Post by PostmasterGS on Mar 12, 2014 5:06:52 GMT -5
That's a good start!
You also have partials of a couple nice commemorative cancels (sonderstempel) in there.
1. The 5 Pf Hindenburg medallion on page 23 -- Since the 12th Century, Leipzig has held an annual trade fair, or Messe. This cancel commemorates Leipzig as the Messestadt, or city of the Messe. There were many varieties of this cancel, and it's tough to tell exactly which one you have, but the full cancel would look something like this one.
2. The 10 Pf Hindenburg medallion on page 24 -- this cancel commemorates the tiny town of Halstenbek, in the Holstein region, as the city with the largest concentration of cultivated forests and plant nurseries in the world. This was Halstenbek's claim to fame for about a century. Of note, the Bochmann catalog of German commemorative cancels from 1865-1951 only lists a single commemorative cancel from Halstenbeck during the 86-year period covered by the catalog, and this is it. It was in use from 1928-1952.
not only a great collection mister, but i thought i would mention i found a PILE of Germany last night i had forgotten about.. i have to get in there but i am just about certain that a number of them are going to help fill in spaces for you.. once i have them set i will post them right out for ya bud!
i see that you are using the Steiner pages, which i am also and i LOVE them!! Beautiful job man..
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