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An Introduction to German Rural
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German Postal Specialist
Volume LXXI, No. 03 Whole Number 778 April 2020
Columns
Letters to the Editor.....................................100
President’s Message....................................102
Articles
An Introduction to German Rural Mail (Landpost)
Markings and Cancels, Pt. 2
by Ken Gilbert.................................................104
Book Order Postcards “Bücherzettel”
by Jerry H. Miller............................................. 114
German Gems
by Bruce Wright.............................................. 119
The First Issue of Bremen
by Lawrence R. Mead.....................................120
News
IBRA 2021 International Stamp Exhibition in
Essen, Germany May 6-9, 2021
by Harold Peter..............................................131
New Issues.....................................................133
GPS Chapters.................................................140
GPS Study Groups.........................................141
Book Review
by Rudi Andrews.............................................131
Adlets..............................................................142.
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Letters to the Editor
This is meant as a gentle correction
to one small phrase in the recent article
“Celebration Over 450 Years of the German
Beer Purity Law of 1516” by Walter Kurth in
the January/February 2020 issue of the German Postal Specialist,
pp. 23-24. On the last page, he said that the 1516 law specified that
“beer brewed in Bavaria would include only malt (barley), hops,
yeast and water.”
As the father of an American brewmaster and an investor
in his brewery, I have spent a considerable amount of time
“studying” beer. I’ll admit that the majority of my “research” has
involved tasting it, but I honestly have pursued a better understanding
of the history of beer along the way.
From my reading about the 1516 Reinheitsgebot für Bier
(Beer Purity Law), Bavarian beer could only be produced using
three ingredients; water, malted barley and hops. There is, and
from ancient times always has been, one more critically important
ingredient for beer production - yeast. Without yeast, there
is no fermentation, and without fermentation, there is no alcohol.
But in 1516, fermentation was a magical mystery and “yeast” had
no name, so it was not and could not have been specified in the
Purity Law.
Fortunately, ancient peoples around the globe and old
Bavarians as well knew enough to foster the process of fermentation,
but they could not name the catalyst behind the wonderful
final product until way more than 200 years after the 1516 law was
enacted. In the 1600s, a Dutchman named van Leeuwenhoek developed
magnifying lenses of such improved quality that single celled
micro-organisms could actually be seen in beer, but no one knew
what they were doing in there. The word “yeast” was first defined
in 1755 in Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language.
He helpfully described it as “the ferment put into drink to make it
work,” but it took Louis Pasteur until 1860 to fully describe the critically
important role of yeast in fermentation. If I had been called
upon in 1516 to help edit the Reinheitsgebot für Bier before its
publication, I believe I would have specified that good German beer
requires four ingredients; water, malted barley, hops and magic.
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Thanks to Walter Kurth for featuring one of my favorite
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German commemoratives. In April 2016, Germany issued another
stamp commemorating beer and the law enacted 500 years
earlier (Sc 2906, Mi 3229). It depicts an up close view of beer in a
glass with a slightly foamy head - very much like my view when I
am deeply involved in my research…
Dr. James Schultz
On page 389 of the September 2019 Issue 772 is a
story about an interesting small package card. At the
time, I failed to note that it originated in Schenefeld über
(above = north of) Itzehoe as that was not mentioned
in the text, and the reduced cancel on the dark stamps
is difficult to read. Of course, Schenefeld über Itzehoe
(Mittelholstein) is part of the dental laboratory's return
address on the card. My paternal cousin, Gisela, made a permanent
home there after the Flucht u. Vertreibung from Garnsee /
Marienwerder / West Preußen at the end of WWII.
On page 30 of the January / February Issue 776 there is additional
information on the card. The start of the last sentence
stating, "A value packet from the last month of WWII. . . is not
all that commonly seen [,]" made me wonder when exactly the
packet was sent as no date was given.
That took me back to page 389 to have a closer look. To
the right of the card is a chart with a shipping date of 21.5.1945
(May 21, 1945) noted. May was indeed the last month of WWII
in Europe, but hostilities ceased on the 8th as did the mails.
Also, the use of Hitler definitives thereafter was verboten. With
the help of my trusty 5x magnifying glass, it appears as though
the Schenefeld cancel reads 25.1.1945 (January 25, 1945). The
reduced receiving Spremberg / L. (Lausitz) cancel is more difficult
to decipher. Perhaps, you have a higher resolution scan.
One further note. Schenefeld ü. Itzehoe is around 40 km NW
of Hamburg, and Spremberg / L. is about 360 km SE of Hamburg
for a total distance of 400 km. The authors mention in the chart
that the distance was 75 km. Maybe they were thinking of the SE
district of Berlin / Schönefeld (beautiful field), which is around 75
km away, and the current home of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg
GmbH. There is also a town of Schenefeld that borders to the NW
of Hamburg, but it's not über Itzehoe.
Otto Bergman
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President’s Message
Rudi Anders
The Specialist at 90 –
Part MMXL (2040)
Perhaps we – the GPS and Specialist – can make it to 90
or beyond. On April 1, anything is possible… Plausible? At the
time of writing I’m contemplating the impact of the coronavirus.
I thought of a subtitle for my message: Stamp Collecting
in the Time of Cholera – (with apologies to Gabriel García
Márquez). I do not want to make light of crisis. As you’ve
heard by now, we’ve had to postpone our annual meeting
in Portland. With each passing day comes new advice and
restrictions designed to avoid the infection. I’ve come to realize
that many dealers, shows and clubs will be negatively
impacted. Beyond the economic impact, I fear for our older
members who are in greater danger of adverse effects along
with families and friends. One can envision difficult times
ahead for many in the world, our nation, our communities, and
social groups.
So, as an April Fool’s gesture, I’ll suggest that our hobby –
yes, stamp collecting/philately – can help you/us get through
these hard times. Many of you may now have far more
time, due to meetings, sporting events, and concerts being
cancelled. (I’m now in church services via YouTube.) So get out
your albums, create new pages, read the philatelic journals
and magazines, which have piled up. Even more important for
the GPS, share your knowledge. Can you write an article for
the Specialist or a study group? Is there a question you’d like to
research or need help finding answers? We can still communicate!
So check up on other collectors. Do what collectors have
done so well for over a century – talk with others about your
collecting interests.
I want to make an addition to my Jan./Feb. message – the
chart there reflected increases in dues, but we should really
compare that with purchasing power – i.e. the $2 in 1950 could
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Year Dues/year Dues in 2020 dollars
1949/50 $2 $ 21.47
1959 $3 $ 26.67
1969 $7.50 $ 52.86
1979 $10 $ 35.63
1989 $15 $ 31.29
1999 $18 $ 27.95
2009 $30 $ 36.17
2015 $40 $ 43.66
2020 $40 $ 40.00
purchase what now requires $21.47. In very crude terms, what
you got for the dues of $2 ($21.47) – was 78 pages in 1950. In
1959, $3 ($26.67) paid for circa 200 pages, and in 1969 $7.50
($52.86) paid for about 440 pages.
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
The April Fool hopes to present the GPS budget next month.
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An Introduction to German Rural Mail
(Landpost) Markings and Cancels,
Part 2
Ken Gilbert
These markings, excepting those for the four-digit postal
code in West Germany in 1961, were not given a specific
format and varied widely, though a few specifics were required
by the Reichspost and its successors. The original markings in
1928 were to include the following on the marking: the name
of the LPA, the name of the Poststelle, and the word “Land”
(see Image 1 for an example: Weckesheim Friedberg Land)
The cancel of the LPA also included the word Land, to indicate
use in the Landpost system. The Reichspost also noted that a
similar but slightly different form should be used by customers
to address letters to a rural postal address: “Poststelle
‘über’ (via) LPA”. This was of high importance due to the large
number of repeated town names in Germany. For example,
there are quite a number of towns with the name Neustadt
(at least 25 in the region covered by the Reichspost according
to Wikipedia). Addition of the LPA made it far easier to direct
mail to the correct LPA and thus the correct Poststelle. In 1933,
the Reichspost decided that this form should be used for the
Landpost markings as well (Image 2). Postagenture offices
also used Land/über (via) LPA format in their cancels (Image
3) and addresses for the same reason. After 1939, the term
Image 1. “Land” auxiliary marking (1928-1933): Weckesheim in
Friedberg Land
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Image 2. Poststelle ‘über’ (via) LPA marking: Breitenberg über Calw
(Poststelle II)
Image 3. Postagenture (Poststelle I) cancel: Abbensen über Lehrte
Poststelle (I) was used for Postagentur and Poststelle (II) for
Poststelle, and after 1952, the terms Poststelle I and Poststelle
II were used. During the Landpost era, many PSt II offices grew
and became PSt I offices. The latter terminology will be used
in the remainder of the article, as is standard in this collecting
area.
The Poststelle II markings could and did use a variety of
Image 4. Poststelle II: Seiffen über Kollburg (Eifel)
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Image 5. Poststelle II: Gross-Lobke über Lehrte to Clauen über Lehrte (4
km away). On the same route, but Clauen came before Gross-Lobke, so the
item went to Lehrte first, a round trip of almost 40 km
formats: one line, two lines, or three lines, with and without
enclosures. A number of typefaces may be seen. Originally
“Fraktur” was used. But Bormann’s edict of 1941 against the
use of Fraktur, which he considered to be a “Jewish script” led
to the use of “Antiqua” typeface and later “Grotesk”. Violet and
sometimes black ink were used. Images 4 and 5 show some
examples.
The Poststelle markings were added when the item was
received by the Poststelle clerk or Kraftpost clerk. They were
then cancelled at the Leitpostamt. This sometimes led to a
local item (Image 6) making a 30-40 km round trip in cases
where the sending and receiving Poststellen were only a
couple of kilometers apart–unless the receiving Poststelle
followed the sending Poststelle on the route. Then it was
permitted to use the Landpost marking as a “cancel” (Image 11)
and the mail item did not have to go through the Leitpostamt
but was left at the receiving Poststelle.
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Image 6. Local use of a Poststelle II marking as a “cancel”: Rethmar über
Lehrte to Haimar über Lehrte. Haimar followed Rethmar on the route (4 km
away), and the card did not go through Lehrte
Image 7. Poststelle 1: General Government usage on a package card
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Landpost markings were also used in some occupied territories,
as may be seen by a parcel card from the Poststelle 1
office Wojciechow über Radomsko in the General Government
(occupied Poland) to the infamous Flossenburg concentration
camp (Image 7)–which itself was a rural mail Poststelle 1
office–Flossenburg über Floss–as may be seen from the receiving
cancel.
One major change took place in 1941: the introduction of
two-digit postal codes (though some areas also had a letter)
(Image 8). At first, this was limited to packages only, but in
Image 8. Reverse of letter sheet showing new postal codes
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Image 9. Poststelle II: Ölerse über Lehrte with new postal code (20)
1943, this was extended
to all mail. In January
1944, postal patrons were
required to add this to
both sending and receiving
addresses, and in
June 1944, Poststelle I
and II were required to
add the postal code to
their stamps and cancelers.
Some were modified
from old devices and
some were new. These are
relatively rare, due to the
realities of the war. Postal
services became more
and more restricted, and
more and more areas fell
under Allied control. An
example of the new marking
is shown in Image 9.
Postwar uses were a
mixture of many styles at
first. You will find markings,
cancels, and labels
with and without the
postal code and those
where a postal code
region was split–such as
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Image 10. Poststelle II: Postwar Use in Bizone, Obershagen
über Lehrte (20)
Image 11. Poststelle II: Bizone, Abbensen über Hannover (20a)
Image 12. Poststelle II: West Germany, Röddensen über
Lehrte (20a)
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Image 13. Poststelle II: East Germany, Groß Schwechten
über Goldbeck (Kreis Osterberg)
Image 14. Poststelle I: West
Germany, Hänigsen über Lehrte
(20a)
introduced new Poststelle II markings.
20 to 20a and 20b and often
mixtures of usages on a single
cover. but eventually these
settled down (Images 10-14).
Both East and West Germany
retained the Landpost system.
However, as in the US, a two
digit system was not robust
enough for modern sorting
and delivery. West Germany
and Berlin in 1961 and East
Germany in 1964 introduced
a four digit system, and both
In West Germany, the first digit represented one of the 8
zones (1-8), the second represented the region within the zone,
and the third the Leitpostamt. A 1 for the fourth digit was for
a Poststelle office under the Leitpostamt. 2-9 for the fourth
digit were used for other independent post offices under the
Leitpostamt. Zero was a place holder when any of the other
digits were not used. For example, Munich as the main office
for Zone 8 had the postal code 8000. The town I lived in as
an exchange student, Röddensen, had the code 3161: 3 for
Hannover zone, 1 for Celle region, and 6 for Lehrte as the
Leitpostamt, while the last 1 indicated its Poststelle status.
One should note that, unlike in the US, a single postal code
could be and was used for multiple Poststelle offices under
a Leitpostamt. For example, there were 40 towns that used
the 3161 code, as the code was basically used to get the mail
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to and from the correct Leitpostamt, where final sorting for
the rural offices would take place. Interestingly, 0 and 9 were
not used for the first digit, as they were reserved for possible
use in a unified Germany. For Poststelle II, Landpost markings
with the new four-digit codes were used, mostly standardized
Image 15. Poststelle II: West Germany new four digit
auxiliary marking: 7401 Schwalldorf (Tübingen)
Image 16. West Germany four digit
postal code cancel: 3161 Haimar
(formerly Haimar über Lehrte)
Image 17. Germany 3160 Lehrte
8 cancel (formerly 3161 Arpke and
Arpke über Lehrte)
(Image 15, though some variants exist. This changeover lasted
until well into 1962. For Poststelle I cancels, the old postal code
was removed until new devices arrived. These four digit auxiliary
markings did not last long and are harder to find than
other Landpost markings, as in February 1962, the Federal
Postal Minister decided that all offices, including Poststelle II
offices, should have full canceling devices with the new codes
(Image 16).
Land reform in the 1970s resulted in the consolidation of
many villages under a main city or town. This led to many of
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the former Landpost offices becoming branch offices of the
main town post office (Image 17). Increased use of automobiles
in the rural population also made many rural post offices
redundant. Then, in 1985, the Bundespost retired the postal
van system, resulting in the further closure of many rural post
offices. Finally, in 1993, the Bundespost introduced a 5-digit
system and at the same time introduced large regional sorting
centers (Briefzentrum) which fully integrated the old rural
system into the national system.
In East Germany, Poststelle markings with four digits
continued to be used at least until Unification in 1990. An
example may be seen in Image 18. These, like the West
German offices, were integrated into the new unified national
system in 1993.
References
Image 18. East Germany four-digit cancel 4901 Zeitz (old 21)
Hesse, J.-O., Preprint “The Revolution of Rural Postal Service in
Germany in the 1880s”. Paper presented at the International
Economic History Congress, August 21st in Helsinki, Session
107 “Postal Networks“ http://www.helsinki.fi/iehc2006/
papers3/Hesse.pdf Accessed February 14, 2020.
Griese, P., “Poststellen-Stempel 1928–1988;” Neue Schriftenreihe
der Poststemplegilde, e.V., Band 175; Poststempelgilde:
Manching, Germany, 2008.
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Book Order Postcards
“Bücherzettel”
Jerry H. Miller
Within the classification ‘Printed Matter’ and postage
rates relating to such, is a sub-category, which the early
German Post Office recognized as “Book Order Postcard Mail”
(“Bücherzettel”).
This sub-category is actually postcard-mail generally sent
to publishers or book dealers by patrons purchase-ordering
one or more books, or, vice versa inviting orders of newly
published books of potential interest sent to the mail’s recipient.
Such mail was not subject to the official postcard-rate but,
rather, subject to the printed-matter rate, despite such mail
potentially having more than ten words of text, which would
otherwise relegate such mail to the higher postcard rate.
Already prior to German unification in 1871 as well as the
establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1875,
Image 1. Front of 1890 Book Order Card postmarked at Berlin sent to
Saalfeld, Germany. 3-Pfennig printed-matter postcard-rate
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Image 2. Reverse of 1890 Book Order Card postmarked at Berlin sent to
Saalfeld
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the North German Confederation added this sub-category
to its postal rate schedule in 1871 with carryover by Imperial
Germany in 1871-72. This sub-category rate remained henceforth
effective through the 20 th century.
Image 3. 1913 B o o k O r d e r F o r m C a r d , p o s t a l - fl a g p o s t m a r ke d b y a ‘ B i c ke r d i ke ’
Postmarking Machine at Berlin sent to Vienna, Austria. 3-Pfennig Domestic
Germany Printed-Matter Rate
Book Order Cards could also be sent from Germany to
Austria at the domestic Germany-Rate, since both Germany
and Austria had a concession-rate structure between them.
This aforementioned sub-category of printed-matter was also
recognized by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) for international
mail, albeit at the UPU International Printed-Matter Rate.
After World War II, this sub-category and its reduced rate
remained valid in the Soviet Occupation Zone (SBZ) and subsequent
evolving German Democratic Republic (DDR) until its
elimination from the latter’s revised postal regulations of 1959.
It also remained valid in the western zones of Germany and
subsequent evolving German Federal Republic. The author’s
latest seen usage example is dated 12 June 1959 (Image 6).
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Image 4. 1894 Book Order Card postmarked at Weimar sent to Copenhagen,
Denmark. 5-Pfennig UPU International Printed-Matter Rate
Image 5. 1910 Book Order Card postmarked at Munich, Bavaria, sent to Iowa
City, Iowa, U.S.A. 5-Pfennig UPU International Printed-Matter Rate
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Image 6. 1959 Book Order Card postmarked at Hamburg (Express Mail
Office), Federal Republic of Germany, sent to Frankfurt/Main by airmail.
7-Pfennig Domestic Printed-Matter Rate + 5 -Pfennig Airmail Surcharge
Readers who might have later usage date examples than
12 June 1959 are kindly requested to advise the author through
the editor along with a scan of the example, or photocopy, as
applicable.
Bibliography
Sendungsart Bücherzettel, Deutsche Briefmarken Zeitung, M&H
Schaper Philatelie Verlag GmbH, Alfeld, Germany, Issue 20,
2008, page 100.
Sendungsart Bücherzettel, Philatelie 487, Philatelie Promotion
UG, Bonn, Germany, January 2018, page 23.
Belong to a local stamp club?
It’s amazing what you can learn.
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German Gems
Bruce Wright
As German manpower started to run low late in WWII, the
German military turned to the inhabitants of their occupied
territories. In 1943, a Danish volunteer army corps was formed
with the eventual name of the Schalburg Corps, after Christian
Frederik von Schalburg, commander of the Free Corps
Denmark, who was killed in action in the Demiansk Pocket
on the Eastern Front in 1942.Because his death preceded the
formation of the unit, von Schalburg never had any interaction
with the unit bearing his name. Due to a basic lack of trust in
non-German recruits, the Schalburg Corps was used to protect
railroads and crossroads from partisan sabotage, rather than
serve in the front lines. In July 1944, it was incorporated into
the SS as a training battalion. Two stamps honoring the Danish
Legion with the picture of von Schalburg were printed in 1944
in vertical se-tenant pairs (Michel IV-V), with and without a 50
Øre value. While the two stamps, singly or in pairs, are fairly
common, this complete sheet is believed to be unique.
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The First Issue of Bremen
Lawrence R. Mead
The old German state of Bremen is located on the Weser
river and consists of two separate parts (see Map, Image 1):
Bremen proper, capital city Bremen, and the important
port city of Bremerhaven near the mouth of the Weser. Also
included is the harbor town of Vegesack, not explicitly labeled
on the map. Bremen was the second largest of three major
states in the Hanseatic League, the largest being Hamburg and
the third Lübeck. Bremerhaven was built on land purchased
from Hannover explicitly to build a port near the mouth of the
river; upriver, silt accumulation was somewhat hindering deepwater
traffic. Nearby, is the famous dry dock the Geestemünde
Freihafen. 1 In Bremen, the important Norddeutsche Lloyd shipping
company was founded in 1857. Bremen became part of
the North German confederation on Jan. 1, 1868.
Image 1. Map, Bremen in yellow, center
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Bremen issued its first stamp on April 10, 1855, the 3
Grote value, Michel 1, for local use within Bremen as well as
Bremerhaven and Vegesack (Image 2). Later, additional stamps
were printed in varying values each for a very specific usage. 2
It may be helpful to review the monetary system in use in
Bremen. The Grote was a relatively local currency: 1 (Bremen)
Thaler = 72 Grote which is the equivalent to 24 Gutgroschen (in
Braunschweig and Hannover); 11 Grote was the equivalent of 5
Silbergroschen of Prussia, the currency most often used as the
inter-state exchange currency.
Image 2. Bremen Mi. 1, 3 Grote
The 3 Grote was printed black on greyish blue laid paper. The
design has several elements (see Image 2). 3 Across the top is
STADT POST AMT (city post office) and below BREMEN (with
letters that are shadowed to look three-dimensional) in arched
banners. Centrally, there is a shield and large key above which
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there is a 5-pointed crown. 4 Also centrally located are two
large 3s contained within ovals, and lastly four smaller 3s in
each of the four corners. All are in all a very nice design.
The stamp was printed by the Hunkel Lithographic Co. of
Bremen in sheets of 120 subjects in 10 rows of 12 items and
with substantial margins, which allowed for ease in separation,
Image 3. Mi. 1, Full Sheet
Image 3. The later 1867 printings of the 3 Grote were perforated
13 x 13. Note that the sheet imaged here was copied
from reference 2; after 1965, the sheet was broken down into
separate blocks and singles. There are no other intact sheets
known.
As mentioned earlier, the stamps were printed on laid
paper, which means there are grid lines formed in the paper as
it is pressed on a wire grid. The grid lines can either be vertical
(senkrecht, Michel paper type “x”) or horizontal (waagerecht,
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Image 4a. Mi. 1x
Image 4b. Mi. 1y, laid paper
Michel paper type “y”) as shown in Images 4a and 4b. In addition
to the paper types, there are three distinct design types
with small differences as sketched in Image 5. In the design
below, just below the “EM” of BREMEN, there is a lobe-like
ornamentation. Within this lobe there can be a single vertical
Image 5. Sketch of 3 design types Mi. I, II, III
line (type I), two lines (type II) or three lines (type III). In the
sheet, the first column of ten stamps are type I, the second
column is type II, the third column all type III, the fourth
column all type I once again and so on, so that there are four
columns of 10 stamps with each of the design types; thus, the
types are equally likely to be found.
In addition to these variations, it is reported by Walter
Kruschel (reference 2) that in the earliest printing runs, the
hand-made laid paper in stock at the printers also bore watermarks
of two types: these were a floral design (“Lilly”) covering
six stamps (plate positions 61-63 and 73-75) and large letters
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Image 6. HAS watermark; unique 8-block
HAS covering eight stamps (plate positions 17-20 and 29-32),
the letters standing for Hunkel And Son of the printers. The lily
watermark is sketched in the Michel catalog. A unique block
of eight with HAS is shown in reference 2 and reproduced
below in Image 6. After the hand-made paper was exhausted,
machine-laid paper was used on which there was no watermark
appearing. Singles of either watermark are noted in
Michel at some considerable bonus; they are rather scarce.
Image 7a. Streak below R
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Image 7b. Thickened R
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Plate faults -
Reference 2 also has plating information for each of the
120 plate positions. However, two plate faults are listed in
Michel: Image 6a (plate position 10) has a white streak just
below the R of Bremen, and Image 6b (plate position 75) shows
a very thickened R of Bremen.
Image 8. Some Mi. 1 forgeries
Forgeries-
There are no known reprints of Mi. 1 (except for easily
recognized 20 th century commemoratives). However, there
are least a half dozen forgeries as discussed in references 3
and 4. Four types are shown in
Image 8. The three singles are due
to unknown persons. However,
each has a common feature. Note
in Image 2 that just over the highest
peak of the crown is a large
black dot. This dot must be present
either centered or just off-center
(depending on type I, II, or III).
The dot is lacking in these forgeries.
The block of four is due to
Fournier. These stamps have the
black dot over the crown, but they Image 9. Early cancel type
are printed on wove paper and not
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the laid paper of the originals. In
addition, the well-known forger
Sperati has also been at work. His
dangerous forgery is fortunately
very rare and the collector is not
likely to run into one; the author
does not have one to show to
the reader. Should you be interested
in this topic, reference 5 is
recommended.
Image 10. Bremen Bahnhof cancel
Image 11. Bremen CDS
Image 12. Franco
Image 13. Box cancel
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Cancels -
There are a sizable number
of cancel markings, which can
occur on Mi. 1 stamps of any
flavor. An early cancel type
(predating the philatelic period) is
shown in Image 9: Stadt Post Amt
(city post office).
Another early cancel marking
is the travelling post office:
Bremen Bahnhof, as shown in
Image 10, inverted to view the
cancel (in blue). A town cancel
(CDS) was also used in Bremen
city in Image 11. On out of area
mail, the term “franco” (paid) often
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occurs on covers. Occasionally, it was struck on a stamp as
in Image 12. The most common cancellation, however, was
the Bremen Box (2 line) cancel, one type of which is shown in
Image 13.
There were two versions of this cancel box: small (four
distinct designs) and large (14 distinct types). In addition,
there were two Key cancels, one large and one small, which
were used in Bremerhaven. This section is concluded with a
cover from Bremerhaven to Bremen (city) bearing Mi. 1, type
Image 14. Bremerhaven Key-cancel on cover with Mi. 1.
I, margin copy double struck with “franco” (Image 14). In the
upper right corner is the large key-cancel which sometimes
appearing on a stamp. 5 This fine example was auctioned by
the Kruschel auction house in the 1980s as part of John Boker
collection; the cover went for 31,000 Deutsch Marks.
Ganzsache –
Normally, I would not include entires (Ger. Ganzsache).
However, here there is but a single one issued in 1853 (two
minor types) which was used throughout the area, including
Bremerhaven and Vegesack. The already-paid cover is shown
in Image 15a. Note that in the upper left corner is the shieldand-crown
Stadt Post Amt Bremen design that later appeared
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Image 15. Genuine pre-paid cover Image 16. forgery
on the 3 Grote. Also note that in the lower left corner is
“franco”. There are quite a number of reprints/forgeries of
this envelope, or cutouts of the upper design, one of which
I have superposed (Image 15b) on the lower right corner of
Image 15a. In the genuine article, the word franco must appear
in the full cover; in a “cutout” of the shield-crown oval, the
lower “bulge” of the shield must point between the E and M of
Bremen, and closer to the E than the M (compare Images 14a
and 14b).
The author, Dr. Lawrence R. Mead is a retired physicist
specializing in the old states of Germany. He is a member of
APS and GPS, serving as an examiner for the former.
Notes -
1. There is an interesting mystery surrounding the Freihafen.
See “A Mystery at Geestemuende”, Lawrence R. Mead,
American Philatelist, Feb. 2017, p.150.
2. Later in 1856, the 5 Grote stamp was issued for letters
to Hamburg; in 1860 a 7 Grote stamp was issued for mail to
either Lübeck or Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Additionally, in 1861, a
5 Silbergroschen for letters to England and 10 Grote for letters
to Holland were issued. Some of these stamps, including the 3
Grote, were later reprinted perforated.
3. Stamps pictured are in the author’s collection unless noted
otherwise.
4. The key in the coat of arms is said to represent the key to,
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and independence of, Bremen (and city), which staunchly
resisted take over by wealthy or powerful entities. The key also
appears on at least two Bremerhaven cancel markings.
5. The author has one centered on a later issue, but preferred
to show this cover, which bears Mi. 1, the topic of the article.
References -
1. Michel Deutsche Spezial, Vol. I, Schwaneberger, 2017.
2. Walter Kruschel, Beschreibung der Bremen 3 Grote, Berlin,
1965.
3. W. Bohne, GPS Forgery Manual, 2002 (disc).
4. Grosses Handbuch der Falshungen, Vol. 2, Stiedl & Billig, Wein,
1934.
5. The work of Jean Sperati, British Philatelic Association, Vol. II,
1956.
6. Stamps of the German Empire, B.W.H. Poole, Mekeel’s
Handbook Nr. 6, 1914.
7. Kruschel auction of the John Boker collection of old German
states, 1985-1988. This vast collection had a catalog of several
large volumes, and it took half a decade to auction off all of the
material!
8. Bremen Stempel Handbuch, A. Salm & K. Knauer, Georg Amm,
1967.
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News
IBRA 2021 International Stamp
Exhibition in Essen, Germany
May 6-9, 2021
Harold Peter, USA National Commissioner
hepeteramgs@aol.com
The BDPh (Bund Deutscher Philatelisten) requested that
the APS name me the USA National Commissioner to the IBRA
2021 Exhibition, and Dr. Mazeppa, the APS Chairman of the
International Committee, complied.
The IBRA committee made available their first brochure,
Info 1, which covers all the essential information you will want
to know. It is available downloaded at www.IBRA2021.de, or it
can be ordered from the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten,
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Mildred-Scheel-Str. 2, 53175 Bonn, Germany. The commercial
stamp part of IBRA 2021 is being handled by the Stamp
Fair Essen (Messe).
It is important to know that the Exhibition Application
Form, together with a copy of the introductory page, must
be submitted through the National Commissioner to the
Commissioner General by October 1, 2020. Entries must
have won at least a vermeil award at the national exhibitions
to be awarded 5 frames. Eight frames will be
awarded to an exhibit that previously received a large
vermeil at a FIP exhibition. The frame fee is Euro 80.- and
must be paid to me by February 1, 2021.
All exhibits must be delivered by me, the USA
Commissioner. Personal delivery of the exhibit by the
exhibitor will not be accepted by IBRA in Essen.
The exhibition application form can be downloaded from
the website, www.IBRA2021.de. I am looking forward to hearing
from you.
You’re
interested
in German Philately
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friend is too.
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New Issues
Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds
Human beings have always observed the sky and sky
events have been given special significance since time immemorial.
For example, our ancestors saw comets as symbols of
the gods, and according to the state of the stars, seeds were
planted and harvested. Two further “celestial events” adorn
the two new stamps of the special postage stamp series of the
same name, the Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds that seem like the
ridges of a mountain range and multilayered lenticular clouds
that make the viewer believe that a whirlwind would have
taken shape. The imposing, bizarre Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds
are among the comparatively rare weather phenomena. In
order for them to develop, special meteorological requirments
must be met and their lifespan is only very short at 10 to 20
minutes.
Design: Bettina Walter, Bonn
Theme: Wavy Clouds © Sandra Mihm
Value: 0,80 EUR
Size: Width 44,2 mm; Height: 26,2 mm
Issue Date: 2 March 2020
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Lenticular Clouds
Lenticular clouds often remain stationary or mobile in
the sky for several hours, sometimes taking on such unusual
shapes that they can easily be misinterpreted as UFOs.
Design: Bettina Walter, Bonn
Theme: Lenticular Clouds © Paul Sutherland Photography/
Photographer’s Choice/Getty Images
Value: 0,80 EUR
Size: Width 44,2 mm; Height 26,2 mm
Issue Date: 2 March 2020
An electronic version of the GPS
is now available.
Contact our webmaster, Michael Wilhelm, at
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Sesame Street
Sesame Street was invented by TV producer Joan Ganz
Cooney and psychologist Lloyd Morrisett. The completely
new and revolutionary concept was to use television as an
educational tool and to prepare children, especially from lowincome
families, for school and life. The muppets of American
Sesame Street and German Sesame Street are now depicted
on German postage stamps: Ernie, who lives with his best
friend Bert in the basement of the house Sesame Street 123.
Elmo, the furry red monster with an orange nose, is also a very
popular figure. His contagious laugh and good mood have won
generations of preschoolers. The cookie monster with the blue
fur and the rolling googly eyes loves chocolate cookies, but
eats almost everything else. Samson, the good-natured bear,
loves his comforter, sausages and roasted almonds. He likes to
lie in his hammock or dance. Samson’s best friend is Tiffy. She
collects snow globes and likes to repair alarm clocks.
Design: Jennifer Dengler, Bonn
Theme: Bert, Elmo, das Krümelmonster, Samson, Tiffy und
Ernie, TM und © 2020 Sesame Workshop
Value: 0,80 EUR
Size: Width 44,2 mm; Height 26,2 mm
Issue Date: 2 March 2020
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Green Belt Germany
In November 2019, the Germans celebrated the 30th anniversary
of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The strip of land that separated
East and West Germany between the final fortification and military
surveillance in 1952 until the fall of the Wall in 1989 and remained
almost untouched during this period, has developed into a unique
living and retreat area for flora and fauna. Today, the former course
of the border as “Green Belt Germany”, which meanders over a
length of 1,393 kilometers and a width of 50 to 200 meters from the
Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the tri-border region
of Saxony - Bavaria - Czech Republic, is one of the most important
nature conservation projects of the Federal Republic. The Green
Belt Germany belongs to the Central European section of the more
than 12,500 km long Green Belt Europe (European Green Belt),
which extends from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. For several
years there have been efforts to nominate the Green Belt Europe as
a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Design: Prof. Annette Le Fort u. Prof. André Heers, Berlin
Theme: Grenzen trennen - Natur verbindet © Foto: Klaus
Leidorf
Value: 1,55 EUR
Size: Width 44,2 mm; Height 26,2 mm
Issue Date: 2 March 2020
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Book review
Rudi Anders
Mail in Occupied German Southwest-Africa 1914-1919
Censor Label - Censor Cachets - Censor Post Service - Prisoner of War
Camps
Uwe Albert / Hans Koppel
208 pages, 7”x10”, softcover, durable high-quality binding.
The book can be ordered from the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der
Sammler Deutscher Kolonialpostwertzeichen e.V. at € 25.- + € 8.-
international postage. Payment is also possible by PayPal.
As the title suggests, this book on mail in occupied SW-Africa
deals with two distinct topics: 1) the censorship of mail under the
South African occupation, and 2) the story of the prisoner of war
camps and the mail services provided. At the outset I make the
following confession, I’m not much of a German colonies collector.
However, I’m very much a collector of postal history and censorship,
as well as POW mail. So with the opportunity to write a review I read
the book from my perspective.
The censorship story really begins with the South African occupation
of German SW-Africa after a brief struggle, which ended with
the capitulation of German military forces in July 1915. Not only was
the civilian population allowed to continue sending mail, the South
African occupation administration kept the postal service in the
occupied territory running with almost no interruption. That administration
made use of existing postal infrastructure, including the
use of the adapted German postmarks (cancels) and even German
postal forms.
The authors open their work with a brief, 2 page Preface
in German and English. They (and the Study group) should be
applauded for producing a (somewhat) bi-lingual text so as to make
it possible for non-German readers to use this information-packed
work. But I will also point out a couple of instances where added
translations might have helped.
After the Preface, Part 1 Zensurzettel/Censor Labels begins
with page upon page of illustration of the various labels used on
censored mail (pages 8 – 28). Page 29 and onward really start the
discussion about the background of the labels and reproduces
several documents from the State Archives of Windhoek explaining
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rational and method of censorship. The documents are photocopies
and are in English! We find, for instance (p. 33) that:
The main objects of censorship in the Protectorate are:
To prevent any trading, or attempt at trading, with the enemy.
To detect and prevent any action inimical to this administration.
Part 2 – Zensurstempel/Censor Cachets follows in the same cataloglike
fashion (pages 41-58). There is a lot of detailed information here:
cachets with information about time of use and place of use, as
well as a scarcity rating. Pages 59-61 are captioned as “Postsperre/
Detained letters” but unfortunately there is no translation of this
text. So the story is that after the mail services had worked well for
a year and a half, the British imposed a Postsperre - this was a blockade
– as far as I can ascertain – mail was ‘detained’ until early 1919.
The service was blocked because the British had demanded that
Germany provide similar service for Belgians in Europe to relatives
outside of German-occupied Belgium. Also, contrary to the Haag
Convention, the Postsperre was in extended to SW-African German
POW mail for the remainder of the war.
Part 3 – Zivilpost/Civil Mail was initially permitted, as long as
this was routed via intermediary neutral states. This was true for
mail going to Germany, as well as mail from Germany. This part lists
all the various organizations and routes available for civil mail. The
2 page introduction here should have been translated as well. The
following pages illustrate the topic with numerous covers which will
be helpful to those not reading German.
Part 4 – Die Post- und Lagerstempel in den Lagern für
Kriegsgefangene und Internierte aus Deutsch – Südwestafrika 1915-
1919 (the post office cancels and Camp cancels of German POWs
and Internees in German SW-Africa 1915-1919. The introduction to
this section is in both German and English. What follows for the next
100 pages is a listing of all the POW and civilian camps. Each Camp is
described by: 1) its location on a map; 2) person in the camp – sometimes
with names of officers; 3) time period of camp’s existence; 4)
camp commander; 5) postal service; etc. However, there is much
more here because, where available, the authors have provided
excellent background material. There are excerpts from letters and
memoirs; citations from official reports; list of daily rations for prisoners
(p. 127) – 1 and ¼ pounds of ‘fresh meat’/day - same as the
occupying forced received! A box of matches every week, a quarter
pound of tobacco; firewood and disinfectant etc. I suspect that
no soldier on the western front was that well supplied. This section
also features the various camp cancels and other markings. But
what impressed me most if the effort to provide a background and
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context for those in the camps.
Finally, I highly recommend this book as resource for the colonies
collector, but equally for those who concentrate on civil
censored mail and POW mail. I also want to reiterate my praise
for the effort made by the German Colonies Collector group for
producing a work that is ‘almost’ bi-lingual. This book combines and
provides so much knowledge in this area and I can only hope that
the Colonies collectors will continue on the path of providing all this
information for the widest audience possible – especially for the
non-German speaking collectors.
The book is a great addition to the 2016 issued publication Catalogue
of the adapted German postmarks in Southwest Africa after 1915 of
the same authors. (Also still available!)
Contact:
Harald Krieg
Keltenstr. 32
41462 Neuss
Germany
e-mail: 2.Geschaeftsfuehrer@kolonialmarken.de
With so many GPSers homebound and
bored because of COVID-19, now is a good
time to investigate the dealer and auction
websites, to merge new stamp purchases
with the old in your albums, to write up
descriptions of recently purchased covers
(e.g., why did I buy this?), or to verify your
old identification of problematic, pesky
varieties.
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GPS Chapters
Baltimore (#16) Third Sunday at 1:30 PM, Baltimore Philatelic Society
Clubhouse, 3440 Ellicott Center Drive, Suite 103, Ellicott City, MD 21043, Contact:
W. David Ripley III, Box 854, Beltsville, MD 20704, telephone: 301-785-0210, Email:
wdrip3@gmail.com
Carolinas (#37) Third Saturday at 11am at various locations in the Carolinas.
Contact: Dave Mielke at stettindave@gmail.com or telephone 336-264-4069
Central Florida (#23) Second Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church, 745 South
Ingraham Ave., Lakeland. Contact Priit Rebane, 8192 Wild Oaks Way, Largo, FL 33773,
telephone 727-812-1255, priit@rebane.com
Chicago (#5) Fourth Friday at 7:15 p.m. at the Burgundy Restaurant banquet
dining room, 5959 West Irving Park Road, Chicago. Contact Bernard Bucholz, 0N079
Vermont Ct., Winfield, Il 60190 email bwb0269@gmail.com
Columbus (#20) Second Monday (plus other events). Chapter 20 meets with the
Columbus Philatelic Club, Wesley Glen Wellness Center, Guild Room, 101 Fenway Rd.
Columbus OH 43214. Contact: Jason Manchester Box 20711, Columbus, OH 43220 or
Jason Manchester, jhm1939@yahoo.com
Denver (#27) Second Wednesday at Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library, 2038 South
Pontiac Way, Denver. Contact: Patrick McNally, 4530 West 34th Avenue, Denver, CO
80212-1813
diealtemarke@comcast.com
Milwaukee (#18) Third Sunday at 1 p.m. at German Festival Building, W140
N5761 Lilly Rd., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 Contact George Breu, gbreu@aol.com,
262-781-6135.
New York City (#1) First Thursday (except July and August) at Collectors
Club of New York, 22 East 35th Street, New York City. Contact Ron Morgan,
RNLDMRGN@aol.com
Omaha (#43) Third Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. at TUVA Enterprises, 721 South 72nd
St., Suite 108, Omaha. Contact Bob Hoff, 4706 Redick Ave., Omaha, NE 68152, 402
884-6468 Hoff860@cox.net
Philadelphia (#2) Third Thursday of every month, social hour 6 pm-7pm, meeting
starts at 7pm, at Giuseppe’s Pizza, 1380 W Street Rd., Warminster, PA 18974 (215-
674-5550). Auction will follow the meetings. Contact Rich Nalichowski, P.O. Box 116,
Zionhill, PA 18981, or richnebay@yahoo.com
St. Louis (#26) 3rd Tuesday evenings at Petros Restaurant, 3801 Watson Rd., St.
Louis. Contact: Marcus Meyerotto, 411 Meramec Way, St. Charles, MO 63303, telephone
636-447-0383, mmarkie@swbell.net
Tucson (#41) Second Saturday (except July and August). Contact Larry Wirth, 14490
S. Stagecoach Rd, Tucson AZ 85736, sbgolfhi@msn.com
Twin Cities (#10) Second Friday at 7 p.m. at Gideon Pond, 9901 Penn Ave. South,
Bloomington. Contact Rudi Anders, 3230 E. 24th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406, rudi.
anders@iphouse.com
Virginia (#44) Second Saturday at members’ homes. Contact Oliver Wyrtki, 203
Mill Crossing, Yorktown, VA 23693, okeeper@hotmail.com
Please send changes or corrections to the editor: Peter Weisensel, 627 Goodrich
Ave., St. Paul MN 55105 Email: weisensel01@gmail.com
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Study Groups
German Colonies Collectors Group. Contact: Oliver Wyrtki, 203 Mill Crossing,
Yorktown, VA 23693. Email germancoloniescollectorsgroup@gmail.com. Publication:
Vorläufer, published semi-annually. Sample copy $5. Annual dues $18 (US, Canada
and Mexico) $26 international (airmail). Website http://www.germancoloniescollectorsgroup.net/
Germany Revenues Study Group. Contact: Jim Kellogg, PO Box 5251, Q
Supercentre, Mermaid Waters, QLD 4226, Australia. Email jim@aquakleen.com.au
Free membership. Join online www.groups.yahoo.com/group/GERMANY REVENUES
Stadtpost Study Group. Contact: Peter Rogers, 31 Springfield Road, Bury St.
Edmunds, Suffolk 1P33 3AR, UK; email peterrogerscsc@aol.com
Color Study Group. Computer identification of the various stamp colors and shades.
Various communications via emails. John Cibulskis, jcibulskis@sbcglobal,net
DDR Study Group. For all information contact Rudi Anders,
rudi.anders@iphouse.com or Richard Slater, richandpam@iinet.net.au
Third Reich Study Group. Contact Dr. Christopher Kolker ctkolker@mail.com
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Adlets
Third Reich Propaganda postcards. Good selection for sale. Barry Hoffman,
291 Spurwink Ave. Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107. pakistan@tiac.net
Von Tsaobis bis Namutoni: Die Wehrbauten der deutschen
Schuztruppe In Deutsch-Sudwestafrika von 1884-1915. $50. Free US shipping.
Carl Barna cbarna@hotmail.com. Good selection for sale. Barry Hoffman, 291
Spurwink Ave. Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107. pakistan@tiac.net
For Sale: 1 frame exhibit of AMG Stationery Michel P-902 5 Pf green. Plated with 16
cards utilizing very scarce uncut printing plate of 16 cards incl. 1 card single franking,
catalog Euro 1,500, $1,950 - H.E Peter,
Hepeteramgs@aol.com sa
Canadian “Marke Individuell” stamps and FDC printed by Canada Post
commemorating various German anniversaries: Martin Luther Reformation Red
Baron Richthofen, Koehls Transatlantic Flight, Sistine Madonna, Ludwigsburg Palace,
Helgoland, Bavarian Purity Law, 2014 Soccer World Cup etc. Contact: K. Peter Lepold,
278 Bornais St., Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1X7B6 – email:lepold@telus.net sa
Wanted to Buy German Postal Stationery, official and private, mint and used.
Peter M. Ross, 711 Terrace Lake Drive, Brea CA 92821.
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covers, postcards, collections, accumulations. Jon Krulla, P.O. Box 88, Downsville, NY
13755. sa
Third Reich specialized stamps, propaganda cards, fieldpost, occupations, labels/
poster stamps, etc. Manfred K. Hoffelner (APS). Email: mhoffelner@aon.at sa
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13 June 2020
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