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Subject:Re: FRIDAY: Regulations for VW savings books
From:Mark Dearing
Date:Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:57:54 -0400

I suspect they are worth quite a bit more than that. these are the only 3 I 
 have ever seen in person and I have been messing with Vw stuff for over 35 
 years  later  md
 
 
In a message dated 7/19/2013 9:52:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mbucchino@charter.net writes:

That and  $5.75 will get you a cup of coffee! ;D

On 7/19/2013 9:25 AM, Mark  Dearing wrote:
> hey Jim  I have 3 of these books one 1938, and 2  1941  , it took  4 full
> books to get a bug.  one of my  books is 2 stamps short of filling  the 
3rd
> book.   later  mark dearing
>   
>   
> In  a message dated 7/19/2013 7:42:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>  jim.felder@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
> Part of  Hitler's plan to  get cars in the hands of average Germans—hence
> the
>  Volkswagen—was a place to build them and a way to sell them. As cheap   
as
> they were, they were out of reach for the average worker. The   government
> came up with a plan like Green Stamps, where buyers  could  qualify for a
> stamp book and when it was full, redeem the  book for a VW  car.
>
> Following are the regulations  governing the books. Note the  onerous 
terms.
> The number of VWs  delivered to customers under this plan was  zero.
>
>  Jim
>
> REGULATIONS GOVERNING APPLICATION FOR A VOKSWAGEN   SAVINGS BOOK
>
>
>
> 1. The original Volkswagen  savings  book will be issued by the agent in
> the applicant’s  place of  residence or work against payment of a fee of 1
> Mark.  The book  is made out in the name of the applicant and neither it  
nor
> the rights it confers are transferable. Acceptance of the savings  book  
is
> equivalent to placement of an order for delivery of  a  Volkswagen, 
subject
> to the rules herein set   forth.
> 2. Current installment dues are payable at offices of   Labor Front or the
> Strength-Through-Joy organization which  carry  Volkswagen savings 
stamps. No
> liability is assumed for  payments  unless they are made against the
> immediate exchange  of savings  stamps in the amount of the payment. At 
least
> one  stamp of the  value of 5 Marks is to be posted in the book each  
week,
> such  stamp to be cancelled by the holder by writing the  date of  
purchase
> thereon. A special premium must be paid in  the case of  open cars and
> cabrio-limousines.
> 3. Each car carries limited  insurance against collision and  public
> liability for a period of  two years from the time the  car leaves the 
plant,
> the cost of  such insurance to be charged against the purchaser.
> 4. Payments must  be made at designated  places of payment by the
> purchaser, though  collectors may be  employed.
> 5. When all spaces in the savings  book have been  filled with stamps, the
> book is to be promptly  turned in at  the regional Strength-Through-Joy
> office in  exchange for a new  book. After the start of production an 
order
>  number will be  issued through the nearest Gau office. The final  savings
> book  is to be turned in at the Strength-Through-Joy  office in exchange  
for
> a certificate of ownership. Lost or  misplaced savings  books cannot be
> replaced.
> 6. For  reasons of  technical improvement and consequent lowering of the
>  prices of  the Volkswagen, no interest will be paid on paid-in  savings.
> 7. Until further notice, the Volkswagen will be produced in  a  deep
> blue-gray finish.
> 8. Volkswagen contracts   are non-cancellable. In exceptional cases the
> Strength-Through-Joy Gau  office may authorize cancellation. In such 
cases  a
> fee amounting  to 20 percent of the payments made will be  retained.
> 9.  Inquiries should be directed to the nearest  office in this  leaflet.
> 10. In case of change of residence the  savings book  must be submitted
> for correction to the agent who  originally  issued it.
> 11. Tampering with the savings book is  punishable by  law.
> 12. Applications for issuance of a savings  book may be  denied without
> reason.
> 13. No  supplementary agreements  not embodied in the rules shall be
> binding.
> 14. In cases of  legal disputes the courts of the city  of Berlin shall
> have  the  jurisdiction.

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