The Philately of Third Reich Germany 1933-1945 9780976516538

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THE PHILATELY OF THIRD REICH

THE PHILATELY OF THIRD REICH

GERMANY ROBERT W. JONES

PUBLISHING PHILATELIC

PUBLISHING Copyright O 2011 by MAR Publishing 1140 US Hw)' 287 #400-104 Broomfield, CO 80020 USA 001-303-464-7023 www.marpublishing.com

First Edition 201 i Printed in China

AU rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, or otherwise, without prior written consent from MAR Publishing.

Aclcnowledgements I would like to thank all those people who have assisted me in the pursuit of this book. Without those people who have shared their knowledge, collections and time, this publication would not have been possible. My sincerest thanks go out to those unnamed and named below:

Olwyn Harper Matthew Roth Anthony Torres John Rawlings Ramon Boronda Schwaneberger Verlag, of Munich, Germany Brian Ives Mike Gerenser

On a personal note, I would like to thank my sisters Josephine and Ann for their patience and tolerance during the more than two years of writing this book. I would also like a special mention to go to my friend John, without whose constant interest and advice this book would have been completed much, much sooner!

"Die Venvendung der MICHEL-Numerierung erfolgt mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Schwaneberger Verlages, Munchen. Diesem stehen die ausschlief3lichen urheberrechtlichen Nutzungsrechte zu. Daruber hinaus ist die MICHEL-Numerierung durch wettbewerbsrechtliche Vorschriften geschiitzt."

[The MICHEL numbering system is used with the kind permission of the publishers, Schwaneberger Verlag, of Munich, Germany. The publishers are exclusive holders of any exploitation privileges under copyright law. Moreover, said MICHEL numbering system is protected by provisions of competition law.]

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T H E PHILATELY OF T H I R D REICH GERMANY

1933-1945

Foreword I have been collecting British Commonwealth philatelic items for over 45 years and although quite a comprehensive collection has been assembled in that time, a few years ago a new philatelic subject was needed to feed my philatelic bug. Given that my favorite era is mid-20th century and that I had also decided to collect some area that had a start and a finish, the options were narrowed down. After seeing displays at stamp shows, I was amazed at the variety of items (stamps, cancels, postcards etc.) that came from Third Reich Germany. So my new subject was decided upon! Basic collecting of the stamps is pretty much the same for any collector but, sooner or later, philatelic literature other than stamp catalogues would be needed to understand the changes in the political arenas that influenced the subjects of stamp issues. After some searching I found there was not much literature written in English for the beginner collector of Third Reich philately, except for a book by Alf Harper & W. Scheck entitled The Stamps of Germany Third Reich. I eventually obtained the book and found it most valuable in the understanding of Third Reich philately. To help with my collecting, I joined the Germany & Colonies Philatelic Society here in Great Britain. They have a Third Reich Study Group which I promptly also joined. They have both been sources of information about Third Reich philately that is indispensable to the collector, including indications that the book by Alf Harper & W. Scheclt was not as accurate as once thought.

I then decided to embark on creating this book, based on Alf Harper's original 1966 worlt, as accurately as possible and with full color illustrations throughout of all the stamps, miniature sheets, booltlets, special postal cards & special postmarlts used on the stamp issues. My first move was to contact Alf Harper's widow, Olwyn, to inform her of my intentions. She then gave me her kind permission and best wishes in my endeavours. Throughout this book the political and historical matters are mentioned to further understand the everyday climate in Germany and Europe at that time. Also, for the first time, all philatelic items are identified in the "MICHEL" catalogue numbering system. So enjoy the book and happy collecting!

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Table of Contents P A R T 1: 1933

Opening Session of the New Reichstag in Potsdam Hindenburg Definitives (mesh watermark) Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight Welfare Fund (Wagner's Operas) 450th Anniversary of the Birth of Martin Luther loth Anniversary of Foundation of Deutsche Nothilfe Hindenburg Definitives (swastika watermark) . P A R T 2: 1934

Airmail Stamps Commemoration of Seizure of Power by Hitler Get to Know Germany National Day of Work German Colonisers Jubilee Get to Know Germany Saar Plebiscite 6th Nuremberg Party Rally Hindenburg Memorial Rohrpost (Pneumatic Mail Service) 175th Anniversary of Birth of Schiller Welfare Fund (Professions) Winter Aid Lottery P A R T 3: 1935

Restoration of the Saar to Germany War Heroes Memorial Day 1st Apprentices Vocational Contest Musicians' Anniversaries, Schutz - Bach - Handel Festival "Ostropa" International Philatelic Exhibition 100th Anniversary of the German Railway World Jamboree of Hitler Youth 7th Nuremberg Party Rally Welfare Fund (Costumes) 12th Anniversary of the Hitler Putsch 4th Winter Olympic Games P A R T 4: 1936

loth Anniversary of Lufthansa 50th Anniversary of the Motor Car & International Motor Exhibition, Berlin North American Flight of the L.Z.129 250th Anniversary of the Death of Otto von Guericke

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XI Summer Olympic Games 6th International Local Government Congress 3rd Brown Ribbon of Germany Race International Recreational Congress, Hamburg XI Summer Olympic Games Miniature Sheets 8th Nuremberg Party Rally Winter Relief Fund (Modern Buildings) Commemorating the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the German Court of Justice in Munich PART 5: 1 9 3 7

Day of the Stamp Air Defense League Hitler's 48th Birthday 1st National Philatelic Exhibition, Berlin Hitler's Culture Fund Get to I