1937 International Automobile and Motorcycle Exhibition, Mercedes, Berlin

Germany / Third Reich (1933-1945)

Bayerische Motoren Werke A.G. Weltrekorde 1936 1 km fliegender Start 1000 cm3 272,006 km/Std absolute Weithochstieistung Bavarian Motor Works, Inc. 1936 World Record Absolute High Performance 1 Kilometer Flying Start 1000 cubic centimeters - 272.006 km per hour Weltrekordmaschine Viertakt-Kompressor-Motor 500 cm3 90 Pferdestarke World Record Machine Supercharged four-stroke 500 cc motor— 90 Horsepower In American terms, BMW’s fully streamlined racing motorcycle set its 1936 world’s record of 169.019 mph with a 61 cubic inch supercharged engine. Photocard franked with Sc 419 and posted at Berlin-Charlottenburg on 5 March 1937. The picture on the obverse is of the International Automobile and Motorcycle Exhibition’s Hall of Honor with a BMW racing motorcycle in the foreground, and a Mercedes racing car in the background. The card was published by R.D.A. Archiv (Wigo), Berlin-Charlottenburg 2, Hardenbergdtr. 8. The Exhibition was held in the Radio Tower in Berlin-Charlottenburg from 20 February to 7 March 1937. Hitler personally opened these exhibitions whenever possible. The special cancel was used from 19 February to 8 March 1937.

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Third Reich Propaganda

Auction 13

March 3 - 5, 2021

United States , Lake Oswego , Oregon

A dedicated three-part sale of Third Reich propaganda and postal history, 1933–1945. Illustrated postcards, labels and covers for collectors of German propaganda and wartime mail.

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1933-45 Third Reich Propaganda & Postal History, Part I

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1933-45 Third Reich Propaganda & Postal History, Part III