GERMAN PHILATELY
PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1927)
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PP101-D-2
1,000 ANNIVERSARY
NORDHAUSEN
BACKGROUND: This postcard was published to commemorate the 1,000th Anniversary of the city of Nordhausen in the Northern Thuringia and Southern Harz region, about 60 Km north of Erfurt. The design of the card features the market square and wooden buildings and what appears to be a statue of Roland [more research is required to confirm the identity of the figure].
There are three versions of this card with a pre-printed Schiller 5 Rpf stamp and another without any pre-printed stamp.
SPECIAL CANCEL:
PP101-C-1
WITH "IGENO" ADDITIONAL PRINTING
This version has an additional 4 lines of text starting with "Igeno" and ending "Nordhausen 1927".
PP101-C-6
WITH EXPIRATION DATE
The front of this version has 14 additional lines of text in the sender's section with the last line reading "18. September 1927."
PP101-C-6 WITHOUT PRE-PRINTED STAMP
REFERENCES:
1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition
