GET TO KNOW GERMANY POSTCARDS

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GET TO KNOW GERMANY
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
P178 / 24

Issued 1927 and the only version of pre-'Lernt Deutschland Kennen!' postcards to feature a Ludwig van Beethoven stamp. This is the 24th of 27 different postcards in the series.

The text below the image reads "Schweinfurt die Geburtsstatte der Kugelindustrie"

'Schweinfurt the birthplace of the ball industry', referring to the city's most famous product, the manufacture of ball bearings.

POSTALLY UNUSED

POSTALLY USED

1. The following example was posted in KIEL on 1st Nov 1927 and was destined for ALTENBURG in THÜRINGIA.





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: 978-3-00-114118-4
2. The 'MICHEL Ganzsachen Deutschland 2018 ISBN: 978-3-95-411225-0