Michel 282 postally used 25 August 1939 in Graz, Austria. The Werbestempel (publicity cancellation) is for the 7"‘ Conference on Germans Living Abroad.
Although “First Days” were not particularly noted by Third Reich philatelists, it should be noted that 25 August 1939 was the first day of issue for Michel 282, a postal stationary slated for the anticipated 1939 Party Rally. The imprinted stamp depicts Hitler with the “Blutfahne” carried by Scheubner-Richner in the abortive putsch of 9 November 1923. It had since become a sacred Party symbol and was used to consecrate other flags. The design was adapted from a lino cut portrait produced the Hamburg artist Bernd Schiichert in 1937.