GET TO KNOW GERMANY POSTCARDS

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GET TO KNOW GERMANY
THE THIRD HINDENBURG SERIES
P232 / 03

The third Hindenburg series of Get to Know Germany also appeared in early 1934 and are refered to as P232 in the Michel series. This series is distinquished by a much shorter tail to the 'e' in 'Postkarte', the length varying between 1 to 1.4 mm. This series was more substantial than that of series two, with 144 different cards being produced. There were four variations: The 'Lernt Deutschland Kennen!' heading (130 cards), the 'Besucht des Schone Schlesien' heading (12 cards), the 'Besucht die Bayerische Ostmark' heading (1 card) and finally the 'Lernt Ostpreussen Kennen' heading (1 card).



The inscription below the image reads "Amberg, alte oberpfälzische Eisenstadt | 900 jähriges Bestehen 1934"

'Amberg, old Upper Palatinate iron town | 900th anniversary in 1934'.

POSTALLY UNUSED

POSTALLY USED

PRIVATE PRINTING - KURT HORN

Destination address "Kurt Horn | Dresden-Bad-Weiβer Hirsch | Danziger Straβ2 20 | Ruf 37651"




ABOVE: P232 / 03 Overprint Type I



ABOVE: P232 / 03 Overprint Type II


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.