COVER N.36 - Germany

Postmark:  - Dachau 12 04SET21
Posted on the 4th September; received on the 8th September. 
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The day of the stamp... Since 1935 many countries celebrate the day of the stamp, originated in Germany through the efforts of a group of Philatelists. 

This year the stamp issued in Germany to celebrate the Tag der Briefmarke (0,80+0,40 €) included in the souvenir sheet that Alexander so kindly used on the cover he sent me and for which I thank him, highlights the "Bordeaux cover", a philatelic piece that had the distinction of holding the record for the priciest philatelic item until 2014. 

The letter was sent from Mauritius to Bordeaux in 1847 and what is curious is that both the domestic (1 penny red) and the international (2 pence blue) were affixed on it, even though, being meant for international circulation it should have only have the international service stamp.

The 40€ surcharge on the commemorative stamp is  destined to support the  Stiftung für Philatelie und Postgeschichte (Foundation for Philately and Postal History).

two stamps from the "flowers" series initiated in 2005 were also used on the cover:  0,20€ (Common bluebell - Hyacinthoides non-scripta) and 0,10€ (Winter Aconite - Eranthis hyemalis), both issued on 08JUN2017.

The cover was posted in te Bavarian city of Dachau, as per the manually applied cancelation