PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1926)

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18-Mar-2023 02:29

PP81-C-12/01 to /03
BADISCH-WÜRTTEMBURGISCHER
SAILING COMPETITION

BACKGROUND: There were three postcards issued to commemorate this event, each one with a pre-printed 5Rpf Reichsadler stamp. The reverse of the cards has the following inscription on the front side top left-hand edge:

"Badisch=Württembergischer | Segelflugwettbewerb 1926" - 'Baden = Württemberg | Gliding competition 1926'

There is also a "Offizielle | Postkarte" inscription just to the right of the vertical divider.

SPECIAL CANCEL: a special cancellation was available that was inscribed "BAD-WÜRTT. SEGELFLUGWETTBEWERB | MÜLHAUSEN | Amt Pforzheim" and featuring an image of a glider flying over hills.

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This first card depicts a man on a hill watching three gliders flying across the sky with his binoculars.

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This second card sees two children watching four Gliders.

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The third card does not have an image, unlike the first two cards.



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