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Post by cjd on Jan 18, 2014 3:26:13 GMT
Hitler ephemera is not really my thing, but this is a somewhat striking piece. The caption Unsere Hoffnung translates as "Our Hope" and this is apparently quite early, appearing on covers in 1933. (In January, 1933 Hitler was appointed chancellor.)  Anyone know anything behind these? I've seen perf and imperf, and various colors. C. |
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Post by Ryan on Jan 18, 2014 5:53:13 GMT
The German Wikipedia page on the Hitler Head stamps includes a small bit of info on the "Unsere Hoffnung" propaganda labels. They were produced by a printer in Braunschweig and were sold in booklets of 20 labels for 20 Pfennig. The labels had no postal validity. According to the Wikipedia page, they were originally produced for the March 1933 election, but the earliest known usage is from May 1, 1933. Usage is known until early 1943.
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Post by cjd on Jan 18, 2014 6:06:12 GMT
Super! Thanks much.
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Post by Ryan on Mar 15, 2014 12:42:15 GMT
Another find from last night's sort through some worldwide stamps was this label advertising Roth-Händle cigarettes, a brand which still exists today. I've found info on a book printed in 1971 commemorating the 100th anniversary of the brand, so they've been around a long time. In their original formulation, they were rather on the strong side of things, to the point where current legislation doesn't allow tar / nicotine levels to be that high any longer. I don't have a clue how old the label is, as they have a habit of using retro packaging - the label might date from 1910 or it might date from 1990, I have no idea.  Ryan |
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Post by jamesw on Apr 12, 2014 21:08:55 GMT
love the label Ryan. Great colour, and the mustache is to die for! Picked up a few German labels the other day. Here's a pair which (google) translates 450 years Protection guild Come to this jubilant celebration in Sommerfeld, Leipzig Not sure what a 'protection guild' is. Looks more like a shooting club to me.   |
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Post by jamesw on Apr 12, 2014 21:19:36 GMT
A pair of labels from the town of Donaugau 1925  |
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Post by jamesw on Apr 12, 2014 21:27:25 GMT
This one looks like it could be a letter seal from a Dusseldorf Swim Club 1926  |
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Post by jamesw on Apr 12, 2014 21:38:59 GMT
Tourism in Munich for the outdoorsy German. **Just noticed these, along with the other two of the set in Rod's Austrian stamps thread. And of course I should have noticed the OSTERR in the headings on these. I was thrown by Munchen at the bottom. Thanks Rod.  |
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Post by jamesw on Apr 12, 2014 21:40:24 GMT
Or for the more urbane German, a glass of beer with his fraulein.  |
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Post by jamesw on Apr 12, 2014 21:43:58 GMT
An English language label for a 1929 Dresden Travelling and Hiking show.  |
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Post by jamesw on Apr 12, 2014 21:57:04 GMT
Advertising label for this Dresden company on their 75th anniversary in 1914. This is described as a 'sledge toboggan'. From what I can find on the interweb, they also made lighters and possibly tools. I'm thinking, from the #4 in the upper left corner, this might be from a series, perhaps showing their different products. Be interesting to see any others.  |
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Post by jamesw on Apr 25, 2014 2:54:37 GMT
A couple more German labels The Berlin label has no year, but the signature is Kurt Kranz 50, so that probably places it in 1950. The Dusseldorf label dates from 1960.   |
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Post by jamesw on Aug 22, 2014 12:35:27 GMT
found this little 1914 Red Cross seal in a pile of Swiss stamps. Postmarked Berlin. Unverkäuflich translates (google) as 'not for sale' 
edit- found other versions of this label on DKEnterprises website. No info about them though. |
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Post by cjd on Nov 16, 2014 0:59:18 GMT
Kaiser Wilhelm II:  Fürs Fliegerheim cinderella. I believe this was used as a fundraiser for an amateur flying club. If there is a better answer, please let me know. This is one of a large set (perhaps 80?) depicting German "personalities." At least one way they were sold was in blocks of 20 (2 rows of 10). I haven't seen any other formats. Kaiser Wilhelm II was KGV's first cousin, which is why I picked up this one. (Well, that and it was pretty close to free, if I recall correctly.) |
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Post by jamesw on Dec 13, 2014 21:56:35 GMT
A pair from Karlsruhe Germany 1915 Industrial Exhibition. The label on the right has full gum, and an imprint on the gum from the printer. The imprint seems to have transferred to the butt of the horse on the left at some point, probably when they were in storage somewhere.  |
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Post by jamesw on Mar 7, 2015 3:40:49 GMT
Picked up these four large German labels today. Beautiful 1912 Photographic Expo in Heidelberg  Munich 1927. My guess (without any research) and expo for craftsmen?  And this one is intriguing. While it says Leipzig and bears the MM of postwar Germany (someone remind me exactly what that means, my brain isn't working) the text seems to be in either Portuguese (feira - according to google translate) or Spanish (google translate says other words are thus).  |
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Post by rod222 on Mar 7, 2015 4:02:17 GMT
Leipzig Spring Fair
See oodlies of emmissions of DDR
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Post by jaysee on Mar 7, 2015 6:01:32 GMT
MM = Muster-Messe Your Leipzig Fair label is in Portuguese. I'm not sure what it was used for, but it comes in several languages. Below you can see German, English, French, Esperanto, Polish, Spanish, Italian & Portuguese versions: alphabetilately.org/Esperanto/non-esp/leipzig.jpg |
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Post by PostmasterGS on Mar 7, 2015 9:22:18 GMT
jamesw, The "Grenzland in Not" (Borderland in Need) was an exhibition held in June 1933, at the Technischen Hochschule München (Technical University of Munich). At that time, the Nazis were spreading the ideology of Lebensraum, or "living space", particularly in the countries to the east. The "Grenzland in Not" campaign was a form of battlespace preparation -- encouraging aid to the border regions to strengthen the pro-German presence and lay the groundwork for easy annexation, either by peaceful or violent means. The map on the cinderella is Czechoslovakia. By 1933, the University's Student Union was among the most pro-Nazi student groups in Germany, and it sponsored the exhibition as a means of promoting the campaign. 
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Post by jamesw on Mar 8, 2015 22:55:53 GMT
thanks for the info, all! some more German labels picked up Friday (poke me if I'm boring you with these. I just think they're great!) 1913 Craftsman and Industrial Exp. I find the Germanic script really hard to decipher.  1909 Munich Brewers Expo  1922 Munich Trade Show  1924 Koblenz Industrial Trade Show  1926 Dusseldorf Health Care Exp (I think). Embossed, possibly a letter seal?  1934 Leipzig Spring Fair  Undated and no location. Workers label? The 2h denomination makes me think charity label and also makes me wonder about possible Austrian origin.  |
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Post by jaysee on Mar 8, 2015 23:10:41 GMT
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Post by cjd on Mar 8, 2015 23:41:37 GMT
I see where you are going with the worker's label, but I don't think an Austrian label would use the colors of Germany in the shields? I found another online, with different colors in the shields, on offer on a German site under benevolent associations. (If it was Austria, after the Anschluss, I'd be inclined to expect black, red and white, rather than black, red and gold.) Guessing. (Obviously.)  |
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Post by jamesw on Mar 9, 2015 2:04:31 GMT
Thanks for the info about the Komotau exhibit, jaysee. It also proves my point about the Germanic font. I read that as Komofau. No wonder I couldn't find any info.
cjd, I agree an Austrian connection would be iffy. The 'h' after the 2 make me think 'heller' - Austrian currency. But it wouldn't be the first time that sort of thing fooled me.
And I think the colour on the one you found is the same. The bottom colour is metallic gold, and I think the ink on your example has oxidized. Just guessing too.
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Post by cjd on Mar 9, 2015 2:08:42 GMT
After looking again, I agree.
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Post by zipper on Mar 22, 2015 7:36:40 GMT
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Post by zipper on Mar 31, 2015 5:54:07 GMT
These came today.  |
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Post by cjd on Mar 31, 2015 12:49:30 GMT
Very neat. (I strongly suspect that the left stamp is Danish and the right stamp is Swedish...perhaps you know that.)
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Post by zipper on Apr 1, 2015 2:19:12 GMT
No, I didn't know that. Sorry.
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Post by cjd on Apr 1, 2015 3:03:43 GMT
Don't be. I'm only guessing, by the way. Before you write up a page, you'll want to verify that.
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Post by zipper on Apr 1, 2015 4:28:20 GMT
How does one do that?
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