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| My German philatelic friend-010 |
100
years post office in Germering 1906 - 2006 |
| Feb.22,2006, Mr.Chilian sent an E-mail
to me, below is his introduce about the 100 years post office in Germering
(1906-2006) |
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The Germering Stamp Club (GSC) is
celebrating this special event with a commemorative Stamp printed
in Austria. We ordered 500 stamps at the Austrian Post Office in
Vienna and received them just in time for a cancellation on February
1, 2006, in Austria. The design was made by an artist and the motive
is based on an old picture post card from 1910. We also designed
different envelopes for this issue. We prepared 80 envelopes with
the special stamp for mailing and I drove to a city in Austria,
called Reutte (very near my hometown Füssen), which is approx. 130
km south of Germering. The friendly people at the Post Office cancelled
on Feb. 1, 2006 all envelopes and 2-3 days later they reached the
senders in Germany. On the same day approx. 60 envelopes with German
postage stamps had been cancelled at the Post Office in Germering.
Why do we have to order a special personalized stamp in Austria
and why can`t we get it in Germany?
Since September 2003 it is possible to order personalized stamps
at a value off 55 cent (postage for letter and postcard in Europe).
The stamp is only valid in Austria (not in Germany) therefor it
has to be mailed in Austria. The Austrian PO printed up till today
approx. 8000 special stamps in very high quality. The profit from
this business is very small, but they do it for image purposes and
to strengthen their presence in the stamp market. Order for special
stamps come from all over Europe and even Dubai.
The German Post Office refuses to print special private stamps,
because a stamp is the cultural embassador of a country and these
stamps would not be up to their high standards.
So we have only one choice - for personalized stamps we have to
order them in Austria.
Hope you like my presentation and you can use it in your web-site. |
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| Germering is a small city, and is Mr.Chilian's
hometown. I haven't have found it in the map that was published in
China up to now, but I know that it do closely near that famous city
fusseen (see here and here), Below is its position
in German (1:1 500 000) |
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| You can see, "1"-Munchen; "2"-Fussen;
"3"-Innsbruck-A famous Austria's skiing city; The Germering
just is in "2" position, the border between German and Austria. |
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| German is known as stringent and conscientious
all along,(It is said they still need to use the balance when cooking!)This
time I affected this point again! Such a small city, in order to commemorate
theirs 100 years of post office, unexpectedly spent such money and
energy to activity, it is thus clear that they are such ardently love
theirs hometown, theirs history. Germering's post office and philatelists
(and theirs club), pray receive a Chinese aged philatelist's sincerest
congratulations and highest respects! |
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| Add: Feb.28,2006, Mr.Chilian sent an
E-mail and 2 photos to me, see below please |
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Note: Presentation of the commemorative
stamp "made in Austria" Persons from left: Rainer
Chilian, Germering Stamp Club, Mr.Baldus, Manager of the Office
in Germering; Mr. Niembs,GSC; Dr. Braun
,Mayor of Germering and Mr.Lunz, President of GSC |
Above:A FDC stuck the commemorative stamp
from Austria post to Germany on Feb.1,2006.
Below: A FDC stuck German stamp from Germering
on Feb.1,2006
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| Oh! The Mayor also attended the group
photo, it is thus clear that this action is so important! I think
Mr. Chilian must to play a big role in this event and got much delight.
This page with common and flashlight will be put down in writing in
German philatelic history. |
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