(C) Mourning the Ancient

[Below: This rare postcard shows a poem from Hans Harms, with the words 'Wo am Weserstrande...' (Where on the Weser Beach...)]

[Below: Postcard reverse. This was postmarked on August 2, 1939. The cancel says:

'Luftpost
nach
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Santiago, Chile'

(Airmail
for
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Santiago, Chile).]

[Below: Is this a cool cancel or what? Wow. The cancel shows this was postmarked on June 1, 1942 and says: '100 Jahre Postamt' (100 Years of the Post Office). The reverse is blank.]

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[Below: Another similiar cool one. The cancel shows this was postmarked on June 8, 1941 and says: 'Seegeltung Weltgeltung' (Sea Prestige World Prestige). The reverse is blank.]

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[Below: This is a neat postcard. It is written in the Sütterlin script, it says 'Waffenbrüder ünter dem neuen flagge' (Brothers in arms under the new flag).]

[Below: Postcard reverse. This was postmarked on July 3, 1937.]

[Below: This is a rare NSFK (Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps, or National Socialist Flyers Corps) postcard, it says 'Fliegen Lernen!' (Learn to Fly!).]

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[Below: Close-up. This says: 'Herausgegeben im Einvernehmen mit dem Reichsminister der Luftahrt und Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe vom Korpsführer des NS-Fliegerkorps' (Published in agreement with the Reich Minister of the Air and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe by the Corps Leader of the NS Aviation Corps).]

[Below: Another scarce NSFK (Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps, or National Socialist Flyers Corps) postcard. The reverse is blank.]

[Below: This is kinda strange and cool-looking. Although it isn't specifically National Socialist, it fits well. It says:

'Frontsoldatentag
Koblenz 1930
Der Rhein ist Deutschlands Strom/Nicht Deutschlands Grenz'

(Front Soldiers' Day
Koblenz 1930
The Rhine is Germany's river/not Germany's border).]

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[Below: A common postcard, but beautifully engraved.]

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[Below: Used version. Close-up.]

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[Below: Used version sent internationally to New York.]

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[Below: This postcard celebrates '70 Jahre Postkarte 1.OKT.1869-1.OKT.1939.' (70 Years of the Postcard Oct. 1869-Oct. 1939). This postcard is fairly rare due to the invasion of Poland (September 1, 1939) canceled the events scheduled and it was never officially released.]

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[Below: Postcard reverse. You have 100 of these?! I'll take them all!]

[Below: An early SA postcard.]

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[Below: This postcard shows the beautiful Sudeten standard. Hans Knirsch was the leader of the NS party in Bohemia. Knirsch was a participant in the Putsch and died in 1933 at the age of 56.]

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[Below: Different cancels - an interesting Sachsen cancel.]

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[Below: Different cancel - a rare cancel from the Austrian Anschluss, it says:

'Am 10. April ein freudiges aus Millionen Herzen Ja'

(On April 10th, a joyful "Yes!" from millions of hearts)

And:

'Wesselburen April 10, 1938 - mit Hebbel Museum - Geburtsstadt Friedr. Hebbels'

(Wesselburen, April 10, 1938 - with Hebbel Museum - Birthplace of Friedrich Hebbel)

This is regarding the poet and author Friedrich Hebbel.]

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[Below: Here is a different postcard with the same set of cancels. It says:

'Erntedank Reichsbauern-fest tag 1937'

(Harvest Festival Reich Farmers' Day 1937)]

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[Below: Version one: canceled on January 5, 1936.]

[Below: Version one: reverse. Note the January 7, 1936 date on the bottom right, some of the postcards do not have it, for whatever reason.]

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[Below: Version two: different cancel.]

[Below: Version two: different cancel - postmarked January 7, 1936.]

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[Below: Version three: this postcard version is missing the 'January 7, 1936' text at the bottom.]

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[Below: Version four: black and white version, this version seems to be the rarest.]

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[Below: Reverse. Note the Madgeburg 'The Eternal Jew' cancel, from June 11, 1939.]

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[Below: Used example canceled on July 17, 1938.]

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[Below: Used example with a scarce postmark canceled on July 31, 1938. Heppenheim (Bergstraße) is the seat of the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany. 'Ein Glanzpunkt der Bergstrasse' (A Highlight of the Bergstrasse). The Bergstrasse is a famous, scenic historic highway and wine region running along the edge of the Odenwald mountains in southwestern Germany.]

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[Below: Reverse. This has a mayor's ink stamp from Bad Herrenalb, a town in the Black Forest.]

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[Below: The following two postcards are part of a series published by Heinrich Hoffmann. I'm unsure how many are in this series, as they are pretty scarce to find.]

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[Below: Canceled version. The reverse is blank.]

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[Below: The image used on the postcard, which says: 'Hitler turning the first sod on the bank of the Main near Frankfurt on September 23, 1933 thus inaugurating the work of building the new Reich motor-roads'.]

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[Below: Different used version. This cancel is interesting in its plain appearance.]

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[Below: Different used version. This cancel is also interesting in its plain appearance.]

[Below: Reverse. What is that strange circle with four dots?]

[Below: German version. The reverse is blank.]

[Below: French version. The reverse is blank.]

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[Below: Used version canceled in the Sudetenland on September 22, 1938. The reverse is blank.]

[Below: Used version also used in the Sudetenland on October 17, 1938. The reverse is blank.]

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[Below: Used version used in the Saar on October 9, 1938.]

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[Below: Used version used in Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia) on March 18, 1939. The reverse is blank.]

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[Below: Different cancel. The reverse is blank.]

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[Below: Same postcard but with additional airmail stamp sent on February 10, 1938.]

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[Below: Unused. The eagle seen here is embossed. The reverse is blank.]

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[Below: Decorative envelope celebrating 1936 Stamp Day. The image and text seen at the left was printed crooked.]

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[Below: Decorative envelope celebrating 1936 Stamp Day.]

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[Below: A different postcard.]

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[Below: Used example with a special 'Stamp Day' cancel postmarked on January 11, 1942 from the Saar. Note the difference in the prepaid postage and the brown text.]

[Below: Close-up. I love this horse design.]

[Below: Used example with a special cancel postmarked on November 10, 1940. Note the difference in the prepaid postage and the blue text.]

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[Below: Used example with a special Strength Through Joy cancel, postmarked on May 29, 1938.]

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[Below: A different example.]

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[Below: Unused example. The reverse is blank.]

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[Below: Blue version.]

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[Below: Used version. Note the difference in color. The reverse is blank.]

[Below: Red version. The reverse is blank.]

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[Below: Note the difference between this postcard and the one above. Unlike the above, this one is not prepaid and it also says:

'Sondermarke zum Tag der Briefmarke 1941'

(Special stamp for Stamp Day 1941).]

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[Below: Lothringen overprint. The reverse is blank.]

[Below: Lothringen overprint used, postmarked January 12, 1941. The reverse is blank.]

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[Below: Luxemburg overprint. The reverse is blank.]

[Below: Luxemburg overprint used, postmarked January 12, 1941.]

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[Below: Pasewalk cancel, this was where the hospital was located which Adolf Hitler was sent to in WWI after being blinded by a chemical weapon. The reverse is blank.]

[Below: Lothringen overprint. The reverse is blank.]

[Below: A much fancier cancel from Pasewalk, it says:

'Ich ober beschloß politiker zu werden. - Kriegslazarett des Führer'

(But I decided to become a politician. - Military Hospital of the Führer.)

This is a quote from Mein Kampf, a pivotal moment in Adolf Hiter's glorious life.]

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[Below: Like the cancel above. This was sent to 'Radiumbad Brambach' a historical health spa from Brambach, Germany, that was famous for its radium-containing water! It was advertised as the 'strongest radium bath in the world'!]