Nazi stamp!

**SAho7** · 02-06-2010, 12:57 AM

My uncle bowden was a sgt in the army intelligence in Gemany during the war. He brought back a few items that I thought were interesting. The item in question is a stars and stripes newspaper with a Nazi stamp on it. I want to know if anyone knows what the stamp represents. I have an entire collection of papers from the war including a cease fire that came across the wire. I am more interested in finding out about this stamp.

**Luka** · 02-11-2010, 11:00 PM

I see that "something" at first time...
Can you give more photos to forum ?

**SAho7** · 02-12-2010, 10:53 PM

Photos of what exactly?

**Adrian Stevenson** · 02-12-2010, 10:59 PM

It appears to be a Post Office stamp.

Cheers, Ade.

**alan8376** · 02-12-2010, 11:36 PM

Here is my best stab at the translation. It is a 'Post Office Issuing Stamp' (as Adrian suggests).

Issuing Office The Pension Scheme

Wörrstadt - Rheinhessen

Due to the bottum part of the photo being missing. I have interpreted the town name from limited details.

Alan

**SAho7** · 02-13-2010, 12:27 AM

Thanks a lot, that made my day, now I can track my uncles whereabouts during the war a little better. Thanks again, I had so many people try to translate, but could not.

**SAho7** · 02-13-2010, 12:29 AM

Hmm what was he doing in wine country?

**alan8376** · 02-13-2010, 12:35 AM

Of course, what ALL soldiers were looking for WINE!

cass71 · 02-13-2010, 02:42 AM

Look for the simple answer first! One of the "guys" had found & liberated an NSDAP stamp from a police office, prison or other government office. What does he do with it? He tries it out on the first piece of paper he finds!
More "complicared & unlikely", the S&S was captured and "marked" with the "Adler und Hakenkreuz" before sending it back to headquarters.
We'll never know!

**Walkwolf** · 02-13-2010, 04:56 AM

by cass71

Look for the simple answer first! One of the "guys" had found & liberated an NSDAP stamp from a police office, prison or other government office. What does he do with it? He tries it out on the first piece of paper he finds!
More "complicared & unlikely", the S&S was captured and "marked" with the "Adler und Hakenkreuz" before sending it back to headquarters.
We'll never know!

My thoughts exactly - One or the other,

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Regards,

Steve.