Postage stamps from 1939 issued by the Deutsche Reichspost

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The 1939 postage stamps issued by the Deutsche Reichspost comprised 41  special stamps , most of which had a surcharge . Some stamps had an additional overprint for a special occasion. Definitive stamps were not originally intended.

Special postmark from September 19, 1939: "Danzig cheerfully greets its Führer and liberator Adolf Hitler"

With the beginning of the Second World War on September 1 and the reintegration of the city of Danzig into the German Empire, 14 original values ​​of the Free City of Danzig were issued with imprint on September 28 . As early as September 18, there were two special stamps in the Reich that referred to the event “Danzig is German”, which would be an impressive achievement if the preparations for design and printing did not begin until after the outbreak of war.

There is no reliable information on the circulation of the stamps.

List of issues and motives

Legend

  • Image: An edited image of the brand mentioned. The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article.
  • Description: A brief description of the motif and / or the reason for the issue. In the case of issued series or blocks , the descriptions that belong together are indented with a marker.
  • Value: The face value of the individual stamp in pfennigs . A "+" means that it is an additional stamp (= postage value + donation).
  • Issue Date: The date this stamp was first sold.
  • Valid To: The date on which the validity ended.
  • Edition: As far as known, the number of this edition offered for sale is given here.
  • Design: As far as is known, it is stated here who designed this brand.
  • Mi.-No .: This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.

Special stamps
image description Values in
pennies 		Issue
date (1939) 		Date of Expiry Edition draft MiNr.
DR 1939 686 Motor Show Benz and Daimler.jpg International automobile exhibition in Berlin
6 + 4 February 17th December 31, 1940 Erich Meerwald 686
DR 1939 687 Auto-Union and Mercedes-Benz Motor Show.jpg
12 + 8 February 17th December 31, 1940 Erich Meerwald 687
DR 1939 688 Motor Show Volkswagen Beetle.jpg
25 + 10 February 17th December 31, 1940 Erich Meerwald 688
DR 1939 689 Reichsberufswettkampf.jpg Reich professional competition
  • Winner plaque
 6th 4. April December 31, 1940 Erich Meerwald 689
DR 1939 690 Reichsberufswettkampf.jpg
  • Winner plaque
 12 4. April December 31, 1940 Erich Meerwald 690
DR 1939 691 Adolf Hitler.jpg 50th birthday of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler against the backdrop of the Church of Braunau
12 + 38 April 13th December 31, 1940 Richard Klein 691
DR 1939 692 Garden Show.jpg Reichsgartenschau 1939 in Stuttgart
Exhibition pavilion and Stuttgart city arms
 6 + 4 April 22 December 31, 1940 HL Schmitt 692
DR 1939 693 Garden Show.jpg
Exhibition pavilion and Stuttgart city arms
 15 + 5 April 22 December 31, 1940 HL Schmitt 693
DR 1939 694 Adolf Hitler.jpg Labor Day 6 + 19 April, 30th December 31, 1940 unknown 694
DR 1939 695 Nürburgring race.jpg Nürburgring race
  • 686 with additional imprint
 6 + 4 May 18 December 31, 1940 Erich Meerwald 695
DR 1939 696 Nürburgring race.jpg
  • 687 with additional imprint
 12 + 8 May 18 December 31, 1940 Erich Meerwald 696
DR 1939 697 Nürburgring race.jpg
  • 688 with additional imprint
 25 + 10 May 18 December 31, 1940 Erich Meerwald 697
DR 1939 698 70 years of the German Derby.jpg 70 years of the German Derby - Race for the Blue Ribbon in Hamburg
Jockey on a race horse
25 + 50 18th of June December 31, 1940 OHW Hadank 698
DR 1939 699 Das Brown Band.jpg 6. Race for the Brown Ribbon from Munich Riem
Horse tamer with 2 horses
 42 + 108 July 12 June 30, 1940 Richard Klein 699
DR 1939 700 Day of German Art, Young Venetian by Albrecht Dürer.jpg Day of German Art
Albrecht Dürer , Young Venetian
6 + 4 July 25th December 31, 1940 unknown 700
DR 1939 701 Adolf Hitler.jpg Intended Nazi party rally in Nuremberg
694 with additional imprint
 6 + 19 August 25 December 31, 1940 unknown 701
DR 1939 702 Reichspost rally.jpg Comradeship block of the Deutsche Reichspost
3 + 2 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 702
DR 1939 703 Reichspost Postal Science Week.jpg
  • Post-scientific week in Vienna
4 + 3 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 703
DR 1939 704 Reichspost Reichsberufswettkampf.jpg
5 + 3 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 704
DR 1939 705 Reichspost Nachwuchslager.jpg
6 + 4 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 705
DR 1939 706 Reichspost performance competition.jpg
  • Competitive competition
 8 + 4 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 706
DR 1939 707 Reichspost Talented Auslese.jpg
  • Talented selection
 10 + 5 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 707
DR 1939 708 Reichspost Geländefahrer.jpg
12 + 6 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 708
DR 1939 709 Reichspost Postsport.jpg
  • Post sports
 15 + 10 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 709
DR 1939 710 Reichspost Postschutz.jpg
16 + 10 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 710
DR 1939 711 Reichspost 100 glider workshops.jpg
20 + 10 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 711
DR 1939 712 Reichspost stagecoach.jpg
24 + 10 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 712
DR 1939 713 Reichspost Königstein Taunus.jpg
25 + 15 September 15th December 31, 1940 Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass 713
DR 1939 714 Reintegration of Danzig.jpg Reintegration of Danzig into the German Empire
6th September 18 December 31, 1940 unknown 714
DR 1939 715 Reintegration of Danzig.jpg
12 September 18 December 31, 1940 unknown 715
DR 1939 emergency aid MiNr0730 BurgElbogen B002.jpg Winter relief organization , buildings
3 + 2 October 27 June 30, 1940 Hann Trier 730
4 + 3 October 27 June 30, 1940 Hann Trier 731
5 + 3 October 27 June 30, 1940 Hann Trier 732
6 + 4 October 27 June 30, 1940 Hann Trier 733
8 + 4 October 27 June 30, 1940 Hann Trier 734
12 + 6 October 27 June 30, 1940 Hann Trier 735
15 + 10 October 27 June 30, 1940 Hann Trier 736
25 + 15 November 9th June 30, 1940 Hann Trier 737
40 + 35 October 27 June 30, 1940 Hann Trier 738
DR 1939 Z738 newspaper stamp.jpg Foreign newspaper stamp
5 November 1st Surrender 1945 unknown Z738
DR 1939 Z739 newspaper stamp.jpg
  • Messenger with newspaper over the globe
 10 November 1st Surrender 1945 unknown Z739

Definitive stamps
image description Values in
pennies 		Issue
date (1939) 		Date of Expiry Edition draft MiNr.
DR 1939 716 Danzig.jpg Danzig postal stamp series with overprint
(289) Coat of arms of Danzig
3 September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 716
DR 1939 717 Danzig.jpg
(215) Coat of arms of Danzig
 4 (at 35 Pf) September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 717
DR 1939 718 Danzig.jpg
(290) Coat of arms of Danzig
 5 September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 718
DR 1939 719 Danzig.jpg
(291) Coat of arms of Danzig
 8th September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 719
DR 1939 720 Danzig.jpg
(292) Coat of arms of Danzig
 10 September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 720
DR 1939 721 Danzig.jpg
(236) Coat of arms of Danzig
 12 (on 7 Pf) September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 721
DR 1939 722 Danzig.jpg
(293) Coat of arms of Danzig
 15th September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 722
DR 1939 723 Danzig.jpg
(245) Coat of arms of Danzig
 20th September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 723
DR 1939 724 Danzig.jpg
(294) Coat of arms of Danzig
 25th September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 724
DR 1939 725 Danzig.jpg
Coat of arms of Danzig
 30th September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 725
DR 1939 726 Danzig.jpg
(295) Coat of arms of Danzig
 40 September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 726
DR 1939 727 Danzig.jpg
(296) Coat of arms of Danzig
 50 September 28th December 31, 1940 Buchholz 727
DR 1939 728 Danzig.jpg
(297) City view of Gdansk
 1 RM (on 1 guilder) September 28th December 31, 1940 Hellingrath 728
DR 1939 729 Danzig.jpg
(213) Crane Gate and Long Bridge, Danzig
 2 RM (on 2 guilders) September 28th December 31, 1940 Hellingrath 729

Postal stationery
image description Values in
pennies 		Issue
date (1939) 		Date of Expiry Edition draft MiNr.
FPK-RPT-1939.jpg Special card (celebration postcard) for " Nuremberg Rally of Peace"
On the back is the badge of the party congress.
 6
(retail price 25 pfennigs) 		August 25 December 31, 1940 unknown P 282

Remarks

  1. ↑ Stefan Martens, p. 330
  2. ↑ a b c d e f This motif was reused in the sentences of the comradeship block in 1939 and 1944, but in different values ​​and colors
  3. ↑ The event no longer took place

See also

literature

  • Michel catalog , Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH
    • Germany 2006/2007 (paperback), ISBN 3-87858-035-5
    • Postal stationery catalog Germany 1999
  • Stefan Martens, post office and propaganda, Nazi Germany and the stamps of the German postal 1933-1945, stamps from the first half of the era Ohnesorge 1937-1941, postal history in German essays and pictures, Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung Beuermann GmbH, Berlin, 1989

Web links

Commons : Postage stamps of Germany from 1939  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files