World 1961/1964 - Germany & Netherlands 1961–1964 – DRG/HOG Rocket Mail – Covers, Vignette Sheets & Launch Reports
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As-new collection of German and Dutch rocket-mail covers, vignette sheets and launch reports from 1961–1964, presented on eight album pages.
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A specialised collection of German and Dutch rocket-mail material from 1961–1964, presented on eight album pages.
The collection brings together material of the Deutsche Raketen-Gesellschaft (DRG), the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Ruimtevaart (NVR) and the Hermann Oberth-Gesellschaft (HOG). It includes the joint experiments at Venlo and Oldenzaal, rocket-mail issues supporting the Deutsches Museum, and the Oldenzaal space symposium of October 1964.
The lot comprises 17 principal items: twelve postal covers/cards, three miniature sheets of private rocket vignettes and two launch-report documents bearing signatures or signature reproductions.
The private rocket vignettes are distinct from the postage stamps used for postal franking. Their numbers identify designs or experimental series, rather than postal denominations.
DETAILED CONTENTS
Venlo – First Joint Rocket Experiments, July 1961
Commemorative postal item inscribed “Ter herdenking aan de eerste raket-proefvluchten bij Venlo”. Bears a blue-and-yellow DRG no. 12 rocket vignette and a red multilingual NVR/DRG cachet reading “vervoerd per raket / geflogen mit Rakete / flown by rocket”, with “Europa 1”. Franked with a Dutch 6-cent definitive stamp and cancelled at Venlo on 17 July 1961. Addressed to the DRG Berlin regional group.
Matching miniature sheet containing four rocket vignettes: two blue no. 12 designs and two green no. 13 designs. Marginal inscriptions name the Dutch and German societies and their international astronautical association.
Companion commemorative postal item bearing the green-and-orange no. 13 rocket vignette and a dark multilingual rocket-carriage cachet with “Europa 2”. Franked with a Dutch 4-cent definitive stamp and cancelled at Venlo on 17 July 1961. Addressed to the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Ruimtevaart in The Hague.
Venlo – Launch Report, 16 July 1961
DRG “Start-Protokoll” document dated Venlo, 16 July 1961, describing twelve experimental rockets launched at “De Grote Heide”.
The report lists technical details including a length of 1,100 mm, a diameter of 100 mm, a total weight of 5 kg, a postal-card payload of 2 kg, a stated range of 1,800–2,000 metres and a maximum height of 1,200 metres. It records parachute recovery and states that 5,400 rocket postcards were recovered and handed to the Venlo post office.
The lower section bears signatures or signature reproductions beside the roles of launch director, pyrotechnician and presidents of the Dutch and German societies. Their handwritten status and authenticity have not been independently established.
The launch date of 16 July and the postal cancellations of 17 July refer to different stages of the event and subsequent postal handling.
Oldenzaal / Twenthe – Launch Report, 14 July 1963
DRG “Startprotokoll” dated 14 July 1963, describing joint experiments with the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Ruimtevaart at an airfield near Oldenzaal.
Bears an “Oldenzaal / Raketendag / Terra Luna” pictorial cachet, a multilingual rocket-carriage marking referring to Twenthe airbase and a boxed marking of the Hannover rocket and space technology teaching and experimental station.
The text records seven experimental flying vehicles and provides technical and weather data. A marginal note states that 2,096 TR 3 cards and 2,003 TR 4 cards were recovered and handed to the Oldenzaal post office. The report also describes the successful testing of a glider-type vehicle intended for further development.
Signatures or signature reproductions appear beside the titles of the German and Dutch society presidents and the launch director. They are offered as shown, without autograph authentication.
Oldenzaal – TR 3 and TR 4, July 1963
Commemorative postal item for the TR 3 experiments, bearing a green vignette with a yellow rocket and a large turquoise “Oldenzaal / DRG / Raketendag / Terra Luna” cachet. Franked with a Dutch postage stamp and cancelled at Oldenzaal on 14 July 1963. Addressed to the DRG in Hannover.
Matching miniature sheet containing four vignettes: two green TR 3 designs and two blue TR 4 designs. Marginal inscriptions name the Dutch and German societies and include the year 1963.
Companion postal item for TR 4, bearing the blue rocket vignette and a multilingual NVR/DRG rocket-carriage cachet referring to Oldenzaal and Twenthe airbase. Franked with a Dutch 4-cent stamp and cancelled at Oldenzaal on 14 July 1963. Addressed to the Dutch society in Breda.
Deutsches Museum – TR 9 and TR 10, 7 March 1964
Illustrated postal item for experimental series TR 9, printed in turquoise with a rocket and technical imagery. Franked with a 25-pfennig Deutsche Bundespost Berlin architectural stamp, tied by the Hannover special cancellation dated 7 March 1964, inscribed “Raketenstart für Deutsches Museum”. A violet rocket-and-globe cachet states that it was flown by rocket for the museum.
Companion item for TR 10, printed in blue and bearing a 15-pfennig Berlin architectural stamp. Features Hannover special cancellations dated 7 March 1964 and a violet museum-emblem rocket-carriage cachet.
Both are addressed to the Hermann Oberth-Gesellschaft Hamburg regional group. The accompanying album text explains that proceeds from the experimental series were intended to support the development of the rocket-technology section at the Deutsches Museum.
Deutsches Museum – TR 11 and TR 12, 22 March 1964
Illustrated postal item for TR 11, printed in reddish brown with the Deutsches Museum emblem and rocket imagery. Bears a 20-pfennig Berlin architectural stamp, a Sahlenburg special cancellation dated 22 March 1964 and a matching red “Befördert mit Rakete” cachet.
Companion item for TR 12, printed in blue with a large museum emblem and rocket design. Franked with a 40-pfennig Berlin architectural stamp and cancelled at Sahlenburg on 22 March 1964. An additional cachet identifies rocket carriage for the Deutsches Museum.
Both are addressed to the HOG Hamburg regional group. The accompanying explanatory text links these experiments to support for the museum’s rocket and space department.
Hermann Oberth-Gesellschaft – TR 13 and TR 14, June 1964
Illustrated postal item for TR 13, featuring an orange rocket-launch image. Franked with a German 15 + 5-pfennig fish charity stamp, tied by the Sahlenburg “Raketenversuche der H.O.G.” special cancellation dated 6 June 1964. Bears a green rocket-and-globe carriage cachet.
Companion item for TR 14, featuring a red illustration of a lunar-landing vehicle. Franked with a German 20 + 10-pfennig fish charity stamp and cancelled at Sahlenburg on 6 June 1964. Bears an additional rocket-carriage cachet referring to the rocket and space congress at Darmstadt.
Both are addressed to the HOG Hamburg regional group. The TR 14 item shows a conspicuous brown mark near the centre, visible in the photographs.
Oldenzaal Space Symposium – TR 15 and TR 16, October 1964
Commemorative postal item for the space symposium held at Oldenzaal on 10–11 October 1964. Bears an HOG-overprinted TR 15 rocket vignette, a large violet symposium rocket-carriage cachet, an Oldenzaal date stamp of 10 October 1964 and a pictorial symposium cancellation. Franked with a Dutch 7-cent stamp and addressed to the HOG Netherlands section in Breda.
Matching miniature sheet containing four HOG-overprinted vignettes: two TR 15 and two TR 16 designs. The margins identify the Oldenzaal space symposium, October 1964, and the Hermann Oberth-Gesellschaft.
Companion symposium postal item bearing an HOG-overprinted TR 16 vignette, a blue-violet rocket-carriage cachet and Oldenzaal cancellations dated 10 October 1964. Franked with a Dutch 15-cent Europa CEPT stamp and addressed to the HOG Weser/Ems regional group in Bremen.
The accompanying album text describes cooperation between the Dutch section and the German Nordrhein-Westfalen and Weser/Ems regional groups.
FRANKINGS, CACHETS AND DOCUMENTARY INTEREST
The collection combines Dutch and German postal frankings with private rocket vignettes, multilingual carriage cachets, pictorial event cancellations and technical launch reports.
Particular features include:
The paired Venlo Europa 1 and Europa 2 items.
The Venlo and Oldenzaal launch reports with technical data and signature sections.
The matching TR 3 and TR 4 covers/cards and vignette sheet.
Four Deutsches Museum items covering experimental series TR 9–12.
The illustrated HOG TR 13 and TR 14 pair.
The Oldenzaal symposium TR 15 and TR 16 pair with matching overprinted vignette sheet.
The three miniature sheets contain twelve private labels in total and are counted as three items.
I can combine the shippings strictly following the Catawiki rules.
IMPORTANT INFO:
Following a recent change in international sector regulations, specifically Articles 18 and 19 of the Universal Postal Convention, starting from January 1, 2026, it will no longer be possible to send items (goods with or without commercial value) using International Registered and International Insured services, which will continue to be used exclusively for sending documents.
It means that starting from January 1st, 2026, I will ship abroad only by "POSTE DELIVERY INTERNATIONAL
A specialised collection of German and Dutch rocket-mail material from 1961–1964, presented on eight album pages.
The collection brings together material of the Deutsche Raketen-Gesellschaft (DRG), the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Ruimtevaart (NVR) and the Hermann Oberth-Gesellschaft (HOG). It includes the joint experiments at Venlo and Oldenzaal, rocket-mail issues supporting the Deutsches Museum, and the Oldenzaal space symposium of October 1964.
The lot comprises 17 principal items: twelve postal covers/cards, three miniature sheets of private rocket vignettes and two launch-report documents bearing signatures or signature reproductions.
The private rocket vignettes are distinct from the postage stamps used for postal franking. Their numbers identify designs or experimental series, rather than postal denominations.
DETAILED CONTENTS
Venlo – First Joint Rocket Experiments, July 1961
Commemorative postal item inscribed “Ter herdenking aan de eerste raket-proefvluchten bij Venlo”. Bears a blue-and-yellow DRG no. 12 rocket vignette and a red multilingual NVR/DRG cachet reading “vervoerd per raket / geflogen mit Rakete / flown by rocket”, with “Europa 1”. Franked with a Dutch 6-cent definitive stamp and cancelled at Venlo on 17 July 1961. Addressed to the DRG Berlin regional group.
Matching miniature sheet containing four rocket vignettes: two blue no. 12 designs and two green no. 13 designs. Marginal inscriptions name the Dutch and German societies and their international astronautical association.
Companion commemorative postal item bearing the green-and-orange no. 13 rocket vignette and a dark multilingual rocket-carriage cachet with “Europa 2”. Franked with a Dutch 4-cent definitive stamp and cancelled at Venlo on 17 July 1961. Addressed to the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Ruimtevaart in The Hague.
Venlo – Launch Report, 16 July 1961
DRG “Start-Protokoll” document dated Venlo, 16 July 1961, describing twelve experimental rockets launched at “De Grote Heide”.
The report lists technical details including a length of 1,100 mm, a diameter of 100 mm, a total weight of 5 kg, a postal-card payload of 2 kg, a stated range of 1,800–2,000 metres and a maximum height of 1,200 metres. It records parachute recovery and states that 5,400 rocket postcards were recovered and handed to the Venlo post office.
The lower section bears signatures or signature reproductions beside the roles of launch director, pyrotechnician and presidents of the Dutch and German societies. Their handwritten status and authenticity have not been independently established.
The launch date of 16 July and the postal cancellations of 17 July refer to different stages of the event and subsequent postal handling.
Oldenzaal / Twenthe – Launch Report, 14 July 1963
DRG “Startprotokoll” dated 14 July 1963, describing joint experiments with the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Ruimtevaart at an airfield near Oldenzaal.
Bears an “Oldenzaal / Raketendag / Terra Luna” pictorial cachet, a multilingual rocket-carriage marking referring to Twenthe airbase and a boxed marking of the Hannover rocket and space technology teaching and experimental station.
The text records seven experimental flying vehicles and provides technical and weather data. A marginal note states that 2,096 TR 3 cards and 2,003 TR 4 cards were recovered and handed to the Oldenzaal post office. The report also describes the successful testing of a glider-type vehicle intended for further development.
Signatures or signature reproductions appear beside the titles of the German and Dutch society presidents and the launch director. They are offered as shown, without autograph authentication.
Oldenzaal – TR 3 and TR 4, July 1963
Commemorative postal item for the TR 3 experiments, bearing a green vignette with a yellow rocket and a large turquoise “Oldenzaal / DRG / Raketendag / Terra Luna” cachet. Franked with a Dutch postage stamp and cancelled at Oldenzaal on 14 July 1963. Addressed to the DRG in Hannover.
Matching miniature sheet containing four vignettes: two green TR 3 designs and two blue TR 4 designs. Marginal inscriptions name the Dutch and German societies and include the year 1963.
Companion postal item for TR 4, bearing the blue rocket vignette and a multilingual NVR/DRG rocket-carriage cachet referring to Oldenzaal and Twenthe airbase. Franked with a Dutch 4-cent stamp and cancelled at Oldenzaal on 14 July 1963. Addressed to the Dutch society in Breda.
Deutsches Museum – TR 9 and TR 10, 7 March 1964
Illustrated postal item for experimental series TR 9, printed in turquoise with a rocket and technical imagery. Franked with a 25-pfennig Deutsche Bundespost Berlin architectural stamp, tied by the Hannover special cancellation dated 7 March 1964, inscribed “Raketenstart für Deutsches Museum”. A violet rocket-and-globe cachet states that it was flown by rocket for the museum.
Companion item for TR 10, printed in blue and bearing a 15-pfennig Berlin architectural stamp. Features Hannover special cancellations dated 7 March 1964 and a violet museum-emblem rocket-carriage cachet.
Both are addressed to the Hermann Oberth-Gesellschaft Hamburg regional group. The accompanying album text explains that proceeds from the experimental series were intended to support the development of the rocket-technology section at the Deutsches Museum.
Deutsches Museum – TR 11 and TR 12, 22 March 1964
Illustrated postal item for TR 11, printed in reddish brown with the Deutsches Museum emblem and rocket imagery. Bears a 20-pfennig Berlin architectural stamp, a Sahlenburg special cancellation dated 22 March 1964 and a matching red “Befördert mit Rakete” cachet.
Companion item for TR 12, printed in blue with a large museum emblem and rocket design. Franked with a 40-pfennig Berlin architectural stamp and cancelled at Sahlenburg on 22 March 1964. An additional cachet identifies rocket carriage for the Deutsches Museum.
Both are addressed to the HOG Hamburg regional group. The accompanying explanatory text links these experiments to support for the museum’s rocket and space department.
Hermann Oberth-Gesellschaft – TR 13 and TR 14, June 1964
Illustrated postal item for TR 13, featuring an orange rocket-launch image. Franked with a German 15 + 5-pfennig fish charity stamp, tied by the Sahlenburg “Raketenversuche der H.O.G.” special cancellation dated 6 June 1964. Bears a green rocket-and-globe carriage cachet.
Companion item for TR 14, featuring a red illustration of a lunar-landing vehicle. Franked with a German 20 + 10-pfennig fish charity stamp and cancelled at Sahlenburg on 6 June 1964. Bears an additional rocket-carriage cachet referring to the rocket and space congress at Darmstadt.
Both are addressed to the HOG Hamburg regional group. The TR 14 item shows a conspicuous brown mark near the centre, visible in the photographs.
Oldenzaal Space Symposium – TR 15 and TR 16, October 1964
Commemorative postal item for the space symposium held at Oldenzaal on 10–11 October 1964. Bears an HOG-overprinted TR 15 rocket vignette, a large violet symposium rocket-carriage cachet, an Oldenzaal date stamp of 10 October 1964 and a pictorial symposium cancellation. Franked with a Dutch 7-cent stamp and addressed to the HOG Netherlands section in Breda.
Matching miniature sheet containing four HOG-overprinted vignettes: two TR 15 and two TR 16 designs. The margins identify the Oldenzaal space symposium, October 1964, and the Hermann Oberth-Gesellschaft.
Companion symposium postal item bearing an HOG-overprinted TR 16 vignette, a blue-violet rocket-carriage cachet and Oldenzaal cancellations dated 10 October 1964. Franked with a Dutch 15-cent Europa CEPT stamp and addressed to the HOG Weser/Ems regional group in Bremen.
The accompanying album text describes cooperation between the Dutch section and the German Nordrhein-Westfalen and Weser/Ems regional groups.
FRANKINGS, CACHETS AND DOCUMENTARY INTEREST
The collection combines Dutch and German postal frankings with private rocket vignettes, multilingual carriage cachets, pictorial event cancellations and technical launch reports.
Particular features include:
The paired Venlo Europa 1 and Europa 2 items.
The Venlo and Oldenzaal launch reports with technical data and signature sections.
The matching TR 3 and TR 4 covers/cards and vignette sheet.
Four Deutsches Museum items covering experimental series TR 9–12.
The illustrated HOG TR 13 and TR 14 pair.
The Oldenzaal symposium TR 15 and TR 16 pair with matching overprinted vignette sheet.
The three miniature sheets contain twelve private labels in total and are counted as three items.
I can combine the shippings strictly following the Catawiki rules.
IMPORTANT INFO:
Following a recent change in international sector regulations, specifically Articles 18 and 19 of the Universal Postal Convention, starting from January 1, 2026, it will no longer be possible to send items (goods with or without commercial value) using International Registered and International Insured services, which will continue to be used exclusively for sending documents.
It means that starting from January 1st, 2026, I will ship abroad only by "POSTE DELIVERY INTERNATIONAL
Details
Geographic origin
World
From (Year of oldest stamps)
1961
To (Year of most recent stamps)
1964
Condition
As new
Title
Germany & Netherlands 1961–1964 – DRG/HOG Rocket Mail – Covers, Vignette Sheets & Launch Reports
Has certificate
No
Has expert signature
No
