GET TO KNOW GERMANY POSTCARDS

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GET TO KNOW GERMANY
FRIEDRICH EBERT SECOND SERIES
P188

The Second Ebert series of postcards appeared in 1929 and are refered to as P188 in the Michel series. This series comprises a total of 10 different cards. Cards of the second Ebert series differ from the first series by (1) a border that now extends around the four edges of the card, (2) a shorter tailed 'e' of 'Postkarte', (3) a different design to the central diving line which is now the same design as the outer border. Like the first series these cards depict scenes from around Germany on the left upper pane but do not have the 'Lernt Deutschland Kennen!' title.

As well as the official cards there are several versions of P188 with additional private printing.



P188/02 bears the inscription "1000 Jahre Brandenburg" - '1000 years of Brandenburg'. The images on the card depict part of the old Coat of Arms (red brick castle with black door) and Steintorturm (stone gate tower) in the Neustadt, part of the city's protective wall.

POSTALLY UNUSED

POSTALLY USED

DOMESTIC USAGE

1. The following P188/02 postcard was posted in FRANKFURT (MAIN) on 11th Jan 1930 and was destined for BERLIN-HALENSEE. The Type 'A' slogan cancellation on this example was a very common slogan used to encourage people to use Airmail - "Benutzt die Luftpost!"




2. The example below was posted in OSCHATZ on 7th Aug 1929 and was delivered to an address in Mügeln near LEIPZIG. The message on the reverse side reads "Malkwitz, den 6. August 1929. Herrn Rechtsanwalt Schade in Mügeln Bez. Leipzig. In der Sache Gütte bitte ich um Mitteiling über den Sachstand." - 'Malkwitz, August 6, 1929. Attorney Schade in Mügeln, Leipzig. In the Gütte case, I request information on the current status.'





These pages were compiled from several sources including, but not limited to:
1. The 'MICHEL Ganzsachen Deutschland 2018' ISBN 9783954022250
2. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.