PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1938)
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2. BRIEFMARKENSCHAU - DESSAU
PP142-C-24
(9th Jan 1938)
BACKGROUND: Postcard PP142-C-24 was issued to celebrate 'The Day of the Stamp' in Dessau. This postcard was sponsored by the "Reichsbund der Philatelisten" and features a statue of Fredrich the Great with an aircraft flying in the background. The title text reads "Der Alte und der Grosse Dessauer" - "The old and the great from Dessau".
This card has a 5Rpf Luftpost pre-printed stamp but there is another version exactly the same but without a pre-printed stamp.
SONDERSTEMPEL: There was a special cancel used at the show inscribed "DESSAU | Briefmarkenschau | Tag der Briefmarke" and featuring a 4 engine aircraft.
ABOVE: PP142-C-24 - 5Rpf Luftpost
NO PRE-PRINTED STAMP
REFERENCES:
1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition