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GERMANY - Page 2

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PPCs - early 1980's - All PTPO. There are several sets, each of many items

WS and DL

 
1980 - GER.26: 50th Anniversary of Balloon flight (shows Goltzschtal Railway viaduct) (Private cachet)

TG

 
View PC - 1980 - 50 pf - view of Bad Kissingen (theme park) with faux train; Ref. h 7/100 - 1.80

DL

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1983 - GER.16: Bahnphilex 83: The Railwaymen Philatelists Exhibition. Design: Booklet pane advertising special trains to Munich. (The genuine article would be priceless!) (Cachet added afterwards)

TG

 
View PC - 1983 - 60 pf - 7080 Aalen - view of old steam locomotive; Ref. i 12/171 - 1.83

DL

 
PC - 1984 - 10+10+25 pf - PTPO? - images of early and modern locomotives

DL

 
View PC - 1984 - 60 pf - view of Augsburg fair with miniature train; Ref. n 11/166 1.84

DL

 
1985 - GER.22 150th Anniversary of German Railways (so it must be 1985): Design Experimental ICE train (Cachet added)

TG

 
1985 - GER.27 - could be a Post Office issue, it's hard to tell.

TG

 
PC - 1985 - Ferphilex - indicium same design as Scott 1420a (no rail interest), cachet with early steam locomotive
 
PC - 1985 - Philatelia 85, Cologne - indicium same design as Scott 1448 (no rail interest), cachet with passengers in early train, view of Cologne though window.
 
1987 - GER.37: Genuine Post Office issue (200,000 in 1987) showing the special railway station to serve the Hannover Fair (40th Anniv.)

TG

 
View PC - 1987 - 60 pf - view of Hannover-Messe with train yard; Ref. r 15/208 - 2.87

DL

 

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