What This Poster Stamp Is All About: This Poster Stamp Was Issued As A German Advertising Label For Metzeler Solid Tires, Using A London Omnibus Scene To Promote Durable Rubber Tires For Heavy Motor Vehicles.

This Poster Stamp Shows A Tilling-Stevens Petrol Electric Bus. In 1901, Aberdeen Suburban Tramway Company Proposed A System Of Tram Routes Running From The City To The Suburban Areas Of Bucksburn And Bieldside. These Came Into Operation In 1904. In 1914, The Company Decided To Acquire Three Tilling-Stevens Petrol Electric Buses To Augment Their Tram Service. These Vehicles Had A Petrol Engine Which Was Used To Drive A Dynamo Which, In Turn, Fed An Electric Motor Driving The Wheels. It Was Claimed That They Were Cheaper To Use And Easier For Tram Drivers To Learn To Operate. They Were Double Deck Open Top Rear Entrance Vehicles With Benchseats Inside For 20 Passengers And Slatted Wooden Seats For 18 Passengers On The Upper Deck. Their Maximum Permitted Speed Was 12 Mph. All Three Buses Were Converted To Charabanc Bodies In 1921, And Were Sold In 1927.This German advertising poster stamp promotes Metzeler solid tires (Massivreifen) by featuring an illustration of a classic London double-decker omnibus, a model likely from the early 20th century. The bus is marked “GENERAL” on its side, referencing the London General Omnibus Company, a dominant public transport provider before the formation of London Transport. Above the bus driver, the route number 7 is visible, and the top side advertisement reads “Priscilla,” referencing a popular Edwardian musical, alongside “Wormwood Scrubs To Liverpool St.”—a historic route in London. The detailed sepia-tone rendering captures both a sense of mechanical pride and urban modernity. The caption “Mit Metzeler-Massivreifen” (With Metzeler Solid Tires) highlights the durability and commercial suitability of Metzeler's products, likely targeted at fleet operators and industrial buyers. Metzeler, founded in Munich in 1863, was one of Germany’s earliest tire manufacturers, and this stamp reflects their marketing efforts into the automotive and transport sectors in the early 1900s. Visible Text (Rewritten In Sentence Form): German: Londoner Omnibus Wagen Mit Metzeler-Massivreifen — English Translation: London Omnibus Vehicle With Metzeler Solid Tires Country Of Origin: Germany Year Of Issue: Circa 1910–1920

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