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Oberammergau, Gesamtansicht …
Unused card with thumbtack holes and other flaws. Grade: 5
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Cologne, Der Kolner Dom
Unused card. Grade: 2
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Gesamtansicht
Unused real-photo card with serrated edges and thumbtack hole. Grade: 4
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Munich, Church of Our Lady, and Town Hall
Unused but heavily aged card. Grade: 3
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Munich, Town-Hall and Church of our Lady
Unused card with serrated edges and a thumbtack hole. Grade: 4
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Oberammergau, multiple views
Unused card with serrated edges, a stain on reverse, and a thumbtack hole. Grade: 5
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Bonn, Beethoven’s Birthplace
Although this card also has a thumbtack hole, it oozes authenticity, with two stamps, a full postmark from 1964, a blue bilingual airmail sticker affixed, and a purple rubber stamp certifying that the card came from Beethovenhaus Bonn. Grade: 4
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Munich, National Theater
Heavily aged card otherwise in OK condition. Grade: 2
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Hotel Eisenhut interior
Unused card. Grade: 2
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Radio Berlin International DDR QSL
Mailed as a postcard with a postage meter from East Berlin in 1972, the reception details are handwritten into the right spaces. Grade: 1
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Deutsche Welle QSL
It’s a postcard, but on very thin paper stock, and would not have well survived the postal system so it was mailed in an envelope. Reception details are written in. Recall that this was a star-crossed year for the Olympics. Grade: 1
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Hamburg
Two stamps, and full but obscured postmark. Grade: 1
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Salzgitter-Bad
Card from 2010 with two stamps (torn corner on one of them), full but faint postmark, and blue “Luftpost” sticker affixed. Grade: 2
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Flensburg, Fordestadt
A multi-view card with two stamps and full but not quite legible postmark. Grade: 1
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Ruhr 2010
A larger (4.75″ x 6.75″) card mailed in 2010 with two stamps, partly legible postmark, and airmail sticker affixed. Normal postal battering and dings around the edges. Grade: 3
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Berlin (East), Town Hall
Unused card from the Cold War era, captioned in four languages and mottling a little bit on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Heidelberg, Castle Garden in Autumn
A card mailed in 2010 with two stamps, full postmark, and other notations such as Luftpost sticker affixed or taped on. Grade: 4
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Berlin, Brandenburg Gate
This card, with two different stamps and blue “Luftpost” sticker affixed, was mailed in 2010. The card has two perforated edges indicating that it came from a set. Grade: 1
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Linz am Rhein, multiple views
Mailed in 2010, the card has two different large stamps and blue Luftpost label affixed. Very minor postal handling. Grade: 1
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Hiddensee
Mailed in 2009, this card has stamp, postmark, blue Luftpost label, and also the entire address cut from a different piece of paper and taped on. Oh yes, there’s a tiny sticker of a car, too. Grade: 4
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Dortmund, Signal Iduna Park
Mailed in 2010, this card has two stamps, mostly legible postmark, and orange postal barcoding on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Potsdam, Schloss Sanssouci
In all respects but one, it’s a very nice mailed card with two stamps and full postmark. The problem is the 1+” tear down the top front. Grade: 5
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Neukirchen v. Wald, greetings
The front of the card is fine. The reverse is too, except that the address and the Deutsche Post postage together are printed on a sticker overriding other writing in the address section. Grade: 4
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Mannheim an Rhein, greetings
From 2010, some abrasion on front right; on the reverse, a stamp and full postmark, along with two butterfly stickers. Grade: 4
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Bamberg, greetings
Nice card, which both the writer and the postmark identify Bamberg as a member of the UNESCO World heritage list. One stamp, full postmark, Bilingual Luftpost sticker, and one small other one that we are tempted to peel off, but that would be cheating. Grade: 4
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Mainz am Rhein
This multi-view card was mailed in 2010 with a large Fritz Reuter stamp. Basically the card is in perfect condition, with postmark. Grade: 1
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Schwarzwald-Trachten
The stamp’s there, along with most of the postmark. The card itself is aging. Grade: 3
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Dorf Tirol, bei Meran
Mailed in 2010 with stamp and full postmark, along with affixed address label and blue “Luftpost” label. Grade: 2
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Frankfurt am Main, multiple views
This 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card was mailed in 2011 with Luftpost trilingual sticker, another sticker of mushrooms, and two unpostmarked stamps. Postal battering and abrasions. Grade: 4
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Church
Sorry that (A) we don’t know which church, and (B) the card’s no help. Mailed in 2010 with stamp, postmark, and address/Luftpost labels affixed. Grade: 4
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Greetings from Bavaria
A 4-3/4″ x 7″ card so full of design that it would probably fit into many of our categories, if we let it. Mailed with stamp, full postmark, and five little stickers of stars. Grade: 3
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Hamburg, Binnenalster
Though the postmark is a little dim, the stamp is there, and it looks like Miss Fullerton received this card sometime during the 1930s from a family friend who noted the high cost of flying. Grade: 2
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Berlin, Mauer an der Kommandantenstrasse
Stamp and blue Luftpost sticker are on the real-photo card, but postmark is not legible and the message has gentle water stains. Serrated edges. Grade: 3
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Hildesheim, multiple views
Contemporary, mailed card. Grade: 2
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Hamburg, Rickmer Rickmers
Mailed card, stamp and postmark. Grade: 2
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Sachsische Schweiz, Landschaftsschutzgebiet
Card, mailed in 2011 with stamp/postmark/Luftpost, of this national park. Grade: 2
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Heidelberg, Blick von der Terrasse
We wanted to give you more information by going to Google, but can tell you that if you don’t speak German (alas, we don’t), you won’t get too far in the search. The nice and somewhat noirish B&W card was mailed in 1927 with stamp and full postmark. The message is entirely in German as well. Grade: 1
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Nordseebad Langeoog, Dune
Unused, old real-photo card with serrated edges, showing this island in the North Sea. Grade: 1
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Dusseldorf, Grosste Japanische Stadt
Mailed card with stamp, partial postmark, Luftpost, and address taped on. Grade: 4
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Hamburg, Aussenalster in winter
This 4-3/4″ x 6-5/8″ B&W card was mailed in 2010 or 2011, with three stamps, mostly readable postmark, Luftpost, and an affixed address sticker. Normal postal battering. Grade: 2