PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1911)

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KÜNSTLER STEIN ZEICHNUNG
ARTIST STONE DRAWING
TOWNS and CITIES P to R

I don't know when this series of postcards was published, or how many cards were in the complete series, but I have placed them here as the earliest cancellation date I have seen is 1911. It is quite likely that these cards were issued in multiple batches over several years.

The cards seem to have been printed by a number of different publishers and are all unnumbered, so I have categorised them below by city as follows:

A to C
D to F
G to I
J to L
M to O
P to R
S to U
V to X
Y to Z

PLANEGG

ATEILER SESSNER, PLANEGG

No. 1 - GRUβ aus GRÄFELFING
GREETINGS FROM GRAFELFING

Gräfelfing is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Munich on the southwestern outskirts of the city. The image on this card is the old Catholic Parish Church of St. Stephan in Gräfelfing. The example below was cancelled in PLANEGG on 9th Jan 1935 and was destined for VIENNA. This card features a 1934 issue Michel 554 self-adhesive stamp.

RATZEBURG

VERLAG WILHELM MÖHLER, RATZEBURG

No. 1 - RATZEBURG i.L - DOM MIT STEINTOR

The next card is titled "RATZEBURG i.L - DOM MIT STEINTOR" - 'CATHEDRAL WITH STONE GATE'. The card features the Cathedral in Ratzeburg. The Ratzeburg Cathedral (also known as the Cathedral of St. Marien and Johannis Evangelistae) is an example of Romanesque brick architecture built from 1160

ROSTOCK

No.1 - ROSTOCK. MARIENKIRCHE

The next card is titled "ROSTOCK. MARIENKIRCHE".

No.2 - ROSTOCK. WOCHENMARKT

The next card is titled "ROSTOCK. WOCHENMARKT" or "ROSTOCK. WEEKLY MARKET".

No.3 - ROSTOCK. ALTE GIEBELHÄUSER

The next card is titled "ROSTOCK, ALTE GIEBELHÄUSER b.d. NICOLAIKIRCHE".

ROSTOCK

No.4 - ROSTOCK, KRÖPELINER TOR

The second card is titled "ROSTOCK, KRÖPELINER TOR" or "ROSTOCK, KRÖPELINER GATE". The Kröpelin Gate, the westernmost of the four large gates of Rostock's city fortifications, was built around 1270 in the Gothic style . With its two floors it remains one of the largest of the city gates, which at times numbered up to 22. It is not known if the gate was named after the small town of Kröpelin, towards which it leads, or after a patrician family of the same name.

ROTHENBURG

No.1 - ROTHENBURG O.T.

The third card is titled "ROTHENBURG O.T. | Klingergasse mit Rothernburger Erker" -'ROTHENBURG O.T. | Klingergasse with Rothenburg bay window'. The town's full name is Rothenburg ob der Tauber and is located in Central Franconia in the Ansbach district in Bavaria.

No.2 - ROTHENBURG O.T. - RATHAUS

The Rothenburg Town Hall, completed around 1377, is a large building located in the market square in the older part of town. The postally used example of this card shown below was cancelled in ROTHENBURG on 21st Nov 1920 and was bound for MUNICH. This example features a 1920 issue Michel 123 self-adhesive stamp.

No.3 - ROTHENBURG O.T. - KOBOLZELLERTOR

This postcard depicts the Kobol Cellar Gate which is another of the Rothenburg City gates. The following example was cancelled in DINKELSBUHL on 6th Aug 1924 and was destined for ZWEIBRÜCKEN a small town in the Rhineland-Palatinate region. The self-adhesive stamp seen on this example is a 1924 Michel 356