Scott 416 with Sonderstempel (special cancellation) postmarked:
Zerbst
17 June 1937.
The cancellation publicizes the town as the Jewel of the Middle Ages.
Zerbst is an old town in Northern Germany with two 15"' century gates. In 1937 the population numbered approximately 20,000. The Schloss, built in 1681-1750, contains the Schloss Museum, with rich prehistoric, local history, natural history, and other collections. In the Markt-Platz, with its old gabled houses, stands a Roland figure from 1446 and a female figure on a slender column, called the Butter-Jungfer, the significance of which is unclear. The Rathaus, with two handsome 15lh century gables, was rebuilt in 1610 and 1895. The Nikolai Kirche, also built in the 15,h century, contains richly ornamented choir stalls. The gymnasium is established in a Franciscan monastery and was founded in 1250.