Poster stamps of 1913 events in Leipzig

1913 was the centennial of the German Wars of Liberation, as well as the silver (25th) anniversary of the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the Kaiaser declared it a year of national celebration. 1913 was also the centennial of the 1813 Battle of Leipzig (the "Battle of Nations"), which took place near Leipzig, and in which Napoleon was decisively defeated by the anti-French allies, thereby freeing most of Germany.

A huge memorial to the Battle of Leipzig was completed in Leipzig in 1913 for the centennial, and in addition to the celebrations surrounding that, there was a special International Building Exhibition (the Internationale Baufach Ausstellung, or IBA), as well as other related exhibitions, and the 12th German Gymnastics Festival (XII Deutches Turnfest). Each of these generated large numbers of poster stamps. Some of those are shown below.

Battle of Leipzig Memorial

International Buildling Expo

12th German Gymnastics Festival