Accession Number: 2022.02.8.19 Stamp: 6 Winterhilfswerk Deutches Reich Postmark: MAGDEBURG, meaning it was postmarked in Magdeburg. Front: The postcard is addressed to “Herr Otto Gallus” at Augustestraße 74 in Magdeburg, Germany. The handwriting on the side is difficult to decipher and distinguish. Some snippets that can be identified are: “teukunft festleges. Es front” (future determines.…

Accession Number:  2022.02.8.41  Stamp: 6 Winterhilfswerk Deutches Reich  Postmark: The writing is very faded, so the best that could be identified is: Sackike 25.12.36  Historical background: The image on the postcard shows Ulrich von Hutten, a German scholar, poet and satirist, who later became a follower of Martin Luther and a Protestant reformer. Alongside Martin…

Accession Number: 2022.02.8.28 Stamp: 3 Deutches Reich    Postmark: “SCHWEINFURT 26.3. 1939 Schaffende sammeln für’s”-Großdeutschlands”, dated March 26, 1939. It translates roughly to “Pig Fort. Working people are collecting for Greater Germany. This was a part of a campaign by the Nazi regime to raise funds, using the image of a pig, likely to symbolize wealth…

Accession Number: 2022.02.8.29 No stamp or postmark. Historical background: This is a postcard from the Third Reich period, presumably printed in the 1930s, depicting a classical figure that harks back to the medieval and at the same time National Socialist context.  The front text is a printed message of propaganda that reads: “Sacrifice Book of the…

Accession Number: 2022.02.8.25 Stamp: 6 Winterhilfswerk Deutches Reich No postmark  Front Text: Winter Relief Fund of the German Volke 1938/39, November.     The image depicts the bird symbol often associated with the Nazi party in the corner of an illustration of a woman ladling food from a pot. 

Accession Number: 2022.02.8.9  Stamp: 6 Pfennig stamp from the German Reich, issued in 1937, featuring a design related to “Luftschutz” (air raid protection). The design is a figure holding a shield.   Postmark: Appears to read “Ausstellung für das W.G.M” (Exhibition for the W.G.M), referring to what was probably a specific event or organization in Erfurt.    Historical…

Accession Number: 2022.02.8.11 Stamps and Postmarks: There are multiple stamps and postmarks related to the 1938 Winterhilfswerk campaign and was sent from Würzburg, Germany to Chicago, Illinois USA. Various stamp details including “+3” and “+2”, indicating surcharges. There is also “Axster-Heedless” written, which could be the artist’s signature of publisher’s name.  Front Text: The front…

Accession Number: 2022.02.8.10  Stamp: 6 Winterhilfswerk Deutches Reich Postmark: Berchtesgrden 20.12.1937  Front text: “Herrn Hugo Jähkel, Chemnitz, Lessigplatz No. 6” which is simply the recipient of the postcard and his address including the city and street address.   There is no back text.

Accession Number: 2022.02.8.24 Stamp: 6 Winterhilfswerk Deutches Reich  Postmark: “München” and “Bahnpo” can be read, which likely stands for “Bahnofspostamt” (Railway Post Office). There is also the text “Zug 18” that indicates it was processed on a specific train. Front: The address reads “Celfen-Berlin” as well as the word “Sägewerk” (sawmill) suggests a potential business or location…

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…