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MICHEL P174 / 06
FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER
5 Rpf

Issued 1927 and the only series of pre-'Lernt Deutschland Kennen!' to feature a Friedrich von Schiller stamp. This is the sixth of 10 different postcards all with an artist's, hand-drawn image on the left pane, and a 5 Rpf Schiller stamp on the right.

The text below the image reads "Mülheim (Ruhr), Die Stadthalle"

'Mülheim (Ruhr), the town hall'

Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr and also described as "City on the River", is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home to many companies, and two Max Planck Institutes.

Mülheim received its town charter in 1808, and 100 years later the population exceeded 100,000, making Mülheim officially a city. At the time of the city's 200th anniversary with approximately 170,000 residents, it was counted among the smaller cities of Germany.

The history of the Mülheim town hall goes back almost 100 years. The architects Dr. Hans Großmann and Arthur Pfeifer as well as interior designer Prof. Emil Fahrenkamp designed the building in 1925/26. The opening on 25th Jan 1926 was marked by a concert performed by the Duisburg municipal orchestra who performed Bruckner's 5th Symphony.

POSTALLY UNUSED

PRIVATELY PRINTED

1. The privately printed card below was sponsored by "Chemische Export-Gesellschaft | Vauka m.b.h. | Frankfurt a. M. | Eschersheimerldstr. 53/55." a chemical exporter from Frankfurt am Main.

POSTALLY USED

These pages were compiled from several sources including, but not limited to:
1. Handbuch und Katalog Die Bildpostkarten des Deutschen Reiches. Böhmen und Mährens sowie der Freien Stadt Danzig. Michael Bockisch. ISBN: 978-3-00-064068-4
2. The 'MICHEL Ganzsachen Deutschland 2018 ISBN: 978-3-95-406225-0
3. Visit Stadhalle to learn more about the Mülheim Town Hall.