Germany - Nürnberg - 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 Nürnberg can normally be found in the post office building next to the central station. The old post office has been demolished in November 2017 and will be replaced by a new building complex with a hotel, offices and shops. The post office will return there in 2020. In the meantime it is housed in a spacious container next to the location of the former post office (Ausweiche Container). The address for postmark requests is: Bahnhofplatz 3, 90443 Nürnberg, Germany. Opening hours: Mo-Fr 8.30-19.00 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 priority label was added to the envelope by the German post.

Date sent: 11 May 2017

Date postmark: 18 May 2017

Date received: 20 May 2017

Number of days: 9

Envelope in collection: 91