Content note: Counterfeit Nazi charity stamp booklet carrying caricatures of Nazi figures, including a soldier with a smashed face. This object is shown as it was published. Why
Forged Winterhilfswerk stamp booklet (British black propaganda for Germany)
Three views of a counterfeit 'Winterhilfsbriefmarken der Deutschen Reichspost' booklet: a red cover with the Reich eagle and 'valid until 30 June 1943', a pane of five 12-pfennig and five 3-pfennig 'Winterhilfswerk' stamps whose pictures are caricatures, and a back cover reading 'WHW 1942/43, Ein Volk hilft sich selbst'. The look and wording of the official charity booklet carry a hostile message, and nothing on it shows a British origin.
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- UK Political Warfare Executive (black propaganda forgery)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Stamp
- Issuer type
- Intelligence
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Enemy civilians
- Purpose
- Demonize
- Themes
- Home front, Media and information
- Event
- World War II
- Techniques
- TransferNarrative laundering
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Source
- Impersonated Source falsified: fake personas, outlets or documents
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (psywar.org scan), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (UK Crown copyright expired; PD-UKGov)
British Government (Political Warfare Executive), 1942-44. Via psywar.org and Wikimedia Commons.
Text on the object
Winterhilfsbriefmarken der Deutschen Reichspost 4 Stück 3-Rpf-Marken 5 Stück 5-Rpf-Marken 5 Stück 6-Rpf-Marken 5 Stück 12-Rpf-Marken Gültig bis 30. Juni 1943 · Abgabepreis 2 RM [stamp pane, upper row:] 12+3 Deutsches Reich Winterhilfswerk [illegible - small line of artist's name below each stamp] [stamp pane, lower row:] Deutsches Reich 3+2 Winterhilfswerk WHW 1942/43 Ein Volk hilft sich selbst
Winter-relief postage stamps of the German Reichspost 4 pieces 3-pfennig stamps 5 pieces 5-pfennig stamps 5 pieces 6-pfennig stamps 5 pieces 12-pfennig stamps Valid until 30 June 1943 - Sale price 2 RM [stamp pane, upper row:] 12+3 German Reich Winter Relief [illegible - small line of artist's name below each stamp] [stamp pane, lower row:] German Reich 3+2 Winter Relief WHW 1942/43 A people helps itself
Fraktur lettering. The surcharge figures on the stamps (12+3, 3+2) are small and read from the scan with moderate confidence. Translation is a literal machine rendering by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader.
