GET TO KNOW GERMANY POSTCARDS

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GET TO KNOW GERMANY
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
P178 / 08

Issued 1927 and the only version of pre-'Lernt Deutschland Kennen!' postcards to feature a Ludwig van Beethoven stamp. This is the eighth of 27 different postcards in the series.

The text below the image reads "Luftkurort Helsa bei Kassel"

'Helsa climatic health resort near Kassel'

The municipality of Helsa is located approximately 15 km ssoutheast of Kassel city center in the Geo-Nature Park Frau-Holle-Land. The town is situated 643m above sea level and lies between the high mountains of Kaufunger Wald in the east and Söhre in the west. Helsa is also located at the confluence of the Wedemann stream and the Losse.

POSTALLY UNUSED

POSTALLY USED

1. The following postally used example was a delivery from GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN to BERLIN-WILMERSDORF on 20th Jul 1928





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: 978-3-00-084088-4
2. The 'MICHEL Ganzsachen Deutschland 2018 ISBN: 978-3-95-408225-0