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Greetings from Brocken (Die Brockenbahn)
We didn’t know much about this so we looked it up. If you can read German, you can get it all off the card, which is unused. Grade: 1
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Weserland – Klinik Bad Hopfenberg
Mailed with three stamps and illegible postmark, trilingual Priority label, and also significant postal abrasion on the reverse. On top of all that, postal creasing on two corners. Grade: 4
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Düsseldorf Medienhafen
Mailed in 2013 with two stamps and postmark. Grade: 1
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AFC Nurnberg Stadium, multiple views
The card was mailed in 2013. The Luftpost label and stamp are there, but no postmark, so for that reason we must assign Grade: 4
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Traben-Trarbach an der Mosel
Mailed in 2013, with stamp and trilingual Priority label affixed. Postal bumping on lower left corner. Grade: 2
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Greetings from Brocken
There’s a substantial caption in German on this card, mailed in 2013 with Priority label and uncancelled multilingual stamp. Grade: 4
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Dresden – Frauenkirche
The picture dates from 1952; the card is much newer, mailed in 2013 from Russia (not Dresden) with two large stamps and partial postmark. Grade: 3
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Munich, Franz-Josef-Strauß Airport
Mailed in 2013 with stamp, Priority label, and partial postmark. It suffered some postal abrasion in transit. Grade: 3
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Klinikum Bayreuth
Mailed in 2013 with stamp, postmark, and trilingual Priority label. Postal abrasion on lower left corner. Grade: 2
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Für Nacht-schwärmer!
This means, “For night owls!” and is an ad card for a non-profit support unit in case of crisis. Mailed from Germany in 2013, with stamp, postmark, and three extra stickers. Grade: 4
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Grüße aus der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg
From the St. Pauli red-light district, a card mailed in 2013 with stamp, trilingual Luftpost sticker, and another sticker of a lighthouse in the message area. Grade: 4
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Buchladen
Not a library, but a bookstore, on a card mailed in 2014 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus
Bless the German language. This is the Central Hospital of the Bundeswehr, on a card mailed with three stamps, postmark, and Priority label. Grade: 1
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Heilbronn, Townhall and clock
Mailed in 2014 with three stamps, postmark, and trilingual Priority label affixed. Grade: 2
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Bremen Airport
Mailed in 2014, with two stamps, Priority label, faint postmark, and some postal abrasions. Grade: 3
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Aachen, University Hospital
A really big hospital on a big (4-1/8″ x 8-1/4″) card mailed in 2014 with stamp and partial postmark. Just a small amount of postal bumping. Grade: 2
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DDR Trolley (Maximum Card)
A Maximum Card from the end of the DDR era, issued in November 1986. Mailed much later, though, in 2014, with four more stamps, partial postmark, and postal abrasions on the back. Those just add character. Grade: 3
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Cologne Airport
Two of these cards are available, each mailed in 2014 with one stamp and one airmail label. One card has a postmark (Grade: 2, $2) and on the other, the postmark is missing though the stamp is there (Grade: 4, $1).
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Munster Osnabruck International Airport
Mailed in 2014, the stamp and Priority label and postmark are there, along with an abrasion on lower right corner of the reverse. Grade: 3
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I (heart) Sylt
Sylt is a popular tourist island, even if this card isn’t immediately understandable to someone who hasn’t been there. Mailed in 2013, with stamp, Priority label, and postmark. Orange postal barcoding on the reverse. Grade: 2
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I (heart) Hameln
Mailed in 2014. Stamp and Priority label are there, with incomplete postmark on the back and some postmark ink transfer on the front. Grade: 3
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Osterode, multiple views
Normal touristic card mailed in 2013, with stamp and faint postmark. There’s a bit of postal abrasion on the right reverse edge. Grade: 3
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Oberallgau, multiple views
Schönes Oberallgäu (Beautiful Oberallgäu) on this card mailed in 2013 with stamp, postmark, and trilingual Priority label. A pinkish tint to the reverse. Grade: 2
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Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, multiple views
Fifteen identified views on a card mailed in 2013, with stamp and postmark. Very small postal abrasion on right reverse edge. Grade: 2
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Schöne Grüße aus der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf
Looks good enough to eat (and drink). Mailed in 2013 with two stamps and postmark. Grade: 1
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Hamburg, AOL Arena
Three different stamps, postmark, and trilingual Priority label on this card mailed in 2014. Some postal creasing. Grade: 2
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I (heart) Hamburg
A “Greetings from” card, mailed in 2014 with three different stamps, postmark, Priority label, and additional rubber-stamp chop from a club. Grade: 2
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Schöne Grüße aus Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz-Arena
A stadium postcard, mailed in 2014 with one stamp and one coloured meter label, and clear postmark. Grade: 1
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Frankfurt am Main, Deutsche National Bibliothek
Mailed in 2014, with two stamps, trilingual Priority label, and illegible postmark. Grade: 1
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CVAG, electric narrow-gauge tramcar no. 334
Photo from 1979 but the card from much later, showing this tram at the Rottluff terminus. Mailed in 2014, with three different stamps and postmark, together with the blue Priority label affixed. Grade: 1
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Alle sind auf deiner Seite
“All are on your side,” and that would seem to be true in this picture on a card mailed in 2013 with stamp, Priority label, and very faint postmark. Note the upper perforated edge, and there’s also postal abrasion on the right reverse edge. Grade: 3
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Berlin bei nacht, multiple views
Eight views, all identified. The card was mailed in 2013, with stamp and postmark, and has very minor postal abrasions on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Landhaus Ettenbuhl
Not postally used but the back is full of two uncancelled stamps, a large sticker, and message. Grade: 4
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Grüße vom GutsMuths-Rennsteiglauf 2012
Long (4-1/8″ x 8-1/4″) card issued by Deutsche Post Philatelie and mailed in 2014 with stamp, postmark, Luftpost label, and a bit of postal abrasion along one reverse edge. Grade: 2
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Schöne Grüße aus der Hansestadt Bremen
Mailed in 2014, with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Wuppertal
Appears to be a well-done internet card mailed in 2014, with stamp and Priority label and faint postmark. Grade: 1
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Bonn, Ruine Godesberg
Unused, noticeably aging, clean old postcard. Grade: 1
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Siebengebirge, Ruine a.d. Drachenfels
Unused, noticeably aging, clean old postcard. Grade: 2
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Occupy Movement – publicity
From Berlin, publicity for the Occupy Movement, mailed in 2014, with several stamps, postmark, and trilingual Priority label. Grade: 1
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Leipzig
Mailed in 2014, with three stamps, postmark, and Priority label. Grade: 1