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Barry Hoffman Nazi Postcard Collection

2022.02.8.51

Accension Number: 2022.02.8.51

Stamp: 5+3 pfennig “Deutsches Reich” “Winterhilfswerk 

Postmark: “SCHAFFENDE SAMMELN — SCHAFFENDE GEBEN” 30.3.41

 

The postcard has no address; it is simply a large illustration related to “6. WHW Reichs-Straßensammlung” (6th WHW National Street Collection) which was held March 29-31, 1940. It features two butterflies and a prominent swastika symbol integrated with a gear, representing the National Socialist ideology of work and community. 

“ABGABEPREIS: 20 RPF” indicates the issue price of 20 Reichspfennig.  

“K.d.F. = SAMMLERGRUPPEN” refers to “Kraft dutch Freude” (Strength Through Joy) collector groups, which were Nazi-era leisure organizations.  

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