NAZI GERMANY
6th SILESIAN POSTAL EXHIBITION
(3rd/10th Jan 1937)
There were three printed to private order postcards issued to commemorate the 6th Silesian Postal Exhibition held in Breslau from 3rd to 10th Jan 1937.
PP122-C-33 has a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp, PP126-C-16 has a 5Rpf and PP127-C-24 has a 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp. In addition there are versions of these postcards that did not have a pre-printed stamp.
PP122-C-33
3Rpf HINDENBURG
The first card, PP122-C-33 features an image of an industrial plant and the inscription "Kokswerke der Geliwitzer Gruben." - 'Coke works in the Gliwice mines'. The first coke-fired blast furnace in Europe was built in Gleiwitz in 1796, and it was this industry along with brick factories, mills, distilleries, and other industries that spured the growth of the city.
PP122-C-33
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION
3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION
This card was also published without a pre-printed stamp as below.
PP122-C-33
WITHOUT PRE-PRINTED STAMP
WITHOUT PRE-PRINTED STAMP
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP126-C-16
5Rpf HINDENBURG
PP126-C-16 was the second card in the series and it features a 5Rpf Hindenburg stamp along with an image of the Gothic style old Breslau Town Hall. The building is one of the town's major landmarks, built in the 13th Century (and developed over the next 250 years), located centrally in the Market Square.
PP126-C-16
FROM MY COLLECTION
PP127-C-24
6Rpf HINDENBURG
The third card features a striking image of the Riesengebirge Mountains which stretch from what is now the northern Czech Republic to the south-west Poland. The highest point of the range is Schneekoppe with an elevation of 1,600 meters. The inscription below the image reads "Riesengebirge - Am Kleinen Teich" - 'Giant Mountains - at the small pond'.
PP127-C-24
This card was also published without a pre-printed stamp as below.
PP127-C-24
WITHOUT PRE-PRINTED STAMP
WITHOUT PRE-PRINTED STAMP