The Wartburg is
a castle originally built in the Middle Ages. It is situated on a precipice of
410 meters to the southwest of and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the
state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World
Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where
Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site
of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the possibly
legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he
decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. Wartburg is the most-visited tourist
attraction in Thuringia after Weimar. Although the castle today still contains
substantial original structures from the 12th through 15th centuries, much of
the interior dates back only to the 19th century.
The stamp and
first day postmarks from Berlin and Bonn were designed by Nicole Elsenbach from
Hückeswagen and printed by Giesecke & Devrient GmbH in Leipzig.
The Europa stamp
was presented on the first day of issue in two locactions. In Eisenach where
the Wartburg is located, a special day 'Aktionstag' was organized by the
Wartburg-Stiftung (Wartburg Foundation). Deutsche Post was present with a
special postmark featuring the Wartburg, designed by Raab design company in
Oberursel.
The second
presentation was at the Briefmarken-Messe in Essen, a yearly event, on the
opening day 11 May 2017. The special postmark shows the Wartburg from another
side and was designed by the company Stempel-Müller in Nürnberg.
Date sent: 11
May 2017
Date postmark: 11
May 2017
Date received:
26 May 2017
Number of days: 15
Envelope in
collection: 115
Date sent: 11 May 2017
Date postmark: 11
May 2017
Date received:
26 May 2017
Number of days: 15
Envelope in
collection: 116
Date sent: 11 May 2017
Date postmark: 11
May 2017
Date received:
26 May 2017
Number of days: 15
Envelope in
collection: 117
Date sent: 11 May 2017
Date postmark: 11
May 2017
Date received:
26 May 2017
Number of days: 15
Envelope in
collection: 118
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