[Below:
'Das Deutsche Lied
Liebeslieder
Heft'
(The German Song
Love songs
Booklet 5)
Click to see inside!]
[Below:
Das Deutsche Lied
Kinderlieder
Heft 6
(The German Song
Children's songs
Booklet 6)
Click to see inside!]
[Below: Here are a selection of NSDAP donation stamps. 'Kreis Mosbach' (Mosbach District). Mosbach is a city in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. These weren't real postage stamps, but instead you would buy them and place them next to your postage stamp on an envelope. You are probably familiar with everyone here except maybe Rust. He is Bernhard Rust (September 30, 1883 – May 8, 1945) who was Minister of Science, Education and National Culture. He also served as the party Gauleiter in Hanover and Brunswick from 1925 to 1940. He was an Old Fighter, joining the NSDAP in 1921. He committed suicide at the end of the war. Death before defeat. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Here is an early donation stamp: 'Gross-Deutschland Erwache!' (Greater-Germany Awake!).]
[Below: This is an advertising stamp (not a postage stamp). It says:
'Deutsche Ware Deutscher Beist
Deutsche kaufmann ehrlich preist'
(German goods German assistance
German merchant honest prices).]
[Below: Here's an example of the above stamp used on an envelope from 1932.]
[Below: Here are two early NSDAP donation stamps depicting Adolf Hitler.]
[Below: 'Unsere Hoffnung' (Our Hope).]
[Below: Here's a strange one. I'm not sure what exactly this was for. It's a donation stamp for... castaways? Shipwrecks? It says:
'Spendenmarke
Deutsche Gesellschaft
zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger'
(Donation stamp
German Society
for the Rescue of Castaways).]
[Below: This donation stamp says:
'10 Spende
Gesundejugend-
Wehrhaft Volk!'
(10 Donation
Healthy Youth-
Protecting People!).
Click to enlarge!]
[Below: This donation stamp says:
'Winterhilfswerk des Deutsche Volkes'
(German People's Winter Relief Fund).
Click to enlarge!]
[Below: Here is a rare example of the envelope these came in. Click to enlarge!]
[Below: Reverse. Click to enlarge!]
[Below: Here is a WHW postcard showing various tinnies and other trinkets that were given out. Note that in the middle are the donation stamps seen above. Front.]
[Below: Reverse.]
[Below: Here is a large collection of Winterhilfswerk (WHW) donation stamps. These are pretty rare and came in a set of 48. They were housed in the red folder seen below. All of the stamps show different locales in Thuringia (central Germany). Click to enlarge!]
[Below: Here is a variation. The red is much lighter and the text is in gold. I'm guessing this is the original version, which proved to be more expensive to produce, and they got rid of the gold paint. Click to enlarge!]
[Below: Here are descriptions of each stamp.]
[Below: A page from the book.]
[Below: WHW poster. It says: 'Ein Volk Hilft Sich Selbst' (A People Helps Itself).]
[Below: WHW card. It says: 'Ich erfülle meine Pflicht!' (I'm doing my duty!). Front/reverse. Click to enlarge.]
[Below (left): This says:
'Schützt die Familie
On the right it says:
'Für das Tägliche Brot
[Below: Here is a stick pin of the art above.]
[Below: Here is another pin of the art above.]
[Below (left): This says:
'Des Fuehrers und des Volkes Sorge: Schützt Mutter und Kind!'
On the right it says the same, with the addition of:
'Gau Mainfranken - Februar 1935'
[Below (left): This says:
'Harte Zeiten-Härterer Wille
On the right is the same sticker, but with different printing (note the aura around the man).]
[Below (left): This says:
'Du Gabst dem Führer Dein Ja
On the right it says:
'Dein Opfer hilft die Zukunft bauen
[Below: Uncut version, I'm not sure why some of these aren't cut and are on square paper.]
[Below: This says:
'Sichert den Sieg über hunger und Kälte
[Below (left): This says:
'Weihnachten in jedem Deutschen Haus
On the right it says:
'Dein Opfer Hilft
[Below: Here are two pins of the art above. Note the differences of the art.]
[Below: Here is a large (a little over 2 1/2 inches) plaque of the art above, meant to be nailed on your door.]
[Below (left): This says:
'Dem Fuehrer Bring als Weihnachtsgabe
On the right it has the stamp of a local DAF (Deutsche Arbeitsfront, or German Labor Front) branch.]
[Below: 3 inch version. It has the same message as the larger version.]
[Below: This is a metal door plaque. This isn't WHW, but from the Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt, or NSV (The National Socialist People's Welfare). This was a social welfare organization.]
[Below: A variety of pins were produced with the above themes, here are some examples. The first pin says: 'Wir Helfen
Gegen Hunger u. Kälte' (We Help Against Hunger and Cold).]
[Below: This pin says: 'Wir Helfen
Gegen Hunger u. Kälte' (We Help Against Hunger and Cold).]
[Below: This pin, not really related, but of the same style, says: 'Helft Brände Verhüten' (Help Prevent Fires).]
[Below: This pin says: 'Dein Opfer
Schaft Freude' (We Help Against Hunger and Cold).]
[Below: This pin says: 'Wir Helfen 1933/34' (We Help 1933/34).]
[Below: A rare door plaque, it says:
'Wir Helfen Durch Opfer
(We Help Through Sacrifice
[Below: Like the stickers above, these are Winterhilfswerk (WHW) donation door plaques to stick on your door. This set is from 1937/1938 and says 'Freude durch das WHW' (Joy Through the WHW). Click to enlarge!]
[Below: This set is from 1938/1939.]
[Below: This set is from 1939/1940.]
[Below: 'Verschworen in Treue zum Volk'
[Below: 'Mit vollen Segeln in den Kampf für das WHW'
[Below: 'Deutsche Weihnacht allen Volksgenossen'
[Below: 'Seid Sozialisten der Tat'
It's terrible how the word 'socialist' has been tainted by communists and leftists. National Socialism is to care for your own people and to help them if they are in need. This is Frederick the Great, by the way, the king of Prussia.]
[Below: 'Jedem soll der Weihnachtsbaum brennen'
[Below: 'Der Glaube eint der Wille Siegt'
[Below: 'Der kampf beginnt'
[Below: 'Die Grösste Friedens Tat der Welt'
[Below: 'Deine Kraft Deinem Volk'
[Below: 'Der Kostbarste Edelstein das Opferbereite Deutsche herz'
[Below: 'Opfer Wille entscheidet'
[Below: 'Die Kameradschaft über windet die not'
[Below: Wow, a sheet! Imagine how rare this thing is...]
[Below: Close-up.]
Wir Opfern'
(Protect the family
We sacrifice).
Wir Opfern'
(For daily bread
We sacrifice).]
(The concern of the leader and the people: Protect mother and child!)
(Gau Main Franconia - February 1935).]
WHW 1934/35'
(Hard Times-Harder Will
WHW 1934/35).
nun Steh zu deinem wort!'
(You Gave Your Yes to the Führer
Now Stick to Your Word!)
WHW 1934/35
Gau Mainfranken
März 1935'
(Your Sacrifice Helps Build the Future
WHW 1934/35
Gau Main Franconia
March 1935).]
Wir Opfern!'
(Ensures Victory Over Hunger and Cold
We Sacrifice!)]
Wir Helfen!'
(Christmas in Every German House
We Help!)
Die Zukunft bauen'
(Your Sacrifice Helps
Build the Future).]
Dein Opfer Fuer des Volkes Not!'
(Bring to the Führer as a Christmas Present
Your Sacrifice for the People's Need!)
Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes'
Winter Relief Organization of the German People).]
(Sworn in Loyalty to the People).]
(Full Sail into the Fight for the WHW).]
(German Christmas to all our Fellow Countrymen).]
(Be Socialists in Action)
(Everyone's Christmas tree should be lit).]
(Faith Unites the Will to Victory).]
(The Struggle Begins).]
(The Greatest Act of Peace in the World).]
(Your Power to Your People).]
(The Most Precious Gem the Sacrificial German Heart).]
(Sacrifice Decides Will).]
(The Camaraderie Overcomes the Need).]