PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1921)

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UPPER SILESIAN PLEBISCITE
(20th Mar 1921)

Much like other plebiscites in the years after the end of the First World War, quite a large number of cards were published to commemorate the 20th Mar 1921 Upper Silesian Plebiscite.

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ABOVE: No.1

ANNIVERSARY OF THE KYFFHÄUSER MONUMENT
(19th Jun 1921)

This postcard was published to commemorate the anniversary of the Kyffhäuser Monument (also known as the Barbarossa Monument). The monument is located in the Kyffhäuser Mountains in Thurungia, and stands at an elevation of 420 meters. The monument itself is 81 meters tall.

The postcard features Frederick I, the Holy Roman Emperor sitting in Kyffhäuser Castle. The monument is shown in the background on top of a hill. According to legend when the ravens cease to fly around the mountain he will awake and restore Germany to its ancient greatness.

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27. DEUTSCHER PHILATELISTENTAG
27th GERMAN PHILATELIST'S DAY
(22nd/25th Jul 1921)

Issued to commemorate the 27th German Philatelists Day and the 19th Meeting of the Federation of German and Eastern German Philatelic Societies held from 22nd to 25th Jul 1921.

There were also four versions of this card where the pre-printed value stamp differs between them. The cards had either a 10Pf, 15Pf, 30Pf or 40Pf pre-printed stamp. There were also two versions of each card that differed in the colour of the print: the print was either dark brown (/01) or grey-green (/02).

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ABOVE: PP51-C-1/02

WAR VICTIMS - LAHR
(6th/8th Aug 1921)

This postcard was published to commemorate the war victims in Lahr from the First World War. This particular card is inscribed as Card Number 2, I don't know how many cards are in this series.

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XXV INTERNATIONALER HANDLERTAG DES I.P.H.V
PP51-C-3 and PP52-C-3
(12th/14th Sep 1921)

This postcard was published to commemorate the 25th International Traders' Day held from 12th to 14th Sep 1921

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1. DEUTSCHEN WERBETAG
1st GERMAN ADVERTISING DAY
(13th Nov 1921)

This postcard was published to commemorate the 1st German Advertising Day of Evangelical Youth Unions.

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ROBERT NOSKE - BORNA

This series of privately printed postcards was published for Robert Noske of Borna.

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REFERENCES:
1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition