Bohemia

Event Publicity Poster Stamps

Event publicity poster stamps for the Gewerbe-, Industrie-, Land- und Forstwirtschaftlich Regional Ausstellung (Regional Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural and Forestry Exhibition), held in Bodenbach from June 15 - September 15, 1897.
Sometimes attributed to Germany (where there is a town named Bodenbach) this set originates from Děčín, in the Czech Republic.

According to Wikipedia:

Děčín (German: Tetschen, 1942–1945: Tetschen–Bodenbach) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It is the 7th largest municipality in the country by area. Děčín is an important traffic junction.

A new development of Děčín took place in the 18th century. The biggest impetus to the development of industry was the construction of a railway from Prague to Dresden in 1851. Děčín on the left bank of the Elbe and the village of Podmokly (German: Bodenbach) on the right bank became an important transport hubs. The growth of industry triggered the construction of apartments and an influx of residents. Between 1890 and 1914, population of Podmokly raised to 20,000 inhabitants. Podmokly was promoted to a town in 1901.

This is a full set of 6 stamps, and is listed in "A General Illustrated Catalogue of Exhibition and Event Poster Stamps to 1914" compiled by Stewart Gardiner and Steve Greiczek, on page 68 (Scarcity Rating = Uncommon)
They are also listed in Ch Blase &T Morovics "Cinderella Stamps of Bohemia and Czechoslovakia", Vol. 1, as # 12.03.

All 6 stamps are F/VF, full original gum, lightly hinged.

Approximate Image Size: 29 x 49 mm.

"Bohemia", as used here, describes an area that is part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy until 1918, and part of the Czechoslovak Republic from 1918 to 1939. Many of the poster stamps from "Bohemia" could also be classified as from Austria, Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia or even Germany - depending on the specific city and time-frame.

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