Carl Schäfer

Fairy Tale Town 'Lilliput' (part 1)

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • March 24 2015

In 1933, a series of special postmarks was used containing the text: Schaefer's Fairytale City 'Lilliput'. Why those stamps? First, about the Fairytale City itself. It was one of the greatest spectacles in the history of fairs: the 'Lilliputian Circus'. The...

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