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.

P188/05 is inscribed "Mannheim, Rheinbrücke mit Schloβ" - 'Mannheim, Rhine bridge with castle' and depicts the bridge and castle over the Rhine River in Mannheim as seen from the Ludwigshafen side of the Rhine. In the background, the Jesuit church and castle can be seen. The bridge was destroyed in 1945 and replaced by the Konrad Adenauer Bridge.

POSTALLY UNUSED

POSTALLY USED

1. The following postally used P188/05 was sent from BAD KISSINGEN to the tourist department at LINDAU am BODENSEE (Lindau on Lake Constance) on 22nd Jun 1929.





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.