Potsdam (DE)

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Potsdam, is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg. It directly borders the German capital Berlin and is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region.Potsdam was a residence of the Prussian kings and the German Kaiser, until 1918. Around the city there are a series of interconnected lakes and cultural landmarks, in particular the parks and palaces of Sanssouci, the largest World Heritage Site in Germany. The Potsdam Conference, the major post-World War II conference between the victorious Allies, was held at another palace in the area, the Cecilienhof. Historically, seat of the District of Potsdam in Prussian province of Brandenburg.

Postmarks in reunified Germany

since 1990

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Postmarks during the German Democratic Republic

1949-1990

Souvenir envelope to the GDR Antarctic Research 1982/1983; postmarked at "1500 Potsdam 1", 04-10-1982	Souvenir envelope to the GDR Antarctic Research 1985 with a "mirounga"-head, postmarked at "1500 Potsdam 1", 03-10-1983	Souvenir envelope to the GDR Antarctic Research 1985-1987, postmarked at "1500 Postdam 1", 13-11-1985
Souvenir Card from 1989 to 75 years of the first landing trip of LZ 13 "Hansa" in Potsdam, postmarked at "1560 Potsdam 60", 23-03-1989	Michel No. 3234 from 28-02-1989, postmarked at "1560 Potsdam 60", 23-03-1989

Postmarks during the German Empire

1871-1945

File:Potsdam (DE) DRBR a.jpg	File:Potsdam (DE) DRBR b.jpg	Bridge in 1900.	In 1926.
File:Potsdam (DE) DRBR c.jpg	Circle in 1936.	File:Potsdam (DE) DRBR d.jpg