F02_P08: Annexation of Austria
1938 March 19, Front side - Post card celebrating Adolf Hitler's arrival in Vienna.
Tan envelope with printed text and oultine in German using brown ink. Cursive handwriting in German using black ink. At the top right corner, a brown 12-pfennig imprinted stamp depicting the Austrian Coat of Arms. At the left side, a purple overprint stamp reads, "Der führer in Wien" with a swastika in the center. At the top left,
Name/Title
F02_P08: Annexation of AustriaEntry/Object ID
2008.4.25.aScope and Content
1938 March 19, post card celebrating Adolf Hitler's arrival in Vienna.Context
The circular swastika cachet on the March 19, 1938, postal card celebrated Adolf Hitler’s triumphal arrival in Vienna. “Arische Firma” stamped above the name of the formerly Jewish firm on the June 11, 1938, registered cover indicated that the business had been “Aryanized.” Postage stamps and stationery of Austria remained valid until October 31, 1938, at an equivalent of 1.5 Austrian schillings to one German reichsmark. The registered cover has correct mixed franking of Austrian and German postage.Collection
Nazi Scourge II: Five Frame ExhibitCategory
Post Card
Philatelic Material