I'm new to reddit, so please bear with me (my son directed me to this site as a great recourse). Above is an image of a post card that I have. It appears to be written in German, which I cannot translate. Plus, there is an ink stamp and a numerical mark that I'm not too familiar with. Would someone be able to translate, or at least give a detailed history on the type of marks that are present?
Appreciate any and all assistance!
I sent it to my grandfather and he was able to decipher it all, but a few words.
in german: "Nürnberg, 10.9.37 Meine lieben Alle Wir sind hier auf dem Parteitag und kann dir das nicht schreiben, was ich gesehen habe, denn was ihr in der Zeitung gelesen habt, ist tausend Mal schöner. Ich werde Euch im nächsten Brief alles schreiben. Heute sitzen wir im "Görnlei"(?)[vielleicht ein Restaurant]. ...(?)"
below that writes the second person: "Hier ist es sehr schön, die Eindrücke sind gewaltig. Schade, dass ihr das nicht miterleben könnt. Es grüßt euch alle Ernst
third person writes: "Herzliche Grüße fügt bei Alfred Grossner(?) Erlaubt für Kolosia(?)
on the side: "Unser Kanzler"
upside down: "Dieses ...(?) musst du Karl geben. (Sammlung)"
i try in english: Nürnberg, 10.9.37 My dear all we are here at the party gathering and I can't write you what i've seen, because what you've read in the newspaper in one thousand times more beautiful. I'll write you everything in the next letter. Today we sit in the "Görnlei"(?)[maybe a restaurant] ... (?)
below that writes the second person: "It's very nice here. The impressions are immense. It's a pitty that you could'nt witness it. Greetings to all, Ernst"
third person writes: "Compliments of Alfred Grossner(?) Allowed for Kolosia(?)"
on the side: "our chancellor"
upside down: "You have to give this ...(?) to Karl. (Collection)"
I sent it to a German friend and his reply was:
it is written in old German, which I could read but together with bad penmanship its very hard, I know that two people wrote on that card the second is easier as it seems as though it is a kid
EDIT: Ok some more from him:
The second set of writing starts with "It's very nice here, the (undecipherable) are amazing. Sad, that you cant experience this. Greetings, (name)."
On the side it says: "Our Chancellor"
It's a greeting from the Reichsparteitag in Nuremberg 1937 (the Reichsparteitag der Arbeit). These were huge rallies of the NSDAP, as you probably know. The text itself is pretty hard to read, partly written upside down and generally a mess.
It starts: "We are here at the Parteitag (party gathering)" but then it gets really murky. The easier to read part at the end says: "It's very nice/beautiful here. The impressions are enormous. Sad, you (can both be plural or singular) can't experience this with us. Greetings to you all from ???." In the bottom left corner: "??? Greetings added from ??? for ???" The names are really impossible to read.
I'll show it to my Grandma. Guess she'll just decipher it without a hitch.
I can't help with the deciphering of this, beyond what /u/kieran_n and /u/sleepyfloyd have provided, but I hope that some background is interesting too.
This is written in an old German script called Sütterlin. The Wikipedia page I linked to gives you an idea why it is difficult to decipher handwritten Sütterlin from quite bad penmanship.
