GET TO KNOW GERMANY POSTCARDS

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GET TO KNOW GERMANY
THE THIRD HINDENBURG SERIES
P232 / 133

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 "Wildbad im Schwarzwald, | berühmtes Thermalbad gegen Rheuma, Gicht, Ischias | Herrlicher Luftkurort 430-750m ü.d.M."

'Wildbad in the Black Forest, famous thermal spa for rheumatism, gout, sciatica. Magnificent climatic health resort 430-750m above sea level', (with the hill on the left).

DRUCKPROBE - TEST PRINTING

POSTALLY UNUSED

POSTALLY USED

1. This first example was cancelled in LÜCKENDORF, ZITTAU on 27th Jul 1934.




2. The next example was cnacelled in KÖLN on 17th Oct 1935 and destined for ELBEFELD. The slogan cancellation is inscribed "Luftschutz | ist nationale Pflicht | Werdet Mitglied im | Reichsluftschutzbund", - 'Air raid protection is a national duty. Become a member of the Reich Air Protection Association'

PRIVATE PRINTING - EWALD HASSE G.M.B.H - KÖLN

Destination address "Ewald Hasse G.m.b.H | Köln".




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.