GET TO KNOW GERMANY POSTCARDS

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GET TO KNOW GERMANY
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
P178 / 16

Issued 1927 and the only version of pre-'Lernt Deutschland Kennen!' postcards to feature a Ludwig van Beethoven stamp. This is the 16th of 27 different postcards in the series.

The text below the image reads "Industriestadt Neumünster (Holstein)"

'Industrial town of Neumünster (Holstein)'

POSTALLY UNUSED

AIRMAIL USAGE

The following example dated 18.9.28 is a philatelic creation with an airmail "MIT LUFTPOST | PAR AVION" label and a red, rectangular "Mit Luftpost | befordert | HAMBURG" rubber confirmation stamp, and features a special handstamp inscribed:

"HAMBURG | 90. Versammlung Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte"

'HAMBURG | 90th Meeting of German Natural Scientists and Physicians'

POSTALLY USED

1. Cancelled in FRANKFURT (MAIN) on 3rd Feb 1928 this card was sent to an address in WIESBADEN. This particular example features a slogan cancellation inscribed "Frankfurt Main | alteste | deutsche Messe" which was used to commemorate the Frankfurt Fair, the oldest German Fair"




2. The following example was cancelled in KÖLN on 15th Oct 1928 and was destined for HAMBURG.





These pages were compiled from several sources including, but not limited to:
1. Handbuch und Katalog Die Bildpostkarten des Deutschen Reiches. Böhmen und Mährens sowie der Freien Stadt Danzig. Michael Bockisch. ISBN: 978-3-00-164168-4
2. The 'MICHEL Ganzsachen Deutschland 2018 ISBN: 978-3-95-416225-0