The Archive · 1938

Special Imprints on Letters Posted in Vienna

D Vienna, Mar

All letters and postal cards mailed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from the post offices in Vienna will be given a special imprint showing the Swastika emblem and the in scription, "The Fuehrer in Vienna, in honour of Chancellor Hitler's historic visit to the Austrian capital on the-occasion of Austria's reunion with the Reich.

AIL post offices in Vienna were stormed by philatelists yesterday when the announcement of the special imprint was made as they were anxious to obtain this souvenir of the historic days.

Dollfuss postage stamps have been removed from circulation and declared void in a decree issued vester-day. Those in possession of these stamps may exchange them up until March 31, 1888.—Trans-Ocean,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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