08-11-2025, 10:27 AM
Hi Richard ... the first card in your stack is interesting. It's postal stationary from Württemberg, one of the German States that, for a time, maintained its postal system after formation of the German Empire. The top of the card readss, Königreich Württemberg – Postkarte [Kingdom of Württemberg - Postcard]
The body of the card has pre-printed text that reads, An / in / Wohnung (Straße und Hausnummer). According to my Michel catalogue of German Postal Stationary, this matches the following Württemberg 1901 local-post card issue:
Michel P 43 – 2 Pf grau, bläulich (1901) “Geänderte Kartonfarbe.”
You can confirm this by looking at the card stock ... if this is the correct identification the stock should be slightly bluish.
Obviously, I can't tell this from your scan. Have a close look at the card stock or bring it to the next club meeting. Also, your scans are interesting. How do you do them, they seem to create a false colour image. I'm just curious about what scanner and software you use?
As for the rest of the item ... based on the CDS, it was mailed in Cannstatt (which is now part of Stuugart) to Stuttgard -- obviously a short distance away since the city has grown to incorporate the earlier town. It was sent and received on the same day - January 4, 1902.
It was sent to a Dr. Schnaible and it was written in German in the old-style kurrent script.
Your scan of the back of the card has a lower resolution than the front which makes it hard to read. At this resolution I can make out the dateline and the salutation. I can't read the signature. It's poor handwriting (signatures often are) but if you can send a higher resolution scan, I'll try. I'd also need a better scan to read the message. My guess is that it's a reminder about something. The back also has a blue oval [hand-stampHandwerkskammer – STUTTGART] and is from the local Chamber of Crafts. They handled apprenticeships, certification of journeymen, rosters of trades, fees, etc.
The other two items in your original post are also Wũrttemberg postal cards. The lines through the indicium on the right side is because of a change in the postal rate. The old 2Pf indicium was 'cancelled' and a new 3Pf one was printed on the left side.
Cheers, Hugh
PS - Würtemberg lost its postal autonomy in 1902 and all new postal stationary was replaced by Reich issued cards. Cannstatt officially became Bad Cannstatt in 1907.
The body of the card has pre-printed text that reads, An / in / Wohnung (Straße und Hausnummer). According to my Michel catalogue of German Postal Stationary, this matches the following Württemberg 1901 local-post card issue:
Michel P 43 – 2 Pf grau, bläulich (1901) “Geänderte Kartonfarbe.”
You can confirm this by looking at the card stock ... if this is the correct identification the stock should be slightly bluish.
Obviously, I can't tell this from your scan. Have a close look at the card stock or bring it to the next club meeting. Also, your scans are interesting. How do you do them, they seem to create a false colour image. I'm just curious about what scanner and software you use?
As for the rest of the item ... based on the CDS, it was mailed in Cannstatt (which is now part of Stuugart) to Stuttgard -- obviously a short distance away since the city has grown to incorporate the earlier town. It was sent and received on the same day - January 4, 1902.
It was sent to a Dr. Schnaible and it was written in German in the old-style kurrent script.
Your scan of the back of the card has a lower resolution than the front which makes it hard to read. At this resolution I can make out the dateline and the salutation. I can't read the signature. It's poor handwriting (signatures often are) but if you can send a higher resolution scan, I'll try. I'd also need a better scan to read the message. My guess is that it's a reminder about something. The back also has a blue oval [hand-stampHandwerkskammer – STUTTGART] and is from the local Chamber of Crafts. They handled apprenticeships, certification of journeymen, rosters of trades, fees, etc.
The other two items in your original post are also Wũrttemberg postal cards. The lines through the indicium on the right side is because of a change in the postal rate. The old 2Pf indicium was 'cancelled' and a new 3Pf one was printed on the left side.
Cheers, Hugh
PS - Würtemberg lost its postal autonomy in 1902 and all new postal stationary was replaced by Reich issued cards. Cannstatt officially became Bad Cannstatt in 1907.
Hugh MacDonald, Wolfe Island
Member: BNAPS. PHSC, Auxiliary Markings Club, Postal Stationary Society, British Postmark Society,
AMG Collectors Club, China Stamp Society, France and Colonies Philatelic Society
ArGe Deutsche Feldpost: 1914-1918 e.V.