GET TO KNOW GERMANY POSTCARDS

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LERNT DEUTSCHLAND KENNEN!
P304
CODE 41-187-1-B2

The first Hitler series of Get to Know Germany appeared in Nov 1941 and is referred to as P304. In this series the green tones, images and text colour are again replaced with brown tones and the stamp reverts to 6 Rpf although now with a portrait of Hitler instead of Hindenburg. 8 sets of 9 cards each were printed at the Berlin State Printing Works leading to a total of 72 different cards. All 72 cards have the 'Lernt Deutschland Kennen!' heading.

These German printings can be easily identified as the sender's and receiver's address has the full 'Hausnummer' and 'Postschlieβfachnummer' whereas the later Austrian printings P305 have an abbreviated 'Haus-Nr' and 'Postschlieβfach-Nr'.

"Rappoltsweiler (Els), | inmitten reicher Weinberge und herrlichem Waldesgrün, | überragt von drei malerisch gelegenen Burgruinen | Jahreserholungsort | Bewahren Sie diese erste Bildpostkarte von Rappoltsweiler | als bleibende Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Elsaß | in das großdeutsche Mutterland auf"

"Rappoltsweiler (Els), | amidst rich vineyards and beautiful forest greenery, | overlooked by three picturesque castle ruins | Annual resort | Keep this first picture postcard from Rappoltsweiler | as a lasting reminder of the homecoming of Alsace | to the greater German motherland"

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These pages were compiled from several sources including, but not limited to:
1. Handbuch und Katalog Die Bildpostkarten des Deutschen Reiches. Böhmen und Mährens sowie der Freien Stadt Danzig. Michael Bockisch. ISBN: 978-3-00-034028-4
2. The 'MICHEL Ganzsachen Deutschland 2018' ISBN 9783954022250
3. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.