The Third Reich Kraft durch Freude or Strength through Joy organization was part of the Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF or German Labor Front). One of the many things the organization did for German laborers was to organize trips, holidays and recreation for millions of German workers, as they believed travel should not only be for wealthier Germans.
Many Third Reich collectors are familiar with the KdF Wagen or Volkswagen car which Germans could purchase by buying KdF savings stamps, and the same system was set in place by the Nazi Strength through Joy organization to save up for an affordable KdF trip.
Offered for sale on this USMBOOKS web page is a very rare original complete sheet of FIFTY unused green embossed 0.50 Reichsmarks KdF-Reise-Sparmarken or KdF travel saving stamps with a combined value of 25 Reichsmarks. This Bank der deutschen Arbeit (Bank of German Labor) stamp sheet is serial number 1280828 and none of the gum-back stamps were ever torn off the 5-½ x 9-1/2 inch perforated sheet. They are in very nice unused condition. Rare!
Offered for sale on this USMBOOKS web page is a very rare original complete sheet of FIFTY unused green embossed 0.50 Reichsmarks KdF-Reise-Sparmarken or KdF travel saving stamps with a combined value of 25 Reichsmarks. This Bank der deutschen Arbeit (Bank of German Labor) stamp sheet is serial number 1280828 and none of the gum-back stamps were ever torn off the 5-½ x 9-1/2 inch perforated sheet. They are in very nice unused condition. Rare!
Through 1939 more than 43 million KdF trips were sold, most of them day trips but also one or two week cruises to Norway and the Mediterranean. A one week cruise to Norway cost only about 60 Reichsmarks (US$ 24) and an all-inclusive 12-day Italian cruise cost around RM 150 (US$60). The average monthly salary of German workers was around RM 150.00 or US$60.00.
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Don't miss other original Third Reich travel material offered on USMBOOKS.com: |
| - original Third Reich Gaudienststelle Berlin KdF travel forms |
| - original Third Reich KdF Madeira cruise photo book |
| - original 1937 KdF Gau Baden Norway cruise program book |
| - a nice original KdF pocket atlas |
| - other original Third Reich tourism publications |
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NAZI KdF TRAVEL SAVINGS STAMPS - kdF-REISE SPARMARKEN - SHEET OF 50
A VERY RARE ORIGINAL FULL SHEET OF 50
DAF KdF-REISE OR STRENGTH THROUGH JOY TRAVEL SAVINGS STAMPS - COMPLETE
