COVER N. 588 - GERMANY

Postmark:  Dachau 10 85221 08.05.2024

Posted on the  8th May 2024; Received on the 13th May 2025

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Alex sent me Germany's EUROPA issue for the year. Nice! Danke Sehr, Herr Phantom!

The Swabian Jura is a mountain range located mainly in the state of Baden-Wuttenberg, but which also extends  into Bavaria .

In the caves of its valleys, our ancestors took shelter from the harsh elements during their migration into Europe coming from Central Asia and the Middle East, some forty thousand years ago, as proven by the most ancient mobiles and musical instruments ever found, unearthed by archaeologists in the valleys of Ach and Lone.

The Common theme for  the EUROPA/CEPT stamp issues of 2025 being National Archaeological Finds, Deutsch Post chose to highlight these findings in the German issue with a single 0.95€  stamp miniature sheet, issued on 08MAY2025, illustrated, both sheet and stamp, with artefacts recovered in this region, itself a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a status that acknowledges its importance as testimonial grounds for the evolution of mankind.

This fact is also highlighted in the stamp, which carries the legend: UNESCO - Welterbe Höhlen und Eiszeitkunst der Swchäbischen Alb. (UNESCO World Heritage Caves and Ice Age Art of the Swabian Alb).

Alex completed postage with two 0.15 € stamps of the World of Letters definitive series. This particular stamp featuring a Letters Peacock was issued on 10AUG2024

The Postmark issued at Dachau is dated of the 8th May, thus making the cover an FDC for the Europa Issue stamp.