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SALE Stamp Germany Revenue WWII 3rd Reich VW War Era KDF Volkswagen Green MNH

National Socialism Socialist Party Germany, Third Reich, Revenue Stamp

Kraft durch Freude

Here's a truly historical item for Volkswagen collectors. KdF Wagen savings stamps. To help finance the war effort and to encourage the German people to save for an automobile, people were encouraged to purchase these stamps from their pay and to put them in a savings booklet. Once the booklet was full of stamps as required, the Germans would trade the VW savings card in for a new Volkswagen. Since Germany lost the war, no cars were actually delivered under this program.

Kraft durch Freude (German for Strength through Joy, abbreviated KdF) was a large state-operated leisure organization in National Socialism Germany. It was a part of the German Labour Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront, DAF), the national German labour organization at that time. Set up as a tool to promote the advantages of National Socialism to the people, it soon became the world's largest tourism operator of the 1930s.

Another less ideological goal was to boost the German economy by stimulating the tourist industry out of its slump from the 1920s. It was quite successful up until the outbreak of World War II. By 1934, over two million Germans had participated on a KdF trip; by 1939 the reported numbers lay around 25 million people. The organization essentially collapsed in 1939, and several projects, such as the massive Prora holiday resort, were never completed.

All stamps Authentic, so own a piece of history from World War II!!!

Please read the Shipping and Descriptions - Please be patient as mail is very slow.

Shipping

International          $5.95  On sales under $30
International          $9.95 On large items as stated in the description

All orders will be combined, if there is any shipping over payment, I will refund you upon printing the label. I suggest you purchase several items at once.

Item Descriptions:

All stamps are original, guaranteed to be authentic for life!!!

Used stamps depicted may vary in cancellation from photo. If you are looking to buy specific cancels, specific centering, please ask first.

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**PLEASE READ ITEM TITLE LEGEND for STAMPS ONLY**


Code	Type	Comment
MNH	Mint Never Hinged	Post Office Fresh, no marks on Gum, except the usual Gum Skip.
MH	Mint Hinged	Hinge Remnant, Hinge Mark, excessive Gum Skips.
MNG	Mint No Gum	The gum has been removed, or as issued without the gum by the post office.
Used / U	Used / Canceled	Note: Actual stamps depicted may vary in cancellation from photo.
CTO	CTO	"Canceled to Order" by Post Office.
ImP	Imperforated	Stamps without perforations.
Block	Block	Block of 4 Stamps.
Mixed	Mixed	Mixed MNH, MH MNG, or Used
F	Faulty	These stamps have tears, thins, problems, toning, missing perfs and more.

INTERNATIONAL ORDERS

All orders over $25 may require registered international shipping at the new USPS Postal Rate of $19.95. (Actual Cost) Note that delivery times vary, if you have a question about your order status, please look up your tracking info, and inform me if there is a problem, also you can contact the post office. All items are shipped within 24 hours after payment.

Sorry, but we cannot send WWII material relating to the Third Reich to countries that restrict such sales; including France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and others.

Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost, please advise.

MY POLICIES

We combine all items in one flat rate, no hidden charges.

RETURNS

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