PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1914)

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WORLD EXHIBITION FOR THE BOOK TRADE AND GRAPHICS
PP27-C-249
(6th May 1914)

BACKGROUND: This series of 3 postcards was published to commemorate the Leipzig World Exhibition for the Book Trade and Graphics, held on 6th May 1914. The cards all feature a 5Pf Deutsches Reich Germania pre-printed stamp.

PP27-C-249/01: Naked Archer, horizontal [No.4]
PP27-C-249/02: Max Klinger's homage to Adolf Menzel, brown to black Brown [No.5]
PP27-C-249/03: As above but black-green [No.5]

SONDERSTEMPEL: There was a special cancel inscribed "LEIPZIG | WELT-AUSSTELLUNG | fur BUCHGEWERBE | und | GRAPHIK"

PP27-C-249/01

The first of these three cards features a naked archer.

PP27-C-249/02

Max Klinger's homage to Adolf Menzel, brown to black Brown [No.5]

PP27-C-249/03

Max Klinger's homage to Adolf Menzel, brown to black Green [No.5]




REFERENCES:
1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition