State: Germany, Weimar Republic
Issuer: Erfurt, B. Heinze, Post-Kantine
Location of issue: Erfurt (city) (Provinz Sachsen / Thüringen) Stadt
Date of issue: 1918-1920 AD.,
Value: 10 Pfennig
Size: 50 x 41 mm
Material: redbrown cardboard
Watermark: -
Serial : -
Serial no. : -
Signature: - (0)
Printer:
Obv.: 10 / Pfennig / B. Heinze, / Post-Kantine , red text within ornamented red frames.
Rev.: (blank, additional collector´s pencil remark “Erfurt“) .
References: 1755.035.02 .
Erfurt is the capital and largest city in the state of Thuringia, central Germany. It is located in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, within the wide valley of the Gera river. It is located 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Leipzig, 300 km (186 mi) south-west of Berlin, 400 km (249 mi) north of Munich and 250 km (155 mi) north-east of Frankfurt. Together with a string of neighbouring cities Gotha, Weimar, Jena and others, Erfurt forms the central metropolitan corridor of Thuringia called Thüringer Städtekette (German "Thuringian city chain") with over 500,000 inhabitants.
Erfurt's old town is one of the best preserved medieval city centres in Germany.
Erfurt was first mentioned in 742, as Saint Boniface founded the diocese. Although the town did not belong to any of the Thuringian states politically, it quickly became the economic centre of the region and it was a member of the Hanseatic League. It was part of the Electorate of Mainz during the Holy Roman Empire, and later became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1802. From 1949 until 1990 Erfurt was part of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
The University of Erfurt was founded in 1379, making it the first university to be established within the geographic area which constitutes modern-day Germany. It closed in 1816 and was re-established in 1994, with the main modern campus on what was a teachers' training college. Martin Luther (1483-1546) was its most famous student, studying there from 1501 before entering St Augustine's Monastery in 1505. Other noted Erfurters include the medieval philosopher and mystic Meister Eckhart (c. 1260-1328), the Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) and the sociologist Max Weber (1864-1920).
More on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt
B. Heinze (nach zeitgenössischem Einwohnerbuch wahrscheinlich die Postschaffnerswitwe Berta Heinze) führte privat die Post-Kantine der Reichspost in Erfurt. Die damalige Posthalterei befand sich am Anger 9, auch heute noch ein beeindruckendes Gebäude. Hergestellt wurden Scheine auf farbigem Karton zu 1, 5 und 10 Pfennig ohne Datum, wobei die 1-Pfennig-Scheine bislang nicht belegt sind und ausschließlich in der handschriftlich abgeänderten Version zu 10 Pfennig vorkamen.
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