NSDAP Mitgliedskarte question

[Mike Dunn]

was wondering if someone could tell me what this was for..Thanks Mike

[ramon]

This card shows the named person was a member of the NSDAP and the revenue stamps show that he paid the requisite dues for the month shown. The Gautag revenue stamp indicates his contribution to the festivities.


ramon

[Br. James]

I agree, of course, with ramon. As I understand it, this was the personal membership card issued to new NSDAP members which they carried with them at all times; it enabled them to pay their Party dues by providing a place for them to affix their dues stamps on the card's reverse. This was an interim measure; the formal 48-page hardbound red leatherette NSDAP Membership Book bearing the member's photo and additional ID information was eventually sent to the member, and he/she would then carry these cards with the dues stamps inserted into the proper pages of the book, thus proving that he/she had regularly paid their dues for those months/years. Since the background check and normal paperwork took time to process before an official Membership Book would be issued -- often two years or longer, following admission -- these cards provided for the intended purpose.

Br. James

[randy@treadways]

I agree, of course, with ramon. As I understand it, this was the personal membership card issued to new NSDAP members which they carried with them at all times; it enabled them to pay their Party dues by providing a place for them to affix their dues stamps on the card's reverse. This was an interim measure; the formal 48-page hardbound red leatherette NSDAP Membership Book bearing the member's photo and additional ID information was eventually sent to the member, and he/she would then carry these cards with the dues stamps inserted into the proper pages of the book, thus proving that he/she had regularly paid their dues for those months/years. Since the background check and normal paperwork took time to process before an official Membership Book would be issued -- often two years or longer, following admission -- these cards provided for the intended purpose.

Br. James

I would guess that a lot of these were discretely burned in 1945.

[Mike Dunn]

Thanks to all for the help. Was wondering if they were affiliated with the NSDAP red party book. Now off to get an idea what a fair price is for them. Thanks to all Mike