German Philatelic & Postal History Collection (1875–1948) 1. Image File: Lot CTW 12 1-10 total.jpg Items & Structural Analysis • Type of Items: Commercial covers, postal stationeries (Ganzsachen), and folded letters. • Geographic Focus: Primarily German States (Baden, Hanover), German Empire (Germania series), and Kingdom of Würtemberg. Sender & Recipient Data • Recipients Identified: o Frans Coenen, Director of the Conservatory, Amsterdam (Frankfurt to Netherlands cover). o E. Klingler, Stuttgart. o K. Helke, Hannover. o Reichsstelle für Kunstseide u. Zellwolle, Berlin. o Bernard Eggers, Melsungen. Stamps & Postmarks • Stamps: German Empire Germania series (e.g., 10 Pf, 20 Pf, 75 Pf), Hanover embossed stationery cut/card, Baden ring cancellations, and Third Reich Hitler head/occupational issues. • Postmarks: Ring-postmarks (Ringstempel) from Elberfeld, Baden, and machine cancellations from Hannover & Frankfurt. Translations & Inscriptions • To the Director of the Conservatory: "Aan den Weled. Heer Frans Coenen / Director van het Conservatorium / Amsterdam" • To the Reich Office: "An die Reichsstelle für Kunstseide u. Zellwolle / Berlin W 8" (National Office for Rayon & Cell Wool). 2. Image File: CTW 12 11-20 total.jpg Items & Structural Analysis • Type of Items: Commercial correspondence, mourning covers, printed matter (Geschäftspapiere), and Leipzig Fair propaganda/advertising covers. Sender & Recipient Data • Senders: o Karl Berch..., München. o Brauerei Peschl, Passau. • Recipients: o Eduard Peschl, Brewery owner in Passau. o Frau Antonia L..., Italia. o Firma Martinus Keller, Leipzig. Stamps & Postmarks • Stamps: Hindenburg Medallion issue, Weimar Republic numerals, and German Empire definitives. • Postmarks: Passau roller and circular date stamps (Tagesstempel), Leipzig Fair machine postmarks with the double-M logo (Mustermesse Leipzig). Translations & Inscriptions • Geschäftspapiere: Business Papers (Reduced postal rate wrapper). • Internationale Leipziger Messe: International Leipzig Trade Fair. 3. Image File: Lot CTW 12 21-30 total.jpg Items & Structural Analysis • Type of Items: Covers, publisher stationeries, and local commercial mail. Sender & Recipient Data • Senders: o Rudolf Mosse, Leipzig (famous publishing company). o C. H. Frenzel, Wittigsthal bei Johanngeorgenstadt (Cardboard and Paper Mill). • Recipients: o Heinz Paul, Königsberg Pr. o Clemens Schreiber, Annaberg. o Herr H. Schacht, Oppeln. Stamps & Postmarks • Stamps: German Empire Germania issues, 5 Pf, 10 Pf, 20 Pf values in various shades. • Postmarks: Chemnitz, Annaberg, and Buer machine cancellations. Translations & Inscriptions • Annaberger Wochenblattes: Annaberg Weekly Newspaper (addressed to the publisher's expedition department). • Holzstoff-, Pappen- und Papierfabrik: Wood pulp, cardboard, and paper mill. 4. Image File: Lot CTW 12 31-40 total.jpg Items & Structural Analysis • Type of Items: Metered mail (Freistempel), picture postally used envelopes, international mail to Denmark, and Third Reich special event covers. Sender & Recipient Data • Senders: o Wilh. Scheller, Bremen. o Akademischer Gesangverein, Würzburg. • Recipients: o Fräulein Else Harth, Nykøbing, Denmark. o Hugo Petermann, Frankfurt am Main. Stamps & Postmarks • Stamps: 1938 Reichsgartenschau Stuttgart commemorative stamps/postmarks, Hindenburg definitives, and Weimar Republic issues. • Postmarks: Stuttgart Reichsgartenschau 1939 special postmark, early red meter cancels (Postcheck). Translations & Inscriptions • Reichsgartenschau Stuttgart 1939: Imperial Horticultural Show Stuttgart 1939. • Rechteck-Postscheck: Postal checking service slogan cancellation. 5. Image File: Lot CTW 12 41-50 total.jpg Items & Structural Analysis • Type of Items: Overseas mail to the USA, express/registered mail (Einschreiben), and Nuremberg City of Rallies propaganda covers. Sender & Recipient Data • Senders: o Dr. F. H. Huth, Solingen-Gräfrath. • Recipients: o Fräulein Ilse Hinken, Chicago, Ill., North America (1916 Transatlantic mail via Blumenau machine cancel). o Ilse Hausmann, Solingen. o Kaufmann Melchior Lübben, Alsell. Stamps & Postmarks • Stamps: Germania series, Hindenburg issue, red express label (Eilboten). • Postmarks: Nürnberg - Stadt der Reichsparteitage (Nuremberg - City of Reich Party Rallies) decorative machine cancel. Translations & Inscriptions • Durch Eilboten, Bitte bestellen: By Express Messenger, please deliver. • Nürnberg - Stadt der Reichsparteitage: Nuremberg - City of the Reich Party Rallies. 6. Image File: Lot CTW 12 51-59 total.jpg Items & Structural Analysis • Type of Items: Propaganda postcard (Im Kampf um die Freiheit!), plebiscite card (Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer), postal checks, and commercial covers. Sender & Recipient Data • Senders: o Richard Klippgen & Co., Dresden. o Mayer-Heineberg, Gevelsberg. • Recipients: o Hellmuth Glasewald, Gössnitz. o Prof. Dr. Seitz, Breslau. Stamps & Postmarks • Stamps: Tag der Wehrmacht (Armed Forces Day) commemoratives, SA/SS plebiscite card overprints. • Postmarks: Tag der Wehrmacht Berlin special cancels, 10 April 1938 Plebiscite cachets. Translations & Inscriptions • Im Kampf um die Freiheit!: In the Fight for Freedom! • Am 10. April dem Führer das Ja: On April 10th give the Führer your "Yes" (1938 Austrian Anschluss plebiscite). 7. Image File: Lot CTW 12 71-80 total.jpg Items & Structural Analysis • Type of Items: Commercial correspondence, window envelopes, multi-franked covers, and bank wrappers. Sender & Recipient Data • Senders: o J. N. Apel, Braunschweig. o Mitteldeutsche Creditbank, Frankfurt a. M. o Fachausschuss der deutschen Brauereiverbände, Berlin. • Recipients: o Ludwig Warnecke, Mölln in Lauenburg. o Firma W. Thier-Haller & Co., Berlin. o Fräulein Antonia Callsen, Mainz. Stamps & Postmarks • Stamps: Inflation era high denomination stamps, Germania definitives, Hindenburg head values. • Postmarks: Berlin roller cancels, Frankfurt main post office date stamps. Translations & Inscriptions • Mitteldeutsche Creditbank: Central German Credit Bank. • Fachausschuss der deutschen Brauereiverbände: Technical Committee of German Brewery Associations. 8. Image File: Lot CTW 12 81-90 total.jpg Items & Structural Analysis • Type of Items: Foreign destination mail (Netherlands, Norway), business covers, and leather factory mail. Sender & Recipient Data • Senders: o Louis Fritsch, Halle a. S. o Böcking & Penserot, Leder-Fabrik, Kirn a. d. Nahe. o Wieland-Apotheke, Leipzig. • Recipients: o Hermann ten Cate, Lochem, Holland. o Eleonore Schjelderup, Kristiania (Oslo), Norway. o Ernst Gernsheim, Worms. Stamps & Postmarks • Stamps: Germania pair frankings, early Weimar definitives, emergency inflation handstamps. • Postmarks: Halle, Leipzig, Kirn, and Mannheim circular date stamps. Translations & Inscriptions • Leder-Fabrik: Leather Factory. • Stadtverwaltung Abt. Lebensmittelamt: City Administration, Food Office Department. 9. Image File: Lot CTW 12 91-100 total.jpg Items & Structural Analysis • Type of Items: Multi-color franking covers, international destination mail (Italy), and commercial advertising covers. Sender & Recipient Data • Senders: o Sanatorium Dr. L. Joseph, Frankfurt am Main. o Hans Froede, Düsseldorf. o Wilhelm (Car & Automobile factory logo cover), Oldenburg. • Recipients: o Eberhard Niggeler, Palazzolo, Italy. o Frau Meta ten Cate-Fritsch, Lochem, Netherlands. o Frau Margarete Keiser, Essen/Ruhr. 1. Image: Lot CTW 12 101-110 total.jpg • Overview of Items: 10 commercial and private postal covers/envelopes. • Sender & Recipient Data: o Senders: Includes commercial firms such as Johannes Koch (Berlin NW 7), Bahnhofs-Hotel, and Rich. Holzrichter. o Recipients: Addressed to individuals across Germany and neighboring regions (e.g., Dr. J. Brandner, Fräulein Betty Brauer in Eger, Herrn Regierungsbaurat Ernst Miller, Ernst Maisel, and a recipient in Hungary). • Stamp Analysis: o Features various German issue stamps, including Deutsches Reich Hindenburg Medallion definitive issues (purple, red, and blue values). o Modern post-war issues (including West Germany / Federal Republic / Berlin issues on the bottom right/center). o Postmarks include standard circular town postmarks (TTP/K2) and machine cancellations. • Translations / Transcription Snippets: o Firma Dr. J. Brandner / Johannes Koch Berlin NW 7 (Company Dr. J. Brandner / Johannes Koch Berlin NW 7). o Herrn Regierungsbaurat Ernst Miller (To Government Building Officer Ernst Miller). o Bahnhofs-Hotel (Railway Station Hotel). 2. Image: Lot CTW 12 111-120 total.jpg • Overview of Items: 10 postal covers, commercial letters, and postal stationery cards. • Sender & Recipient Data: o Senders: Includes commercial companies (e.g., Karl Richter, Leipzig) and institutional stationery (e.g., NSDAP / Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt with eagle emblem on lower right cover). o Recipients: Addressed to various German cities including Mainz, Leipzig, Berlin-Halensee, Eger, and international destination Holland (Rotterdam / N.V. Rotterdamsche Industrie). • Stamp Analysis: o Contains Third Reich Hitler Head definitives (red/green). o Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) semi-postal / charity issues showing buildings/facilities. o Standard machine cancel waves and circular town cancels. • Translations / Transcription Snippets: o Fräulein Anna Riffel, Mainz. o Firma Karl W. Pielsticker, Leipzig. o NSDAP / Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (National Socialist People's Welfare). 3. Image: Lot CTW 12 121-130 total.jpg • Overview of Items: 10 commercial covers, registered cover, and postal history items. • Sender & Recipient Data: o Senders: Industrial and commercial headers including Gebrüder Kriegel, Vater, Knobloch & Co. (Gablonz), Robert Seibt (Unter-Maxdorf), Rich. Holzrichter, U-Barmen, and Steingutfabrik Akt. Ges.. o Recipients: Addressed to destinations such as Bottrop, Nordhorn, Mainz, Annaberg, and Ernst Maisel. • Stamp Analysis: o Features early-to-mid 20th-century German definitive issues (Hindenburg, Danzig/Saar/Bohemia & Moravia issues). o Includes commemorative issues depicting aircraft/aviation or landmarks. • Translations / Transcription Snippets: o Firma Gebrüder Kriegel (Messrs. Kriegel Brothers). o Vater, Knobloch & Co., Gablonz. o Fräulein Sophie Heise, Lehrerin (Miss Sophie Heise, Teacher). 4. Image: Lot CTW 12 131-140 total.jpg • Overview of Items: 10 business covers and window/commercial envelopes. • Sender & Recipient Data: o Senders: E. Lauffer (Schwenningen), Bernh. Taube (Leipzig), J. Muth & Co. (Frankfurt a. M.), Heinrich Hoyer (Mihla), Diplom-Kaufmann Hans Ebert (Nürnberg), and Eerste Nederlandsche Accountanskantoor (Rotterdam). o Recipients: Addressed to Herrn Hans Lucht (Altona), Frl. Rosa Amolter (Berlin-Charlottenburg), Daniel Hippler, among others. • Stamp Analysis: o Standard German definitive issues (Hitler Head red/green values, Hindenburg values). o Special slogan postmarks (e.g., Der Rundfunk - Werkzeug der Volksbildung / Radio slogan cancels). • Translations / Transcription Snippets: o Möbelfabrik (Furniture Factory). o Klempnermeister (Master Plumber). o Diplom-Kaufmann (Certified Business Graduate). 5. Image: Lot CTW 12 141-150 total.jpg • Overview of Items: 10 postal covers, including a registered cover (Einschreiben) and business window envelopes. • Sender & Recipient Data: o Senders: Fr. Bennigstorf (Kiel-Gaarden), Karl Richter (Leipzig), Karl Schwartz (Plauen), and modern sender to Ludwig Radle (München). o Recipients: Addressed to Prag (Prague), Mülhausen, Schwenningen, and München. • Stamp Analysis: o Top Right/Center: German Building Series (Bautenserie) / post-WWII issues. o Bottom Center: Modern West German / Deutsche Bundespost definitive stamps (art/architecture series) on a Registered Cover (Einschreiben) with a red registration label. o Left/Middle: Hitler Head definitives and standard commercial postmarks. • Translations / Transcription Snippets: o Einschreiben (Registered Mail). o Vermeidet Rundfunkstörungen (Avoid Radio Interference) slogan mark. Look carefully at the images to form an opinion Lot CTW 12 1-59, 71-150 GERMAN REICH; Over 180 covers and cards between 1889 and 1945, including single franks, multiple franks, mixed franking, etc. Also INFLA, special cancellations, advertising franking, and machine cancellations. Also some money order forms. The quality is, as with so many old letters, varying. Take a look at the pictures to get a good impression. Everything is photographed. Lot CTW 12 1-59, 71-150