GET TO KNOW GERMANY POSTCARDS

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GET TO KNOW GERMANY
THE FIRST HINDENBURG SERIES
P221 / 49

The First Hindenburg 'Get to Know Germany' series appeared in early 1933 and are collectively refered to as P221. This series comprises a total of 78 different cards, 69 of them have the heading 'Lernt Deutschland Kennen!' and the remaining 9 have either 'Besucht das Grenzland' (1 example), 'Besucht das schöne Schlesien' (5 examples) or 'Pruβische Staatsbader' (3 examples).

Cards of the first Hindenburg series are easily identified by the elongated tail on the 'e' of 'Postkarte'. Later issues do not have such an elongated 'e'.

The inscription below the image reads "Reichsjungendburg Ludwigstein und Ruine Hanstein | im romantischen Werratal"

'Ludwigstein Castle and Hanstein Ruins in the romantic Werra Valley'.

POSTALLY UNUSED

POSTALLY USED

1. The following postally used P221/49 postcard was cancelled in LANDSHUT on 22nd Jun 1934 and was originally sent to an address in DRESDEN. This example has a slogan cancel inscribed "Besucht die | Landshuter | für Stenhochzeit 1475 | Aufführung 1-8 u. 15. Juli" - 'Visit Landshut for the Prince's Wedding 1475, performance 1-8 and July 15'.





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.