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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