1965 St. Blasius Cathedral, Braunschweig, Germany

With the exceptions of some tape and tape removal at the center and a light crease on the upper-right corner, this is a fine looking photo postcard. Die cut, with Scott postals 905 and 929 affixed to the reverse. Messaged and mailed and 4 1/8 by 5 7/8 inches.

The collegiate Church of St. Blasius, which is presently a Protestant Lutheran cathedral, was erected by Henry the Lion during the years 1173-1195 after his return from the Holy Land. The vaulted basilica with three naves was constructed on the site of an older church. The cathedral was the first fully vaulted structure in Lower Saxony. Henry the Lion chose the church as his place of burial. He was buried there in 1195 next to his wife Mathilde.