F01_P03: Gestapo: the state secret police

Archive

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Spungen Family Foundation - Holocaust Postal Collection

1938 July 8 - Front side - Envelope to Hannover from Berlin.: Brown envelope with typed text in German using black ink. At the bottom left, a red ink overprint stamp depicts the Reichsadler symbol. The stamp on the top right depicting two individuals riding atop two horses is from Renwothen International in Munich. The cancellation stamp to the right is dated July 8th, 1938 from Berlin, Germany.
1938 July 8 - Front side - Envelope to Hannover from Berlin.

Brown envelope with typed text in German using black ink. At the bottom left, a red ink overprint stamp depicts the Reichsadler symbol. The stamp on the top right depicting two individuals riding atop two horses is from Renwothen International in Munich. The cancellation stamp to the right is dated July 8th, 1938 from Berlin, Germany.

Name/Title

F01_P03: Gestapo: the state secret police

Entry/Object ID

2007.1.3.a

Scope and Content

1938 July 8, envelope to Hannover from Berlin.

Context

In April 1933, the Gestapo was separated from the general police system and assigned the task of controlling those designated “enemies of the state.” Two kinds of postage stamps were available for official use by traditional police: 1. official stamps issued for use by all government agencies, and 2. regular stamps punched with POL perforated initials. Postage was free for the Gestapo. On this February 17, 1937, registered large piece from police headquarters at Düsseldorf to the Gestapo, mixed franking usage of one Official stamp and two semi-postal POL perfins correctly paid the 24-pfennig out-of-town rate for a letter weighing up to 250 grams, plus the 30-pfennig registry fee, total 54 pfennigs. Below is a July 8, 1938, postage free Gestapo cover.

Collection

Nazi Scourge I: Primary Exhibition

Category

Cover
Philatelic Material

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1938 - Jul 1938

Primary Language

German

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement of the full length and width of the archive.

Width

4-7/8 in

Length

6-7/8 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

State/Province

Lower Saxony

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

City

Berlin, Munich

Country

Germany

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

C. Walrich - Updated (Nov 3 2025) C. Walrich - Updated (Nov 21 2025) C. Walrich - Updated Title (Feb 25 2026) C. Walrich - Back-Up Material (Mar 9 2026) C. Walrich - Updated Image Captions (Mar 24 2026)