Soldatenbrief
In the late 19th century, German soldiers and sailors could send letters of up to 60 g weight free of postage, if the envelope was marked “Soldatenbrief – Eigene Angelegenheit des Empfängers” (Soldier letter – personal for recipient).
Imperial Germany Cinderellas
Imperial Germany Cinderellas The Physical Collection Shown below are the stamps of the GermanStamps.net Collection on the physical album pages. Left-clicking on an image will show a pop-up containing a scan of the page, reduced in size to fit your browser window. ...
Imperial Germany Cinderellas
During the Imperial period, the production of vignetten, or cinderellas, was initially limited by the production technologies of the time. The early period saw issues of basic design, but by the end of the period, multi-color, decorative issues became common and popular.
Heart Design
This set of postcards is untitled, and features a soldier and woman in a heart design. They were printed by Lederer & Popper, and bear the publisher’s set number 5673.
Stolzenfels am Rhein
This set of postcards is entitled Stolzenfels am Rhein (Stozenfehls on the Rhine). They were printed by Regel & Krug, and bear the publisher’s set number 2592. They feature a German soldier with a wounded comrade and a woman.
Heite scheid ich.
This set of postcards is entitled Heute scheid ich (I’m leaving today). They were printed by Regel & Krug, and bear the publisher’s set number 2273. They feature a German soldier saying goodbye to a woman.