PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1938)
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200th ANNIVERSARY of SAXON POSTAGE
PP122-E-6/01 to /06
(16th Oct 1938)
This series of 6 postcards was published as a set inside an envelope with the inscription "200 Jahre Sächsische Landespost in Bildern", to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of postal services in Saxony.
There are four, possibly five sets of almost identical cards:
The first set of cards all have a 3 Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp
The second set was issued in Leipzig and has several different Hindenburg pre-printed stamps
The third set which is the same as the first but with no pre-printed stamp
The fourth set which is the same as the second but with no pre-printed stamp
The fifth set is the same as the third but with an additional stamp
FIRST SET
200th ANNIVERSARY of SAXON POSTAGE
PP122-E-6-02
(16th Oct 1938)
The first set of cards consists of six postcards all with a pre-printed 3 Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp. The cards were sold in a wrapper inscribed "200 Jahre Sächsische Landespost in Bildern" - '200 years of the Saxon Post in pictures'.
ABOVE LEFT: (1) - PP122-E-6/01 - "Wolfgang Georg Welck". Oberpostamtsdirektor zu Leipzig 1752-1780
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) - PP122-E-6/02 - "Gelbe Kutsche". zwischen Dresden und Leipzig um 1770
ABOVE LEFT: (3) - PP122-E-6/03 - Kursächsischer Postillion um 1790
ABOVE RIGHT: (4) - PP122-E-6/04 - Fahrt zur Leipziger Messe 1800
ABOVE LEFT: (5) - PP122-E-6/05 - Poststube mit postbeamten 1852
ABOVE RIGHT: (6) - PP122-E-6/06 - Sächs. Briefträger und Postillione vor dem Hofspostamt in Dresden Mitte des 19 Jahrhunderts.
SECOND SERIES
125th ANNIVERSARY BATTLE of NATIONS
PP122-C-100, PP126-C-24, PP127-C-45 and PP142-C-41
(16th Oct 1938)
There is a second set of identical cards from Leipzig, the only difference being an additional inscription on the reverse of the card on the bottom left-hand side, and a different value pre-printed stamp. In this second set, card No.1 does not have the additional text, No.2 has a 3 Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp, No.3 has a 5 Rpf Luftpost stamp, No.4 has a 5 Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp, No.5 has a 6 Rpf Hindenburg Medallion and No.6 has a 5 Rpf HIndenburg Medallion stamp.
ABOVE LEFT: (1) - No Additional Text
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) - PP122-C-100 - 3 Rpf HINDENBURG
ABOVE LEFT: (3) - PP126-C-24/01 - 5 Rpf HINDENBURG
ABOVE RIGHT: (4) - PP142-C-41 - 5 Rpf LUFTPOST
ABOVE LEFT: (5) - PP126-C-24/02 - 5 Rpf HINDENBURG
ABOVE RIGHT: (6) - PP127-C-45/01 - 6 Rpf HINDENBURG
THIRD SERIES - TYPE I WITH NO PRE-PRINTED STAMP
This set is the same as the type 1 in that there is text only at the top of the left-hand pane and without a pre-printed stamp.
ABOVE LEFT: Front Side of envelope
ABOVE RIGHT: Revrese side of envelope
ABOVE LEFT: (1) "Wolfgang Georg Welck". Oberpostamtsdirektor zu Leipzig 1752-1780
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) "Gelbe Kutsche". zwischen Dresden und Leipzig um 1770
ABOVE LEFT: (3) Kursächsischer Postillion um 1790
ABOVE RIGHT: (4) Fahrt zur Leipziger Messe 1800
ABOVE LEFT: (5) Poststube mit postbeamten 1852
ABOVE RIGHT: (6) Sächs. Briefträger und Postillione vor dem Hofspostamt in Dresden Mitte des 19 Jahrhunderts.
FOURTH SERIES - TYPE II WITH NO PRE-PRINTED STAMP
This set is the same as the type 2 in that there is text at the top and bottom of the left-hand pane, only without a pre-printed stamp.
ABOVE LEFT: (1) "Wolfgang Georg Welck". Oberpostamtsdirektor zu Leipzig 1752-1780
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) "Gelbe Kutsche". zwischen Dresden und Leipzig um 1770
ABOVE LEFT: (3) Kursächsischer Postillion um 1790
ABOVE RIGHT: (4) Fahrt zur Leipziger Messe 1800
ABOVE LEFT: (5) Poststube mit postbeamten 1852
ABOVE RIGHT: (6) Sächs. Briefträger und Postillione vor dem Hofspostamt in Dresden Mitte des 19 Jahrhunderts.
FIFTH SERIES - TYPE I WITH NO PRE-PRINTED STAMP
AND ADDITIONAL STAMP
This set is the same as the type 3 in that there is text at the top of the left-hand pane, only without a pre-printed stamp, but now with a four-line red handstamp inscribed "Briefmarken - Werbeschau | K.d.F.- Sammlergemeinschaft aue, | vom 7.4.-14.4.1940. | Museumssaal Aue, Schneeberner Str". [MORE RESEARCH REQUIRED ON THIS SET].
ABOVE LEFT: (1) "Wolfgang Georg Welck". Oberpostamtsdirektor zu Leipzig 1752-1780
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) "Gelbe Kutsche". zwischen Dresden und Leipzig um 1770
ABOVE LEFT: (3) Kursächsischer Postillion um 1790
ABOVE RIGHT: (4) Fahrt zur Leipziger Messe 1800
ABOVE LEFT: (5) Poststube mit postbeamten 1852
ABOVE RIGHT: (6) Sächs. Briefträger und Postillione vor dem Hofspostamt in Dresden Mitte des 19 Jahrhunderts.
DUPLICATES IN MY COLLECTION
TYPE II
LEIPZIG ISSUE
ABOVE LEFT: PP142-C-41
TYPE III
WITHOUT PRE-PRINTED STAMP
ABOVE LEFT: (1) No. 3 WITHOUT PRE-PRINTED STAMP
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) No. 5 WITHOUT PRE-PRINTED STAMP
ABOVE LEFT: (1) No. 5 WITHOUT PRE-PRINTED STAMP
ABOVE RIGHT: (2) No. 6 WITHOUT PRE-PRINTED STAMP
REFERENCES:1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition
