Accession Number: 2022.02.8.15

Stamp: 6 Winterhilfswerk Deutches Reich

Postmark: No postmark

Front:

“Postkarte Frühjahrs Messe 1939 Beginn 5 März”: Indicates a postcard for a Spring Fair in 1939, beginning on March 5. 

The illustration on the left side portrays a man holding a hammer, symbolizing labor and the German worker, which serves as a common theme in Nazi propaganda.  

The handwritten address on the right indicates the postcard was sent to “Start von der Smissen” at “Rentzelstrasse 16.l” in “Hamburg 13”. 

Back:

What follows is a rough translation of the handwriting on the back of the postcard.

“Leipzig, 20 January 1939. 18 

Dear Karl!  

Thank you very much for the kind wishes for my birthday, which have already been met with satisfaction, as far as they concern the improvement of my condition. I wear shoes again, Now it’s time to be in the every day shop. We’re not excited about what surprises this evening will bring us. Things are getting warmer in Spain now, a pleasant end to the year. Cheers on your behalf, your country. Best wishes to you and yours!”