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Rare Vintage Early 1932 German Disney Mickey & MinnieMouse Birthday Postcard
- Mickey Mouse debuted in Steamboat Willie late in 1928. With an established date of 1932, this item is an exceptional piece of early European Disneyana merchandising, arriving just four years after Mickey Mouse\'s debut. This postcard represents some of the absolute earliest international Disney merchandising outside of the United States.
Selling an incredibly rare, historically significant pieceof international Disney ephemera. This is a Weimar Republic-era German birthdaypostcard featuring an early \"rubber-hose\" style illustration ofMickey and Minnie Mouse playing musical instruments.
Postal & Historical Context:
Front Illustration: Features Mickey playing a saxophone/bassdrum combo and Minnie playing a trumpet. Inscribed in elegant German script: \"HerzlichenGlückwunsch zum Geburtstag\" (Happy Birthday).
Exact Postmark Date: August 14, 1932 (14.8.32), processedthrough Frankfurt, Germany (Frankfurt am Main).
Reverse Postage: Features a legally circulated, authentic 8-Pfenniggreen postage stamp depicting Weimar Republic Reichspräsident Friedrich Ebert.
Special Airmail Cachet: Stamped with a highly collectiblemechanical cancel featuring a vintage monoplane illustration and the postalslogan \"Benutzt die Luftpost (016 Luftpost)\" to encourage public useof the growing airmail network.
Handwritten Provenance: Beautifully penned inperiod-accurate German cursive script. Addressed to \"Herrn GertTobias\" in Bevern b/Holzminden, Braunschweig.
Condition Report: The postcard is in good vintage conditiongiven its age of nearly a century. Features uniquely deckled/serrated borders.Shows minor edge wear and light aging/toning, giving it an authentic historicalpatina. No major tears, deep creases, or heavy staining across the primarygraphics. Please carefully review the high-resolution photos provided for exactcondition details. Email me with any questions.If there is a dollar bill in the image it is for size reference only andis not part of the sale. You will notreceive the dollar bill if you win the sale.
Shipping & Handling: We take historical papercollectibles seriously. This item will be safely shipped inside a crystal-clearprotective archival sleeve, sandwiched securely between two rigid, thick sheetsof heavy cardboard to guarantee zero bending or warping during transit.Tracking included.
