Sunday, May 24, 2015

The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin | Germany


Postcard
Hameln (Hamelin in English) is a German town on the river Weser, famous for the folk tale of the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin. The tale has its origins in the Middle Ages when a ‘piper’ was leading the children away from the town, never to return. Since the 16th century the piper is a rat-catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. 

In the 15th and 16th centuries Hamelin was a member of the Hanseatic League.
Stamp
The stamp on the right depicts the House of Blackheads in Riga, Latvia. Another of the Hanseatic League members.

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