Himmelsbrief noun1 •(historical) A type of early chain letter alleged to have been written by God (and fallen from the sky), typically offering divine protection to its bearer.The idea of the Himmelsbrief, the letter from heaven, cannot have been one of the most primitive religious ideas of men, because it presupposes a community in which writing is already familiar. — 1928 formsHimmelsbriefe · Himmelsbriefs