GET TO KNOW GERMANY POSTCARDS

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GET TO KNOW GERMANY
THE THIRD HINDENBURG SERIES
P232 / 42

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 "Goslar, | tausendjährige Kaiser- und Reichsbauernstadt"

'Goslar, a thousand-year-old imperial and farming town'.

POSTALLY UNUSED

POSTALLY USED

ITALY

1. The following example was posted in MÜNCHEN (MUNICH) on 7th Feb 1939 and was sent to an address in NAPLES, ITALY. It appears by the label affixed to the destination section that the card was sent on board the K.d.F cruise ship the WILHELM GOSTLOFF from cabin No. 105. The card was correctly franked with 15 Rpf of postage.

PRIVATE PRINTING - MUNCHENERPOSTWERTZEICHEN AUSTELLUNG "MUPA"

Sender's text "MunchenerPostwertzeichen | Austellung "Mupa"




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.