GET TO KNOW GERMANY POSTCARDS

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GET TO KNOW GERMANY
FRIEDRICH EBERT SECOND SERIES
P188

The Second Ebert series of postcards appeared in 1929 and are refered to as P188 in the Michel series. This series comprises a total of 10 different cards. Cards of the second Ebert series differ from the first series by (1) a border that now extends around the four edges of the card, (2) a shorter tailed 'e' of 'Postkarte', (3) a different design to the central diving line which is now the same design as the outer border. Like the first series these cards depict scenes from around Germany on the left upper pane but do not have the 'Lernt Deutschland Kennen!' title.

As well as the official cards there are several versions of P188 with additional private printing.

P188/01 bears the inscription "1000 Jahre Brandenburg a.d.h." - '1000 years of Brandenburg an der Havel'. The images on the card depict The electoral House and The Roland (figure on the right of the image). The Roland originally came from the Neustadt but was relocated in front of the Old Town Hall in 1946. Built in 1474 the figure has been renovated numerous times since then.

POSTALLY UNUSED

POSTALLY USED

DOMESTIC USAGE

1. The following postally used P188/01 postcard was sent from RAMSAU near BERCHTESGADEN on 12th Aug 1929 and was sent to BAD WIESSEE at TEGERNSEE in Upper Bavaria.




2. The next example was postally used in BERLIN SW on 30th Sep 1929 and was sent to MUNICH. The special cancellation on this example is a commonly used handstamp encouraging Germans to use Airmail.





These pages were compiled from several sources including, but not limited to:
1. The 'MICHEL Ganzsachen Deutschland 2018' ISBN 9783954022250
2. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.