PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1931)

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PP106-C-7
3rd CONGRESS of PHILATELIC PRESS
(3rd Jul 1931)

BACKGROUND: There were two postcards, each with a brown, 3Rpf, EBERT pre-printed stamp. They were issued to commemorate the 3rd Congress of Philatelic Press held in the city of BRAUNSCHWEIG on 3rd Jul 1931.

PP106-C-7/01: The Burgplatz
PP106-C-7/02: Eulenspiegel Fountain


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PP106-C-7/01
BURGPLATZ

The Brugplatz, located in central Brunswick, is an area of great historical importance to the city, and is today refered to as one of the five "traditional islands" of the city. The most significant buildings associated with the area are the Huneborstel house, Hotel German House, Antiquarian bookshop, Dankwarderode Castle, the Brunswick Lion, Brunswick Cathedral and Vieweg House.

The image on this postcard is the Brunswick Lion and behind it are Veltheim House (left) and Huneborstel House (right). The line of text at the bottom of the card reads 'NACH EINER ORIGINAL FEDERZIECHNUNG VON FRED LÖSCH, BRAUNSWEIG' - 'AFTER AN ORIGINAL PEN DRAWING BY FRED LÖSCH, BRAUNSCHWEIG'

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EULENSPIEGEL FOUNTAIN

The second card in the series depicts Eulenspiegel Fountain, erected in 1906 to honour Till Eulenspiegel and designed by Arnold Kramer. The reverse of the fountain bears the inscription 'Erected for the jolly journeyman Till Eulenspiegel where he baked the owls and monkeys. Conceived and made by Arnold Kramer from Wolfenbüttel. Erected again for the Braunschweiger Heimattag on October 1, 1950 in memory of the founder of the fountain from 1905, Bernhard Meyersfeld.'.

During the war the fountain remained in place and unprotected, and it was the only structure that survived an Allied bombing raid on 15th Oct 1944, whilst the surrounding area was completely destroyed.

Till Eulenspiegel was a popular character from a German novel 'Ein kurtzweilig reading by Dil Ulenspiegel', from 1510. Living life as a loveable wandering rogue, he pretended to be stupid but was in fact clever and cunning, playing tricks on his fellow men. He is depicted on this postcard sat down surrounded by his owls and monkeys.




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