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The following postcards are all from a series entitled: "Unser Reichsheer in Lied und Bild - hergestellt mit Genehmigung des Wehrkreiskommandos IV" The printer was - 'Trinks & Co., G.m.b.h., Leipzig, Serie 1' The artist was Hanns K?gler, from Dresden, in 1935....what is interesting to note is that sometimes he use's the Wehrmacht chest eagle...and sometimes he omit's it.... I have no idea how many postcards made up this series...I can only account for seventeen of them at the moment...(but if anyone has a postcard from the series and want's to part with it....drop me an email!) Nr.1

Hi Benten, The Niobe was a German Navy training ship...on 26th July 1932 she capsized whilst in the Baltic Sea with the loss of 69 men, 40 others were saved... I am assuming this tinnie was produced for a remembrance ceremony by the SA Marine brigade in Sachsen...and is available in a gold or silver finish (according to Tieste)... The word "Ged?chtnisfeier" translates as 'memory celebration'..... Regards.

...thanks for the good words Benten....I was rather happy to get hold of that badge... ...we shouldn't forget that the S.A. also had sailors...another 1933 tinnie... "Niobe Ged?chtnisfeier u. Weihe d. Niobe-Mastes Marine S.A. Sachsen 22.10.1933"

...from the Waffen SS 'f?hrerschule' in Lauenburg....postally used in 11.6.42...

...N?rnberg 1934...

...'Deutsch ist die Saar!'.....a hit tune from 1935...

...a striking 'Deutschland Erwache' banner...

..a favourite of mine...simply because of the Horst Wessel image...

...reverse of 'Ges.Gesch' type...

......and bought at the same time...an earlier made 'Ges.Gesch' marked badge....

..reverse of same...

....a recent purchase...a M1/72 marked badge...

...very nice tinnie Benten...very nice indeed...great detail... ...it would appear that 1933 was a great year...at least...from an artistic point of view...I wonder who dreamt up this image before deciding it would make a superb looking tinnie... "1. Aufmarsch der Untergruppe Plauen im Nationalsozialistischen Deutschland Zwickau, 11.Juni 1933"

...I skipped through this thread and missed seeing one of these....a fairly obvious choice of stick-pin that I'm surprised hasn't yet been posted...(and if I'm wrong...humble apologies!) S.A. cut-out stickpin...marked on reverse with a RZM logo and the number '14'...

Thanks Benten...nice one... ...what about plastic tinnie manufacturer, Richard Sieper & S?hne, from L?denscheid... ...now a world famous producer of die-cast model toys....known as SIKU....Sieper Kunstoff... http://www.sikudirect.com/siku_history.htm An example of their work from 1939... "Wehrwettk?mpfe SA Gruppe Mitte 1939"

What is interesting to note is that many of the manufacturers of these tinnies are still going strong today... For instance, Carl Poellath in Schrobenhausen is the maker's name on the reverse of this tinnie... And the company exists today, in the same town...still making badges... http://www.poellath.de/englisch/index.htm "S.A. Treffen. Brig.86. Schwaben. 24.25.8.35"

...and a 'Lederplastik' example.....such a rich varied mixture of materials! "SA Kampfspiele Gera 1937"

...'tinnies'......a contradiction in terms of an accurate material description.... ...no 'tin' involved ! ...plastic.... ...I have to say...I am somewhat smitten by the range of plastic tnnies available....'Richard Sieper & S?hne' appears to have been quite prolific with his production... ...the detailing is wonderful...and they do seem to have survived the years far better than the regular metal tinnies... ...what I like about this plastic tinnie pictured below, is the almost 'runic' like text that has been used...along with the viking ship... ...very nice indeed... "SA Nordsee Sportwettk?mpfe 1938"

...and with the same badge in mind....I've just seen a fourth variant....inside the pages of Reinhard Tieste's books... ...just received the book's this morning, "Tagungs -und Veranstaltungsabzeichen 1930-1945"...the most recent version (2006 print)....and what do I find upon flicking through the pages....but the same badge with the wording..."Chemnitz Brigade-Appell, 29.10.33"..... ...I will now slowly work my way through these books.....what a lot of tinnies!!!

@ Benten, I've just been looking back through this thread....and you know the SA tinnie that you posted (eagle above two swords) "Bautzen Brigade-Appell, 03.12.1933".... ...and I posted my version, "Leipzig Brigade-Appell, 19.11.1933"... ...well, on page 19 of this thread, Mr.Ralph A., posted an image of the same tinnie, but it has the location "Dresden Brigade-Appell, 05.11.1933"... ...so now we have three variants of the same tinnie... ...Why? ...was this tinnie made for many different towns and used by a lot of different SA Brigades ? ...or was it a travelling exhibition of some sort....and in each town they sold a new tinnie ? It would be interesting to know for sure! Regards.

...yes, I agree...a lot of the artwork is very 'iconic'....which is probably why I also collect postcards......I regard them as mini works of art....as with these tinnies that we collect....some of the artwork is very striking.... A tinnie for a fan of horses....with a heck of a lot of writing crammed onto the tinnie... "Aufmarsch d. S.A. u.d. Reiterst?rme Standarte 214 zum Reitertag Malente 1.-2.Juli 1933"

Hi Benten, What a wonderful HJ tinnie! Really like the dagger detail....very nice! The tinnie I have posted here....I wonder if it's the same S.A. Brigade as the silver tinnie I posted back up this thread...but one year earlier? Maybe they liked using silver tinnies? "SA Brigade Mfr. Sportfest 1933 N?rnberg"

Hi Benten... Careful what you wish for....I have the Leipzig version of that tinnie... Same design as you said, but mine is dated 19.11.1933 (not 1934)....I can't see your date clearly, but is it for 03.12.1933 ? This is why I asked the question earlier in this thread, was it usual for a tinnie, with identical design, to be used in different locations with a new town name and date, but the year date is the same... I also think that the steel helmet used on the sword pommel is meant to represent the 'Stahlhelmbund'...as this was their main emblem...(I used to collect 'Stahlhelmbund' postcards)... "Leipzig Brigade-Appell, 19.11.1933"