Barry Hoffman Nazi Postcard Collection
Accession Number: 2022.02.10.1.18
Date: March 21, 1933
Stamp: Deutsches Reichs 6, MI: DR 465; Sn: DE 369.
Postmark: BERLIN SW, 21.3.33 4-5N
Historical Background: After a fire destroyed much of the Reichstag building, a celebratory reopening occurred on March 21, 1933, or “Potsdam Day.” Both Reichsprasident von Hindenburg and Reichskanzler Hitler attended, famously shaking hands to signify support for the latter figure’s recent election.
Portraits of Hitler and Von Hindenburg in front of the Nazi flag and the Garrison Church. The caption reads “Zum grinnerung an die feierliche Eröffnungssitzung des Deutschen Reichstages, welche am 21 März 1933 in der Garnisonskirche in Potsdam stattfand,” or “To commemorate the ceremonial opening session of the German Reichstag, which took place on March 21, 1933 in the Garrison Church in Potsdam.”
Message to Frauleuin Milly Muhe (Miss Milly Muhe). The stamp in the right-hand corner reads “Fernsprecher spart zeit und geld,” or “Telephone saves time and money.”
