Germany - Frankfurt am Main - Philatelie-Shop

Deutsche Post has established special philately windows in 26 major post offices throughout the country. Each uses a datestamp with the letters 'ps' in it to distinguish it from normal datestamps. The letters ps stand for Philatelie-Shop.

The Philatelie-Shop in Frankfurt am Main can be found in the Postbank Building in the city center on Goetheplatz (Goethe Square). In the middle of the square is a statue of the poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe by Ludwig Schwanthaler. The address for postmark requests is: Goetheplatz 6, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Opening hours: Mo-Fr 9.30-19.00 h., Sat 9.00-14.00 h.

For the envelope I used the new definitive 90 cent stamp from the flower series, issued on 11 May 2017 that I bought at the Philatelie-Shop in Essen on the first day of issue. The first envelope I sent in 11 May 2017 came back. The address in the official publication was incorrect. I sent a second envelope with the same stamp to the right address and it came back in seventeen days with two perfect datestamps.

Date sent: 5 June 2017

Date postmark: 19 June 2017

Date received: 22 June 2017

Number of days: 17

Envelope in collection: 187