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RPPC Postcard: Leipzig, Augustusplatz mit Neuem Theater u. Hochhaus - Germany
RPPC Postcard: Leipzig, Augustusplatz mit Neuem Theater u. Hochhaus - Germany

RPPC Postcard: Leipzig, Augustusplatz mit Neuem Theater u. Hochhaus - Germany

$ 1.57

Availability: 49 in stock
  • Era: White Border (c. 1915-1930)
  • Theme: International Cities & Towns
  • Postage Condition: Posted
  • Continent: Europe
  • City/Region: Leipzig
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Type: Real Photo (RPPC)
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    Historic RPPC Postcard: Leipzig, Augustusplatz mit Neuem Theater u. Hochhaus - Germany.
    Cancellation mark: Leipzig 1930 Internat Pelzfach JAGD Ausstellung - May - September (1930)
    "On May 30, 1968, thousands of weeping "Leipzigers filled the Augustusplatz, renamed Karl Marx Platz, watching dynamite lift the late-Gothic Universitaetskirche, University Church, including Bach’s favorite organ, off the ground until it collapsed into a heap of rubble. More than three quarters of the historic printing district with its printing and publishing houses, bookshops and book and the book museum, were wholly obliterated. The city famous for its book arts lay in ruins. Over 50,000 books and rare manuscripts burned "
    Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS First Class.