Accession Number: 2022.02.9.1 Historical background: Erika is a German marching song. It is mainly associated with Nazi Germany. The marching song is from the perspective of a soldier who is longing for his sweetheart back home. The theme of the song is based on Erika being both a common German female name and the Latin…

Accession Number: 2022.02.10.4.5 Stamp:Nuremberg Rally.  Issued on August 30, 1935 Postmark:Commemorative Postmark ‘Reich Party Conference of the N.S.D.A.P. in Nuremberg’ Historical background: The Nuremberg rallies (officially Reichsparteitag, meaning Reich Party Congress) were a series of celebratory events coordinated by the Nazi Party in Germany. The first Nazi Nuremberg rally took place in 1923.  They played a…

Accession Number: 2022.02.5.77 Stamps: Adolf Hitler Series.  Issued in December 1941 Postmark: Esslingen 28 November 1942  Historical background:This card was issued on 12 September 1942 to commemorate Foundation Day of the European Youth Organization.  The organization was comprised from 13 states associated with Nazi Germany.  Its aim was to indoctrinate fascists’ ideals at an early age. …

Accession Number: 2022.02.4.25 Stamps: (left and middle): Vitner from Wachau, Lower Austria.  Issued on August 15, 1934 (right) German Realm stamp used in Austria – Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934), 2nd President.  Issued on April 4, 1938. Postmarks: (left) celebrates the date of the Austrian referendum to reunify with Germany (April 10, 1938), (middle) “Day of the German…

Accession Number: 2022.02.7.1 Historical background: After Hitler became the Fuhrer in 1933, the German Red Cross elected to conform to the Nazi regime. SS general Ernst-Robert Grawitz became the head of the German Red Cross in 1937. German Red Cross nurses were sworn into the Nazi party. The nurses were given Nazi ideology as part…

Accession Number: 2022.02.10.2.7 Stamp: DE 419, Yvert et Tellier DR 487, Stanley Gibbons DR 497B, AFA number DR 511, Unificato DR 487 Postmark: Promotional postmark for the NSDAP regional celebration in Leipzig, Germany Historical background: The Nazi Gau System and the Monument to the Battle of the Nations The Nazi Gau system was established early…

Accession Number: 2022.02.7.8 Historical background: After Hitler became the Fuhrer in 1933, the German Red Cross elected to conform to the Nazi regime. SS general Ernst-Robert Grawitz became the head of the German Red Cross in 1937. German Red Cross nurses were sworn into the Nazi party. The nurses were given Nazi ideology as part of…

Accession Number: 2022.02.5.20 Stamp: Mi529 Postmark: Black circle with “ZWICKAU (SACHS)” written at the top and “Postwertzeichenschau DGS written at the bottom. Historical background: The postcard advertises the 1st postal show of the local German Collectors’ group at the Konig-Albert-Museum in 1938. Hildebrand Gurlitt was the art gallery director for the Konig-Albert-Museum in 1925. Gurlitt…

Accession Number: 2022.02.5.4 Stamp: Mi:DR-AT 482, ANK:DR-AT 482 Postmark: Black circle with Berlin-Friedenau written at the top. Historical background: The Nazi regime used the postal service to promote Nazi propaganda through stamps and postcards. Postal aviation was seen as a way to shorten mail delivery times domestically and internationally.