspondence regarding property tax during the 1944/45 period. Ref: 07.01.1946 - 16/79 1946. Säckingen tax office. Briefstempel imprint, partial obliteration. Ref: 09.08.1946 - 16/14 1946. Wüttemburg Forestry Administration. Paper obliteration on departmental Briefstempel. 23.03.1946 - 16/35 1946. Wüttemburg Forestry Administration. Paper obliteration on departmental Briefstempel. 05.04.1946 - 16/35 1946. Wüttemburg Forestry Administration. Paper obliteration on departmental Briefstempel. 25.04.1946 - 16/35 1946. Wüttemburg Forestry Administration. Black ink obliteration on departmental Briefstempel. 11.06.1946 - 16/35 1947 (alphabetically by place name) 1947. Self-addressed envelope for the Reichsbank. With partial obliteration to 'Dringende Reichsbankangelegenheit' (Urgent Reichsbank matter) and to the printed 'Reichsbank' icon (being hand-stamped, 'Landes zentralbank/ Neustadt (Haardt)'). Ref: 07.06.1947 - 15/51 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.124-125 (18.10.1945) Leipzig Product Show Mi.124-125 (18.10.1945) Leipzig Product Show Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png 1/1 In October 1945 (18th-23rd October), the first trade fair after the Second World War, the Leipzig Products Sample Show , took place. This was organised by order of the Soviet Military Administration of Germany (SMAD). Only 751 exhibiting companies attracted over 90,000 visitors. The trade fair was an event 'of a trade fair nature' and was at the time rated as a complete success in expanding the exchange of goods both within the Soviet occupation zone and to Eastern Europe. Mi.124-125 Sample Show of Leipzig Products Mi.124 (6 Pf). Ref: 21.10.1945 Mi.125 (12 Pf). Ref: 21.10.1945 Mi.124 & Mi.125 on a donation receipt for 'One Reichsmark donation for the reconstruction of the city of Leipzig'. Ref: 08.12.1945 - 19/31 The need for reconstruction in Leipzig During World War II, Leipzig was repeatedly attacked by British as well as American air raids. The most severe attack was launched by the Royal Air Force in the early hours of 4th December 1943 and claimed more than 1,800 lives. Large parts of the city center were destroyed, while factories experienced temporary shortfalls in production, had to move production facilities or even were decentralised. At the outbreak of the war, Leipzig had more than 700,000 inhabitants and was therefore the sixth-largest city of the 'Greater German Reich' (including Vienna). Leipzig additionally had significance by hosting the leading trade fair of the German Empire. The Erla Maschinenwerk aircraft factory that produced Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter planes at the three locations of Heiterblick, Abtnaundorf and Mockau were important for warfare. Additionally, Leipzig was an important railroad intersection in Germany at that time. In May 1944 more than 15,000 buildings were hit. Among them, more than 4,000 were destroyed completely, more than 1,000 heavily and over 10,000 slightly damaged. According to a preliminary official report from 30th December 1944, the regions which were mainly hit were the ring around the inner city, the directly adjacent areas to the west, north and east, as well as all the southern suburbs. The adjacent areas to the north and east were slightly affected, whereas no damage occurred in the outer west, southwest and northwest. About 140,000 people were left homeless. On 23 February 1945 Leipzig received two major bombings: one by the British, and another by the Americans. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Postcard (Mi.P226I) sent to Ministerialrat Hermann Scherer. Featuring special cancellation JB:Munich110/555. Ref: 11.04.1938 - 28/93 11th April 1938 JB: Munich 1/1 Postcard (Mi.P226I) sent to Ministerialrat Hermann Scherer. Featuring special cancellation JB:Munich110/555. Ref: 11.04.1938 - 28/93 MUNICH cancellations as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) JB:Munich60/548 - 'Gesellschaftsfahrten/ mit Postauto/ sind/ billig, bequem/ und genussreich'. Ref: 31.12.1937 JB:Munich73Hd(-14/a)/550 - 'Hauptstadt der Bewegung'. Used from 1936 to 1945 with over 300 configurations. Ref: 26.01.1944 Example of JB:Munich73Hd(-/9/k)/550 - without 'Hauptstadt der Bewegung' and swastika - see 15.12.1945 - 19/30 JB:Munich85/553 - See 34/67 JB:Munich89/553 - 'Hauptstadt der/ Bewegung/ 9.11.23-9.11.1936'. Ref: 09.11.1936 JB:Munich92/553 - See 34/66 JB:Munich94/553 - See 09.05.1937 JB:Munich97/554 - See 18.07.1943 - 25/97 JB:Munich98/554 - 'Tag der Deutschen Kunst - 1937 - Hauptstadt der Bewegung/ 1933/ 19 37'. Ref: 16.07.1937 JB:Munich110/555 - 'Internat./ Ringkampf - Turnier/ Großer/ Bayern - Pries/ 1938/ Munchen - Zirkusgebäude'. Ref: 11.04.1938 - 28/93 JB:Munich111/555 - See 28/95 JB:Munich112/555 - 'Hauptstadt der Bewegung - Geburtstag des Führers/ 20.April 1938'. Ref: 20.04.1938 - 29/1 JB:Munich115/555 - see 28/1 JB:Munich118/556 - 'Das Braune Band des Springsports/ 30.7.1938.' Ref: 30.07.1938 - 28/27 JB:Munich119/556 - 'Das Braune Band v.Deutschland/ 31.7.1938'. Ref: 31.07.1938 - 28/28 JB:Munich121/556 - see 28/72 JB:124/556 - 02.03.1939 & 29/84 JB:Munich127/556 - 'Fachschau für das Gaststätten- und Beherbergungsgewerbe/ 1939/ Mai 1939/ Hauptstadt der Bewegung'. Ref: 10.05.1939 - 29/30 JB:Munich135/557 - 'Das Braune Band des Springsports/ 29.7.1939'. Ref: 29.07.1939 - 14/44 JB:Munich144/558 - Begegnung/ Hitler Mussolini/ 18.6.40./ Haupstadt der Bewegung'. Ref: 18.06.1940 JB:Munich151/559 - 'Gau-Strassen-Sammlung der Beamtenschaft/ 4.-5.1.1941/ Hauptstadt der Bewegung'. Ref: 04.01.1938 JB:Munich156/559 - see 30.01.1941 - 32/34 JB:Munich159/559 - see 20.04.1941 - 23/20 JB:Munich163/560 - 'Das Braune Band von Deutschland 1941/ 27.7.1941.' Ref: 27.07.1941 - 16/84 JB:Munich167/560 - see 27/20 JB:Munich177/561 - 'Deutscher Alpenpreis 1942/ 19.7.1942'. Ref: 19.07.1942 JB:Munich178/561 - see 33/94 JB:Munich189/562 - 'Hauptstadt der Bewegung/ 9.Nov.1943.' Ref: 09.11.1943 JB: Munich191/562 - 'Das Braune Band/ 10 Jahre/ 6.8.1944'. Ref: 06.08.1944 Note : JB: Munich191/562 was the last special cancellation issued during the 3rd Reich period. JB:Munich198/563 - 'Briefmarkenausstellung/ zu Gunsten des Bayerischen Roten Kreuzes/ 30.8. 7.9.47'. Ref: 03.09.1947 JB:Munich202/563 - 'Germana Esperanto - Kongreso Pentekosto 1948/ Pfingsten/ 1948/ Deutscher/ Esperanto/ Kongress'. Ref: 16.05.1948 - 15/17 JB:Munich202 variations Generic cancellations JB:169/819 - 27.05.1935 JB:186/820 - 04.12.1935 JB:187/820 - 02.02.1936 JB:210A/823 - 34/95 JB:260/827 - 33/27 JB:295/831 - 28/67 JB:308/832 - 02.03.1939 JB:350/836 - 'Kriegs/ WHW'. Issued in eight cities. JB:363/837 - 32/29 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

17th December 1945 17th December 1945 1/1 Cover sent from Olbernhau to Passau. Featuring 15pf - Mi.47A, 20pf (left) - 48Ac, 20pf (right) - Mi.54a. Expertised 'a STRÖH BPP' to the reverse. Ref: 17.12.1945 DELETE THIS PAGE AND ADD STAMP IMAGES TO 28.06.1945 Experisted to the reverse 'a STRÖH BPP'

Allied Postal Stationery 1945+ Allied Postal Stationery 1945+ 26.02.1946 Mi.P16 Soviet Zone reverse.jpeg 26.02.1946 Mi.P16 Soviet Zone reverse.jpeg 1/1 Official Soviet Zone 5 Pf postal stationery (Mi.P16 - imprint 'C154 L301'). Featuring various Soviet Zone (West Saxony) postage stamps (5 Pf - Mi.140, 6 Pf - Mi.141, 20 Pf - Mi.126. Ref: 26.02.1946 - 15/81, MPS431 Allied Postal Stationery AMERICAN ZONE Emergency Issue (Notausgaben): Aglasterhausen, Aidenbach, Alzenau (Mainfr), Arolsen, Arzberg (Oberfr), Bad Kissingen, Berneck (Fichtelgebirge), betzigau, Bietigheim (Würt) 2, Bindlach, Bruchsal, Brückenau, Coburg 1, Deggendorf, Dietmannsried, Eberbach (Bad. Neckartal), Ebersbach (Fils), Erlangen 2, Fladungen, Frammersbach, Frankenberg (Eder), Fürth (Bay), Gerabronn (Württ), Heidelberg 5, Hersbruck, Karlsruhe-Rüppur, Kastl (b Amberg), Kempten (Allgäu) 2, Lohr (Main), Lorch (Württ), Marburg (Lahn) 1, Marktheidenfeld, Mellrichstadt, Monheim (Schwab), Mosbach (Baden), Neuhausen (Filder), Nürnberg 5, Nürnberg 23, Nürnberg 28, Pforzheim, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Hall, Schwetzingen, Sindelfingen (Württ), Treysa, Utting (Ammersee), Vilshofen (Niederbay), Vöhringen (Schwab), Wetzlar 1, Winkel (Rheingau), Winnenden (Württ), Wrexen, Würzburg 2, Würzburg-Heidingsfeld. (Source: Michel Ganzsachen 2018, p.283+) New expenditure issues (Aufbrauchsausgaben): Würzburg overprint A - '5 Pfg./ Gebüh bezahlt' in red . Mi.PA601 - As 5 Pf green (Mi.P298 I) Mi.PA603 - As 6+6 Pf violet (Mi.P302 F - message; Mi.P302 A - reply) Mi.PA604 - As 15 + 15 Pf brown (Mi.P303 F - message; Mi.P303 A - reply) Mi.PA605 - As 6+6 Pf violet (Mi.P310 F - message; Mi.P310 A - reply) Mi.PA606 II - As 6 Pf violet (Mi.P312/08) Mi.PA608 I - As 6 Pf violet (Mi.P314 II/09) Mi.PA609 - on formula card imprint '(Adler) 3.31 (triangle) C 154 Din A6' Würzburg overprint B - '6 Pfg./ Gebüh bezahlt' in red . Needs amending Mi.PA616 - As 5 Pf green (Mi.P298 I) Mi.PA617 - As 6+6 Pf violet (Mi.P302 F - message; Mi.P302 A - reply) Mi.PA618 - As 15+15 Pf brown (Mi.P303 F - message; Mi.P303 A - reply) Mi.PA619 - As 6+6 Pf violet (Mi.P310 F - message; Mi.P310 A - reply) Mi.PA606 II - As 6 Pf violet (Mi.P312/08) Mi.PA608 I - As 6 Pf violet (Mi.P314 II/09) B, RPD Karlsruhe overprint C - CA PA Geislingen/Steige overprint D,RPD Stuttgart overprint E, PA Schweinfurt overprint F. Dauerausgaben RPD Stuttgart.1945 (Oct./Nov.) Mi.P900a - 5 Pf - Light green - smooth/cream stock ( DEUTSCHLAND/ PFENNIG ) Mi.P900b - 5 Pf - Light green - rough/chamois stock ( DEUTSCHLAND/ PFENNIG ) Mi.P901a - 6 Pf - Dark green - smooth/cream stock ( DEUTSCHLAND/ PFENNIG ) Mi.P901b - 6 Pf - Dark green - rough/chamois stock ( DEUTSCHLAND/ PFENNIG ) Dauerausgaben Bayern.1945 (Sept.) Mi.P902 - 5 Pf - Black-olive green - ( AM POST ) Mi.P903 - 6 Pf - Violet - ( AM POST ) Variations of Mi.P903 Type I - Mi.P903/01 Mi.P903/02 Mi.P903/03 Mi.P903/04 Type II - Mi.P903/01 Mi.P903/03 Mi.P903/05 Type III - Mi.P903/01 Mi.P903/02 Type IV - Mi.P903/01 (Source: Michel Ganzsachen 2018, p.474) BRITISH ZONE Emergency Issue (Notausgaben): Aachen 1, Aachen 4, Aachen 7, Aachen-Forst, Ahlen (Westf) 1, Ahrensbök (Bz Kiel), Ahrensburg (Holst), Alfeld (Leine), Arnsberg (Westf), Aurich, Bad Driburg (Westf), Bad Münder (Deister), Bad Oeynhausen, Bad Oldesloe, Bad Pyrmont 1, Bad Sachsa (Südharz), Bad Salzdetfurth, Bad Segeberg, Balve (Bz Dortmund), Bantein, Barntrup, Barsinghausen, Belecke (Möhne), Bergen (Dumme) Bersenbrück, Bevensen (Kr Uelzen), Bielefeld 1, Bielefeld 2, Bielefeld-Schildesche, Bigge (Kr Brilon), Bocholt, Bockenem, Bockum-Hövel (Bz Münster), Bönningstedt, Bösingfeld (Lippe), Bonn 5, Bornheim (Kr Bonn), Brakel (Kr Höxter), Bramsche, Braunschweig 1, Brauweiler, Bredstedt (Schlesw), Bremen RPD - Mi.PA18 II (additional 6 pf franking on Mi.P783 II) Bremervörde, Brilon, Brilon Wald, Brühl (Bz Köln), Bückeburg, Büderich (b Düsseldorf), Bünde (Westf) 1, Burg (Fehmarn), Burgsteinfurt, Burscheid (Bz Düsseldorf), Celle, Clenze, Cuxhaven 1, Damme (Oldb), Datteln (Westf), Dorfmark, Dormagen (Niederrhein), Dortmund-Hörde, Dortmund-Lütgendortmund, Dortmund-Schüren, Drolshagen (Kr Olpe), Düsseldorf 6, Düsseldorf-Gerresheim 1, Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth, Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, Duisburg 1, Ebstorf (Kr Uelzen), Eiserfeld (Sieg), Eldagsen, Elsfleth, Elze (Han), Erndtebrück (Kr Wittgenstein), Eschweiler, Essen 1 - Mi.PA01 Essen-Katernberg, Essen-Werden, Fallersleben, Freudenberg (Kr Siegen), Fröndenberg (Ruhr), Geilenkirchen 3, Geisweid (Kr Siegen), Gelsenkirchen 3, Georgsheil (Ostfriesl), Gevelsberg, Gifhorn, Gleidingen/über Hannover 1, Gnarrenburg (Bz. Bremen), Goch, Greven (Westf), Grevenbrück (Westf), Gronau (Han), Gummersbach, Hagen (Westf), Hagen (Westf) 1, Hagen (Westf) 2, Hagen-Haspe, Halle (Westf), Hallenberg (Kr Brilon), Hamburg RPD, Hamburg 1, Hamburg 4, Hamburg 6, Hamburg 12, Hamburg 20, Hamburg 28, Hamburg 36, Hamburg 48, Hamburg-Altona 1, Hamburg-Altona 6, Hamburg-Altona 7, Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg-Eidelstedt, Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Hamburg-Großflottbek 1, Hamburg-Stelligen, Hamm (Westf), Hannover RPD/OPD, Hannover 1, Hannover 2, Hannover 13, Hannover 14, Hannover 15, Hannover-Döhren, Hannover-Hainholz, Hannover-Kirchrode, Hannover-Kleefeld - Mi.PA04 Hannover-Linden 1, Hannover-Wülfel, Hann. Münden, Haste (Grafsch Schaumburg), Hattingen (Ruhr), Heide (Holst), Heiligenhafen (Holst), Heinsberg (Rheinl), Herbern (Kr Lüdinghausen), Herdecke (Ruhr), Hermannsburg, Herne 1, Herzebrock (Kr Wiedenbrück), Herzogenrath (Kr Aachen) 1, Hildesheim 1, Hildesheim 2, Hildesheim 4, Hoffnungsthal (Bz Köln), Hoheneggelsen (Bz Hannover), Hohenhausen (Lippe), Honnef (Rhein), Hückelhofen (Kr Erkelenz), Isenhagen-Hankensbüttel, Iserlohn 1, Issum (Niederrhein), Jöllenbeck/über Bielefeld 2, Jübek (Kr Schleswig), Kalkar (Niederrhein), Köln 10, Köln-Ehrenfeld 1, Köln-Ehrenfeld 3, Königswinter, Körbecke/über Soest, Krefeld 2, Krefeld 6, Krempe (Holst.), Kreuztal (Kr Siegen), Laasphe, Lamspringe, Langenfeld (Rhein), Langerwehe (Kr Düren), Lauenburg (Elbe), Leese (Kr Nienburg, Weser), Letmathe, Leverkusen-Küppersteg, Leverkusen-Schlebusch 2, Leverkusen-Wiesdorf, Lindern (Rheinl), Löhne (Westf), Lohne (Oldenburg), Lübbecke (Westf), Lüchow, Lügde (Kr Höxter), Lüneburg 1, Lüneburg 2, Lunden (Holst), Medebach (Sauerland), Mettingen (Westf), Milspe, Misburg, Moers, Munster (Lager), Neuenrade, Neuhaus (Oste), Neustadt am Rübenberge, Neustadt (Holst), Nieheim (Kr Höxter), Nordstemmen, Ogenbargen (Ostfriesl), Oldenburg (Holst), Oldenburg (Oldb), Olpe, Opladen, Peine, Plettenberg 1, Porz, Pulheim (Kr Köln), Radevormwald, Ratingen, Ratzeburg, Remscheid-Hasten, Renscheidt-Lennep, Rheinhausen-Hochemmerich, Rheydt, Rodenkirchen (Rhein), Rommerskirchen, Rösrath (Bz Köln), Rotenburg (Han), Sarstedt, Scheeßel (Bz Bremen), Scherfede 1, Schieder (Lippe), Schleiden (Eifel), Schleswig 1, Schmallenberg (Sauerland), Schneverdingen, Schötmar, Schwarmstedt, Schwelm, Schwerte (Ruhr), Seelze, Sehnde, Siegburg, Siegen 1, Sittensen (Bez Bremen), Soest 1, Solingen 1, Soltau (Han), Sottrum (Bz Bremen), Springe (Deister), Sprockhövel (westf), Stolberg (Rheinl), Stolzenau (Weser), Stommein, Sundern (Kr Arnsberg), Telgte (Kr Münster, Westf.), Twistringen, Uelzen (Bz Han) 1, Uetze (han), Untereschbach (Bz Köln), Unterlüß, Varel (Oldb), Vechta, Verden (Aller), Vettweiß/über Düren, Viersen, Vlotho, Vluyn (Kr Moers), Walberberg (Kr Bonn), Walkenried, Walsrode, Weetzen, Wennigsen (Deister), Werl (Kr Soest), Werther/über Bielefeld 2, Wesermünde, Wesermünde Mitte, Westheim (Westf), Westhofen/über Schwerte (Ruhr), Westrhauderfehn (Kr Leer), Wickede (Ruhr), Winterberg (Westf), Witten-Annen, Wittingen (Han), Wolfsberg, Wülfrath, Wunstorf, Wuppertal-Barman 2, Wuppertal-Barman 6, Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Wuppertal-Elberfeld 1, Wuppertal-Elberfeld 8, Wuppertal-Oberbarman, Wuppertal-Vohwinkel, Zetal, Zülpich. (Source: Michel Ganzsachen 2018, p.297+) Aufbrauchsausgaben (old stock/temporary issues). MPS 378-79 Imprint B - 'Freigebühr/ bezahlt/ 6 Rpf' (RPD Kiel) Mi.P B645 (on Mi.P298 I) Mi.P B646 (on Mi.P299 I) Mi.P B647 (on Mi.P300 I) Mi.P B656/03 II (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P B656/04 II (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P B656/05 II (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P B656/06 II (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P B656/07 II (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P B656/08 II (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P B658 I (on Mi.P313 II) Mi.P B659 (on Mi.P314 I) Mi.P B660 I (on Mi.P314 II) Imprint C - 'Freigebühr/ bezahlt 6 Rpf' (PA Husum) Mi.P C654 (on Mi.P310 F) Mi.P C654 (on Mi.P310 A) Imprint D - 'Freigebühr bezahlt/ 6 Rpf' (PA Husum) Mi.P D645 (on Mi.P298 I) Mi.P D658 I (on Mi.P313 II) Imprint E - 'Freigebühr bezahlt/ 6 Rpf' (PA Itzehoe/ PA Elmshorn) Mi.P E645 (on Mi.P298 I) Mi.P E646 (on Mi.P299 I) Mi.P E647 (on Mi.P300) Mi.P E649 (on Mi.P302 F) Mi.P E649 (on Mi.P302 A) Mi.P E654 (on Mi.P310 F) Mi.P E654 (on Mi.P310 A) Mi.P E656/03 I (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P E656/04 I (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P E656/05 I (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P E656/06 I (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P E656/06 II (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P E656/07 I (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P E656/08 II (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P E659 (on Mi.P314 I) Mi.P E659 I (on Mi.P314 I - unserrated) Mi.P E660 I (on Mi.P314 II) Mi.P E660 II (on Mi.P314 II - imprint stamp and propaganda cut away - PA Elmshorn). Imprint F - 'Freigebühr bezahlt 6 Rpf' below sender information (PA Heide) Mi.P F646 I (on Mi.P299 I - unserrated) Mi.P F656/08 II (on Mi.P312 a) Mi.P F 660 I (on Mi.P314 II) Mi.P F 660 II (on Mi.P314 II - see MPS p.379) Imprint G - 'Freigebühr/ bezahlt/ 6 Rpf' Feldpost (PA Eckerförde) Mi.P G666 (on feldpost postcard featuring imprint number '473') Behelfsausgaben (Provisional) 1945. MPS p.392 Mi.P670 I a - 6 Rpf Mi.P670 I b - 6 Rpf Mi.P670 II - 6 Rpf Mi.P671 - 6 Rpf Mi.P672 - 6 Rpf Mi.P673 - 6 Rpf - Black Mi.P674 - 6 Rpf Mi.P675 - 6 Rpf Note: Mi.P676 - 679 remain unused as at 2018 publication date of Michel Ganzsachen Mi.P680 - 6 Rpf Note: Mi.P681 - 689 remain unused as at 2018 publication date of Michel Ganzsachen RPD Hamburg - 'POSTAGE/PREPAID' Mi.690 - 5 Rpf Mi.691 - 6 Rpf Mi.690 Fd - 5 Rpf Mi.692 a - 6 Rpf Mi.692 b - 6 Rpf Mi.693 - 6 Rpf Mi.694 a - 5 Rpf Mi.694 b - 5 Rpf Mi.695 a - 6 Rpf Mi.695 b - 6 Rpf Mi.695 c - 6 Rpf Mi.695 d - 6 Rpf Mi.695 e - 6 Rpf Mi.695 f - 6 Rpf Mi.696 - 6 Rpf Mi.697 - 6 Rpf Mi.698 I - 6 Rpf Mi.698 II - 6 Rpf Mi.699 - 5 Rpf Mi.700 a - 6 Rpf Mi.700 b - 6 Rpf Mi.700 c - 6 Rpf Mi.701 I - 6 Rpf Mi.701 II - 6 Rpf Mi.701 Fd - 6 Rpf Mi.702 a - 5 Rpf Mi.702 b - 5 Rpf Mi.703 a - 6 Rpf Mi.703 b - 6 Rpf Mi.703 c - 6 Rpf Mi.P704 I a - 6 Rpf Mi.P704 I b - 6 Rpf Mi.P704 I c - 6 Rpf Mi.P704 II a - 6 Rpf Mi.P704 II b - 6 Rpf Mi.P704 II c - 6 Rpf Mi.P705 - 5 Rpf Mi.P706 - 6 Rpf Mi.P707 Mi.P708 Mi.P709 Mi.P710 Mi.P711 Mi.P712 Mi.P713 Mi.P714 Mi.P715 Mi.P716 Mi.P717 Mi.P718 Mi.P719 Mi.P720 Mi.P721 Mi.P722 Mi.P723 Mi.P724 Mi.P725 Mi.P726 Mi.P727 Mi.P728 Mi.P729 Mi.P730 Mi.P731 Mi.P732 Mi.P733 Mi.P734 Mi.P735 Mi.P736 Mi.P737 Mi.P738 Mi.P739 Mi.P740 Mi.P741 Mi.P742 Mi.P743 Mi.P744 Mi.P745 Mi.P746 Mi.P747 Mi.P748 Mi.P749 Mi.P750 Mi.P751 Mi.P752 Mi.P753 Mi.P754 Mi.P755 Mi.P756 Mi.P757 Mi.P758 Mi.P759 Mi.P760 Mi.P761 Mi.P762 Mi.P763 Mi.P764 Mi.P765 Mi.P766 Mi.P767 Mi.P768 Mi.P769 Ia Mi.P769 Ib Mi.P769 IIa Mi.P769 IIb (see 7/7) Mi.P769 IIIa Mi.P769 IIIb Mi.P770 Mi.P771 Mi.P772 Mi.P773 Mi.P774 Mi.P775 Mi.P776 Mi.P777 Mi.P778 Mi.P779 Mi.P780 Mi.P781 Mi.P782 Mi.P783 I - see 15.03.1946 - 26/31 Mi.P783 II Mi.P784 Mi.P785 Mi.P786 Mi.P787 Mi.P788 Mi.P789 Mi.P790 Mi.P791 Mi.P792 Mi.P793 Mi.P794 Mi.P795 Mi.P796 Mi.P797 Dauerausgaben (Permanent) 1945 (Nov.) Mi.P904 - 5 Pf - Light green ( AM POST ) Mi.P905 - 6 Pf - Yellow ( AM POST ) Aufbrauchsausgabe (Expenditure issue) 1946 (Mar.) Mi.906 - 5 Pf - Light green (Mi.P904 with 7 Pf overprint adjacent) (Source: Michel Ganzsachen 2018, p.475) FRENCH ZONE Emergency Issue (Notausgaben): Birkenfeld (Württ), Eisenharz (Württ), Freudenstadt, Friedrichshafen, Gammertingen, Gutach (Schwarzwaldbahn), Hermeskeil, Horb (Neckar), Isny (Württ), Langenargen (Bodensee), Lindau (Bodensee), Mengen (Württ), Murg (Baden), Pfalzgrafenweiler (Württ), Schönau (Schwarzw), Spaichingen (Württ), Trier OPD, Wurzach (Württ). (Source: Michel Ganzsachen 2018, p.361+) Provisional expenditure ( produced by various private printers) Südbaden (OPD Feiburg) Mi.P832 Mi.P833 Mi.P834 Mi.P835 a I Mi.P835 a II Mi.P835 b I Mi.P835 b II Mi.P836 a I Mi.P836 a II Mi.P836 b I Mi.P836 b II OPD Koblenz Mi.P837 A I Mi.P837 A Ia Mi.P837 A II Mi.P837 B I Mi.P837 B IIa Mi.P314 IIa - 'Chequerboard' obliteration Rheinland-Pfalz (OPD Trier) Mi.P838 Mi.P839 Private Obliteration on P314 IIa: Tübingen BERLIN AND BRANDENBURG 1945 Mi.I (6 Pf) Mi.II (6 Pf) 03.08.1945 Mi.P1 (5 Pf) Mi.P2 (5 Pf) 1945 Mi.P3a (5 Pf) Mi.P3b (5 Pf) Mi.P3c (5 Pf) Mi.P3d (5 Pf) Mi.P3e (5 Pf) Mi.P4a (6 Pf) Mi.P4b (6 Pf) Mi.P4c (6 Pf) Mi.P4d (6 Pf) Mi.P4e (6 Pf) SOVIET ZONE Emergency Issue (Notausgaben): Bad Lausick, Bad liebenwerda, Bautzen 2, Crivitz (Meckl), Demmin, Dresden N6, Elbingerode (Harz), Erkner, Fredersdorf (B Berlin), Fürstenberg (Meckl), (Bad) Gottleuba, Grabow (Meckl), Hagenow (Meckl), Hasselfelde, Kemberg (Kr Wittenberg), Kipsdorf (Erzgeb), Klotzsche (Bz Dresden), Löbau (Sachs), Meißen, Mügeln (Bz Leipzig), Nebra (Unstrut), Rehfelde (Kr Niederbarnim), Rehna (Meckl), Rostock, Schwanebeck (Kr Oschersleben), Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb), Schwerin (Meckl), Seifhennersdorf (Oberlausitz), Strausberg 1, Strausberg 2, Warnemünde, Weixdorf, Wismar, Wittenberg Lutherstadt. (Source: Michel Ganzsachen 2018, p.365+) Dauerausgaben 1945 (p.429) Mi.P5a 6 Pf - 'Druckerei Nr.2' (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Mi.P5b 6 Pf - 'Druckerei Nr.2' (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Reverse printed text to the head of the postcard Mi.P6a 6 Pf (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Mi.P6b 6 Pf (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Mi.P6c 6 Pf (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) needs colour verification Mi.P6d 6 Pf (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Reverse printed text to centre of the postcard Mi.P7 6 Pf stamp imprint in black (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Mi.P8a 6 Pf (Ost-Sachsen) Mi.P8b 6 Pf (Ost-Sachsen) Mi.P9 5 Pf (Provinz Sachsen-Anhalt) Mi.P10 6 Pf (Provinz Sachsen-Anhalt) Mi.P11 5/5 Pf (Provinz Sachsen-Anhalt) Mi.P11 5/5 Pf - Message - (Provinz Sachsen-Anhalt) Mi.P11 5/5 Pf - Reply - (Provinz Sachsen-Anhalt) Mi.P12 6/6 Pf (Provinz Sachsen-Anhalt) Mi.P12 6/6 Pf - Message - (Provinz Sachsen-Anhalt) Mi.P12 6/6 Pf - Reply - (Provinz Sachsen-Anhalt) Mi.P13 6 Pf (Thüringen) Mi.P14 5 Pf (West-Sachsen) Mi.P15 6 Pf (West-Sachsen) Mi.P16 5 Pf (West-Sachsen) Mi.P17 6 Pf (West-Sachsen) Mi.P894 - see 22/75 Mi.P895 Mi.P896 Mi.P897 I Mi.P897 II - see 32/98 Mi.P898 Mi.P899 JOINT OCCUPATION (p.421) Control Council Issue February 1946 Mi.P950 5 Pf green (very rare without additinal postage up to 01.03.1946) - see 33/16 (used for a commercial advert for a stamp dealer) Mi.P951a 6 Pf grey/violet (rare without additinal postage up to 01.03.1946) Mi.P951b 6 Pf dark grey/violet (less common) Mi.P952 (April 1946) 10 Pf - 'DEUTSCHE/ POST' Mi.P953 (April 1946) 12 Pf - 'DEUTSCHE/ POST' Mi.P954 (May 1946) 12 Pf - 'DEUTSCHE/ POST' Mi.P955 (May 1946) 45 Pf - 'DEUTSCHE/ POST' Mi.P955 I - 45 Pf (reduced international postage rate after 15.09.1947) (Note : Mi.P956 and Mi.P957 no longer catalogued) Mi.P958 (1946) 5 Pf - 'DEUTSCHE/ POST' + 'POSTAGE PREPAID 5 Pf' Mi.P959 (1946) 5 Pf - 'DEUTSCHE/ POST' + 'POSTAGE PREPAID 7 Pf' Mi.P960 (1946) 5 Pf - 'DEUTSCHE/ POST' + 'POSTAGE PREPAID 7 Pf' Mi.P961 (February 1948) 10 Pf - 'PFENNIG/ DEUTSCHE POST' Mi.P962 (March 1947) 12 Pf - 'PFENNIG/ DEUTSCHE POST' Mi.P963 (March 1947) 30 Pf - 'PFENNIG/ DEUTSCHE POST' Mi.P964 (March 1947) 30/30 Pf - 'PFENNIG/ DEUTSCHE POST' Mi.P965 (May 1947) 12 Pf - 'HEINR. 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3rd December 1945 Mi.P4 variations 3rd December 1945 Mi.P4 variations Allied Joint Occupation Zone (Berlin-Neukölln being in the American sector) postcard (Mi.P4d). 1/1 Reverse Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

17th October 1945 'I certify that my firm has local...' 17th October 1945 'I certify that my firm has local...' 1/1 Official cover sent from Spalt to Nürnberg with unsigned certification. Featuring stamp Mi.7. Ref: 17.10.45 Also see 31.08.1945 - 19/28 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

INDEX - A INDEX - A 1/0 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Abbreviations Notes on the use of abbreviations within the Brief History collection Auslandsbriefprüfstelle (ABP) During World War II all foreign mail had to be submitted by the Reichspost to one of seven censorship offices (with another another seven opened in the occupied countries). The index can be found here. EV3.3 Good clean example. 25/54 (orphan) Actors Index of actors who performed in films during the 3rd Reich period Actresses Index of actresses who performed in films during the 3rd period Addresses Index of postal addresses deemed acceptable pre-1945, and subsequently re-named post-1945 Adler Eagle icon imprint (+ date) to lower right panel on postcards, some with slogans AGSSt Armee-Gefangenensammelstelle Information on POW collection centres Aircraft Index of both Military & Commercial aircraft Airports Berlin Tempelhof 11.07.1939 Allied Control Council I certify my firm has local Military Government approval... postal authorisation text on envelopes. ALLIED OCCUPATION POSTAGE STAMPS The entirety of Germany was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II, from the Berlin Declaration on 5th June 1945 to the establishment of West Germany on 23rd May 1949. The index viewed in the following pages uses Michel cataloging to list postage stamps from Berlin & Brandenburg, the American-British Bizone, French Zone, Joint American-British-Soviet Zone, and the Soviet Zone. AM forgery G.V4/1-21 Amateur Radio The use of amateur radio in Germany (with reports from 'The Short-Wave Magazine') . Annahmestelle 18/2, Anschluss Directory Related philatelic interest and ephemera of the Austria Anschluss (the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the German Reich on 13th March 1938). Cancel 6/4, 7/4, Kassel 8/2, 10/2, 'Arandora Star' Sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 805 people Three postcards with images of the interior living rooms - see 27/45 Arbeits (Employment) Arbeitsamt - Kirn - see 33/5 Arbeitsamt - Pleskau Argentina Diplomatic relationship with Germany Argentinian postage stamps within the Brief History collection Artists Directory of Artists, Cartoonist and Graphic Designers Cartoon on reverse and possible depiction of Hitler to front - see 27/10 (1930) Also see Second World War Posters (imperial War Museum 1972 for artist profiles) Associations & Organisations Directory Being non-Philatelic and non-NSDAP associations or organisations Aston Villa 5/5, 7/3, 'Aus dem Briefkasten' 11/3 VDA - 'Kärntener Köpfe' series of art postcards 25/36 (orphan) Autobahn 29.07.1935 main page - add 19.02.1936 & 25.01.1943 (then delete both of these pages) Auflag Information on POW reception camps Austria Austrian postage stamps within the Brief History collection Pneumatic post postcard Mi.RP14a? (c.1880's) Used in 1939. See 29/12 'Ausweis für Rückgeführte' I.D. Card for Repatriated Persons - Saar Offensive Autograph signatures Index of signatures in the hand of the prominent persons Axster-Heudtlass, von G.V4/5-231 Azad Hind 'Free India' - the unreleased postage stamps of 1943 from the Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) , which designed and printed in Germany.

20th September 1945 Hannover-Kleefeld Mi.P A04 20th September 1945 Hannover-Kleefeld Mi.P A04 20.09.1945 PA04 reverse.jpeg 20.09.1945 PA04 reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postal stationery - British Zone emergency issue (Notausgaben) sent from Hannover-Kleefeld (Mi.P A04, MP p.328). Ref: 12.09.1945 - 19/27 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

3rd May 1944 Oflag II-C 3rd May 1944 Oflag II-C Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png 1/1 Polish POW mail sent from Oflag II-C, using Oflag XVIII-C stationery and a censor hand stamp from Oflag II-D (note that the bowl of the 'D' has been cut to replicate a 'C"). Ref: 24.06.1940 only shown here. Oflag II-C See 19/25 (lettersheet) See 24.04.1943 - 25/13 10f Blacksmiths (green) on easter 1943 (blue) postcard. for slogan see Autolycus p.32 See: 18/4 5f troops (red), 10f Blacksmiths green (lighter than above) See: 18/3 Various Ref: 18/4 Various Ref: 18/5 Various Ref: 18/6 Various Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

German Banks & Financial services German Banks & Financial services Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png 1/1 German Banks and Financial services Postal correspondence and stationery Allianz Lebensversicherungs AG. Bank der Deutschen Arbeit A.G. Böhmische Industrial-Bank, Königgrätz (B&M) Casablanca Bourse (Stock Exchange, Morocco) - see 27/21 Deutsche Bank, Mainz Dresdener Bank, Hamburg - see 33/32 Postal order? Bayerische Vereinsbank - see 27/39 Südwestdeutsche Beamtenbank, Frankfurt Volksbank Banks of other countries Bank of British West Africa (BBWA), envelope from Hamburg - see 18/63 Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale (BAO), envelope from the BBWA - see 18/63 Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China - see 30/27 Credito Italiano, Messina - see 33/32 National City Bank of New York (Panama) - see 29/32 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Devisenkontrolle: The 'Zur Devisenüberwachung zollamtlich geöffnet' label. Ref: 13.06.1933 - 15/4 Currency Control Labels 13.06.1933 - 15_4 Currency Control front.jpeg 13.06.1933 - 15_4 Currency Control front.jpeg 1/1 Devisenkontrolle: The 'Zur Devisenüberwachung zollamtlich geöffnet' label. Ref: 13.06.1933 - 15/4 Also see 18/62, Variations in the 'Devisenkontrolle' label. A = vertical line originating from right edge of 'Z' in 'Zur' Chemnitz to London 1933 . A = left edge of 'b', touching left edge of 'm', far left of first 'f'. Ref: 13.06.1933 - 15/4 Los Angeles to Munich 1936 . A = far right edge of 'b' and left edge of first 'f'. Ref: 11.09.1936 - 25/19 Rio de Janeiro to Erfurt 1936 . A = left edge of 'b', centrally between 'a' and 'm', extreme left edge of first 'f' . Ref: 26.09.1936 - 10/7 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page