PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1938)

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DEUTSCHE SAMMLER GEMEINSCHAFT - RADEBEUL
PP122-C-87 and PP142-C-33
(15th May 1938)

Karl May was a German author who died in Radebeul on 30th Mar 1912. There is a website dedicated to Karl May's memory. There were two different designs of private postcard issued to commemorate the Collectors' Show held in Radebeul, and each design exists both with and without a pre-printed stamp.

PP122-C-87: 3Rpf pre-printed stamp and image of Karl May
Like PP122-C-87: Like PP122-C-87 but without pre-printed stamp
PP142-C-33: 5Rpf Luftpost pre-printed stamp and image of May's tomb
Like PP142-C-33: Like PP142-C-33 but without pre-printed stamp

SONDERSTEMPEL: There was a special cancellation inscribed 'radebeul 2 | D.S.G Werbeschau' used to commemorate the event. Several of the cards below feature the special cancel that was available.

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PP122-C-87
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: PP122-C-87

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PP142-C-33
5Rpf LUFTPOST

ABOVE: PP142-C-33

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KARL MAY - NO PRE-PRINTED STAMP

There were two different versions of this card without a pre-printed stamp. The first has a single line of text simply "Karl May", and the other has 4 lines of text, "Karl May | Deutsche Sammler-Gemeinschaft | Ortsgruppe Werbeschau | Radebeul 15.Mai.1938".