What do these words mean?
KDF, the power of joy
AEG, what is it?
Hello, 1940 Sonderstempel
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This swan. Is KDF organizing workers to visit the zoo?
KDF, the power of joy -
KDF (Kraft durch Freude = Power by joy) was a workers organisation of the Nazis.
AEG (Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft = General electricity company) a german company which produced mainly electrical products. Stopped existing in the year 1996You properly ask for the visit of zoo, because there is a swan, but the swan is just the coat of arms of Schwenningen (nowadays Villingen-Schwenningen, unifed with Villingen in year 1972)
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What do these words mean?
KDF, the power of joy
AEG, what is it?KdF = Kraft durch Freude
AEG = Allgemeine Elektrizitäts Gesellschaft -
The first special stamp means: Advertising show of the company collectors club, a special stamp club of AEG. The swan is only a strongly animal and fits to the motto: strength through joy, it has nothing to do to visit the zoo.
Gruß kartenhai
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And of course the swan figures as a symbolic animal for Schwenningen, the name of which refers to swans (Schwan in German).
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In the coat of arms of Schwenningen you will find the swan:
Gruß kartenhai