PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1911)

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KÜNSTLER STEIN ZEICHNUNG
ARTIST STONE DRAWING
TOWNS and CITIES S to U

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

BAD SALZUFLEN

VERLAG EMIL MASCHKE, BAD SALZUFLEN

No. 1 - BAD SALZUFLEN | ALTE HÄUSER IN DER LANGESTRASSE

This postcard depicts the old houses on Long Street in Salzuflen. The cancellation on the example below indicates that the card was sent from SALZUFLEN on 16th Jun 1916 and was destined for DORTMUND.

SCHWEINFURT

No.1 - SCHWEINFURT - RATHAUS

The SCHWEINFURT Old Town Hall In the market square in the old town area is considered a masterpiece of the secular German Renaissance, and is one of the most important Renaissance buildings in southern Germany. The postally used example below left was cancelled in SCHWEINFURT on 2nd Sep 1911 and features a BAVARIAN issue stamp, whereas the one on the right was cancelled 10 years later on 18th Mar 1922.

The card on the left is from an unknown publisher whereas the one on the right was printed by Verlag G. Schenk of Schweinfurt.

SOEST

No.1 - SOEST. i.W. OSTHOFENTOR, ANNO 1536

Located in Soest, halfway between Dortmund and Paderborn, this card shows a view of the Osthofentor on the old city wall. The inner Osthofentor is the only one of ten city gates (eight main gates and two side gates) that has been completely preserved and now houses one of the city's museums.

STENDAL

No.1 - STENDAL. KREUZGIEBEL, ST. ANNENSTIFT

Located in Stendal this postcard depicts the "KREUZGIEBEL, ST. ANNENSTIFT" - 'Roman Catholic Church of St. Anna'

STRALSUND

No.1 - STRALSUND. KREUZGANG und KLOSTERHOF von St. JOHANNES.

The St. John's Monastery in the old town area of ​​the city of Stralsund is a former Franciscan monastery and was built in 1254. Architecturally, the St. John's Monastery is a mixture of different stylistic periods; elements of Gothic , Baroque and Classicism can be identified.

TITTMONING

No.1 - TITTMONING - TEIL DES SCHLOSSHOFES

Depicted on this card is the Castle courtyard in Tittmoning a town on the western bank of the Salzach, opposite the Upper Austrian municipality of Ostermiething in the district of Braunau am Inn. This example was sent to MÜNCHEN on 1st Aug 1933.

ULM

No.1 - ULM a. D STADTMAUER MIT METZGERTURM

The next card the STADTMAUER MIT METZGERTURM or CITY WALL WITH BUTCHER TOWER in the city of ULM