Accession Number: 2022.02.10.6.43
Stamps: (left) German stamp used in Austria 1938 – 1954. Issued on April 4, 1938 to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of Hitler’s Leadership. (right) Nuremberg Congress and Hitler’s Culture Fund. Issued on September 1, 1938.
Postmark: 10th Nazi Party Rally – September 1, 1938.
Historical background: The Nuremberg rallies (officially Reichsparteitag, meaning Reich Party Congress) were a series of celebratory events coordinated by the Nazi Party in Germany. The first Nazi Nuremberg rally took place in 1923. They played a seminal role in Nazi propaganda events, conveying a unified and strong Germany under Nazi control. Marching contingents, parades, memorial events for the dead, and displays by the armed forces were intended to demonstrate strength and communal spirit. The rallies became a national event once Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1933, when they became annual occurrences. From 1927 on, they took place exclusively in Nuremberg.
