PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1906)

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LEIPZIG EXHIBITION
PP20-C-11
(12th/21st May 1906)

This single postcard (2Pf Germania PP20-C-11), was published to commemorate the Leipzig Exhibition for Sport and Hygiene held in Leipzig. The reverse of the card features a restaurant in Leipzig.

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LAST GREETINGS
PP20-C-12
(30th Jun 1906)

This single postcard (2Pf Germania PP20-C-12), was published to commemorate the last usage of the 2Pf postcard. The image is of two figures, the one on the right being a postman and the other appears to be Germania wearing a top hat.

The text reads "Letzte Grüße auf der letzten 2 Pfg Postkarte" - ' Last greetings on the last 2 Pfg postcard'. The front of the card has the same design as the official P63 postcard.

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100th ANNIVERSARY
WÜRTTEMBERG

There were three postcards (2Pf Germania PP20-C-13, 3Pf Germania PP23-C-2, and 5Pf Germania PP27-C-71), each with several variants, to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Württemberg in 1906.

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ABOVE LEFT: PP20-C-13
ABOVE RIGHT: PP23-C-2

WÜRTTEMBERG 1st and LAST STAMPS #1

There were three postcards (2Pf Germania PP20-C-14, 3Pf Germania PP23-C-3, and 5Pf Germania PP27-C-72), each with several variants, to commemorate two events from 1806-1906: The 100th Anniversary of Württemberg and Württemberg's first and last stamp issue.

On the top are 3 stamps: a 3 Kreuzer, 1 Kreuzer and 10Pf stamp followed by the text "Drucksache.". Below that are four oval shaped medallions (arranged 2 x 2), each with a Württemberg monarch's portrait inside. Between the portraits is a castle and below that the Württemberg Coat of Arms.

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WÜRTTEMBERG 1st and LAST STAMPS #2

There were four postcards (2Pf Germania PP20-C-15, 3Pf Germania PP23-C-4, 5Pf Germania PP27-C-73 and a 10Pf Germania PP32-C-3), each with several variants, to commemorate two events from 1806-1906: The 100th Anniversary of Württemberg and Württemberg's first and last stamp issue.

On the top are 3 stamps: a 1 Kreuzer, 3 Kreuzer and 10Pf stamp. Below that are four oval shaped medallions (arranged in an arc), each with a Württemberg monarch's portrait inside. Below the portraits is a castle.

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ABOVE LEFT: PP20-C-15/01
ABOVE RIGHT: PP23-C-4/04

BADEN's 1st POSTAGE STAMP ANNIVERSARY

This postcard was published to commemorate several events that occurred in 1906:
1. Baden's first postage stamp
2. The golden wedding anniversary of the Grand Duke
3. The 100th Anniversary of the Duchy of Baden.

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HAIL GERMANY'S IMPERIAL COUPLE

There were another four postcards (2Pf Germania PP20-C-12, 3Pf Germania PP23-C-6, 5Pf Germania PP27-C-65 and 10Pf Germania PP32-C-3) published to commemorate Germany's imperial couple.

THIRD GERMAN ARTS EXHIBITION
(12th May/End Oct 1906)

This postcard was published to commemorate the third German Arts Exhibition held in Dresden in 1906.

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18th GERMAN PHILATELISTS DAY
(31st Aug/2nd Sep 1906)

This postcard was published to commemorate the 18th German Philatelist's Day and the 10th Bundestag held from 31st Aug to 2nd Sep 1906 in the city of Nürnberg. This card exists either without a pre-printed stamp or with a Württemberg stamp.

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25th ANNIVERSARY ENVELOPE
PU25

Issued 1906 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II's marriage to Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (Donau) on 27th Feb 1906. They were married on 27th Feb 1881 and remained so for forty years, until her death in 1921. The Kaiser himself died on 4th Jun 1941.

The envelope bears the inscription "Heil Deutschland's Kaiser Paar" - "Hail Germany's Imperial Couple".



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1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition