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==Album information :== | ==Album information :== | ||
*Issued by : Many small companies, but printed by Continentale Verlags-Anstalt, Sigmund Loewenthal, Hamburg | *Issued by : Many small companies, but printed by Continentale Verlags-Anstalt, Sigmund Loewenthal, Hamburg | ||
*Date of issue : 1912 | *Date of issue : 1903 (Not 1912 as stated in the Köberich catalogue) | ||
*Number of stamps/cards : 330 | *Number of stamps/cards : 480 (?). At least 426. According to the Köberich catalogue only 330 were actually issued (but I have 425 so far, see below, and know of 1 more). | ||
*Image variants : | *Image variants : so far I know only of 2 real different arms (Auerbach and Glarus), but there are differences in printings, see section Variations | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The album was issued | The album was probably issued from 1903 onwards and contained an introduction, followed by 40 pages for 480 images. No date is mentioned anywhere in the album, but the cards bear the number DRGM 209633 (Deutsche Reichs-Gebrauchsmuster), a German copyright/trademark number, issued to Sigmund Loewenthal on July 30, 1903 (see images below from the German trade mark register). | ||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:drgm1.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
|align="center"|[[File:jdrgm2.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
|} | |||
The trademark text reads : Karte aus Papier, Pappe odgl. mit perforierten, mit Wappen beklebten oder bedruckten Feldern, um welche herum Reklamen odgl, angeordnet sind. S. Loewenthal, Hamburg, A-B-Cstr. 45, 30/7 03. (Cards made of paper or similar, with perforated fields, printed or glued with coats of arms, around which advertising is placed. Simon Loewenthal, ABC-street 45, June 30, 1903). | |||
The images could be collected from a large number of small companies in Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire and Holland (and maybe other countries as well). These companies issued advertising cards, with two images, that could be cut out and placed in the album. According to the cards, one card was issued weekly. With 480 cards that would mean 240 weeks. When they started issuing in 1903, the series could have been completed by 1907. | |||
The | The album was issued as the first out of a series of two (the second was never issued) and contained the arms of present and former (non-European) countries and European cities. The second album supposedly would contain family arms. | ||
The | At least six different album formats for the first album were issued, see below. | ||
The cards were issued initially in Germany, but were also available in other countries. As far as I know, the names of the countries and cities, as well as the album itself were not translated. The cards were introduced for the Dutch market in 1908, as can be seen in the advertisements below. | |||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:14111908a.cva.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Bredase Courant 14-11-1908 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:14111908.cva.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Delftsche Courant 14-11-1908 | |||
|- | |||
|align="center"|[[File:22071908.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Nieuws van den Dag 22-07-1908 | |||
|} | |||
The cards were also sold as postcards, without advertisement and perforations. | The cards were also sold as postcards, without advertisement and perforations. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:juliereinhardf.cva.jpg|center|300 px]] <br/>Example of a German card | |align="center"|[[File:juliereinhardf.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Example of a German card | ||
|align="center"|[[File:juliereinhardfb.cva.jpg|center|300 px]] <br/> | |align="center"|[[File:juliereinhardfb.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | ||
|- | |||
|align="center"|[[File:loretzf.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Example of a Dutch card | |||
|align="center"|[[File:loretzb.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | |||
|- | |||
|align="center"|[[File:postcard1.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Example of a postcard (posted March 14, 1918) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:postcard1back.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:eugenbarth.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Example of a German card from the now French city of Colmar | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:nothhelfer.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Example of a German card from München | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:postcard2.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Example of other postcards | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:postcard3.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> (non perforated) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:postcard4.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> (perforated) | ||
|} | |} | ||
Series from one bookshop: | |||
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File:protz27.cva.jpg | |||
File:protz28.cva.jpg | |||
File:protz29.cva.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
For more cards see [[:Category:Continentale_Verlags_Anstalt_(cards)|here]] | |||
Cards of the following companies are known to me, but there must be many more (if you have any or any information, please [[contact]] me) : | Cards of the following companies are known to me, but there must be many more (if you have any or any information, please [[contact]] me) : | ||
*Johann Bach, bookshop, Schöneberg | |||
*Eugen Barth, Books and office supplies, Colmar, Germany (now France) | *Eugen Barth, Books and office supplies, Colmar, Germany (now France) | ||
*Lorenz Beyer, Bookshop, Mittweida, Germany | |||
* Adr. van Dieren, paper and office supplies, Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |||
*Robert Doležal Jr., Bookshop, Arnau an der Elbe, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Hostinné, Czech Rep.) | *Robert Doležal Jr., Bookshop, Arnau an der Elbe, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Hostinné, Czech Rep.) | ||
*Döscher & Koch, clothing, Stade, Germany | |||
*Hermann Exner, paper and office supplies, Berlin, Germany | |||
*Berta Finking, Schoolsupplies, Wilmersdorf, Germany | *Berta Finking, Schoolsupplies, Wilmersdorf, Germany | ||
*Richard Glaubig, Germania Drogerie, Drugstore, Zehlendorf, Germany | *Richard Glaubig, Germania Drogerie, Drugstore, Zehlendorf, Germany | ||
*Willy Gross, paper supplies and book binders, Dresden, Germany | |||
*Hamburger & Bredtmann, office supplies, Pforzheim, Germany | |||
*Engelb. Hanel, School and papersupplies, Wiener-Neustadt, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Austria) | *Engelb. Hanel, School and papersupplies, Wiener-Neustadt, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Austria) | ||
*Georg Hoehn, Bookshop and printers, Pirna, Germany | |||
*Anna Kleinitzer, School supplies, Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Austria) | *Anna Kleinitzer, School supplies, Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Austria) | ||
*Knopf Warenhaus, Diedehofen, Germany | |||
*J.J.N. Loretz, Book- and artshop, 's Hertogenbosch, Holland | *J.J.N. Loretz, Book- and artshop, 's Hertogenbosch, Holland | ||
*Arno Loth, School supplies, Rosenheim, Germany | *Arno Loth, School supplies, Rosenheim, Germany | ||
*A. Mercklein, book and papershop, Ueckermünde, Germany | |||
*S. Montibeller, (2 shops): clothing and paperwares, Alleegasse 56 and 60, Wien, Austria | |||
*Arthur Müller, bookshop, Rixdorf, Germany | |||
*Otto Müller, Paper and leather goods, Rixdorf (now part of Berlin), Germany (2 types) | *Otto Müller, Paper and leather goods, Rixdorf (now part of Berlin), Germany (2 types) | ||
*Alfred Nautze, printers, Pirna, Germany | |||
*August Peter, Coffee, tea and other foods, Halle an der Saale, Germany | |||
*M.F. van Piere, Bookshop etc, Eindhoven, the Netherlands | |||
*Sebastian Pohl, Butcher, Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Austria) (2 types) | *Sebastian Pohl, Butcher, Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Austria) (2 types) | ||
*Herman Protz, Bookshop, Rixdorf bei Berlin, Germany | |||
*Julie Reinhard, Book- and artshop, München, Germany | *Julie Reinhard, Book- and artshop, München, Germany | ||
*M. Renze, Bookshop, Bielefeld, Germany | |||
*Arthur Schultz, butter and cheese shop, Rixdorf, Germany | |||
* Alb. Schwarzer, office supplies, Berlin W., Germany | |||
*Jos. Joh, Schweizer, Bookshop, Leitmeritz, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Litoměřice, Czech Rep.) | *Jos. Joh, Schweizer, Bookshop, Leitmeritz, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Litoměřice, Czech Rep.) | ||
*Wilhelm Wartenberg, Bookshop, Friedenau, Germany | *Wilhelm Wartenberg, Bookshop, Friedenau, Germany | ||
*unknown issue : back states only Tees, Kakao, Schokoladen (tea, coffee, chocolates) | *unknown issue : back states only Tees, Kakao, Schokoladen (tea, coffee, chocolates) | ||
*unknown issue : back states only Nähr- und Stärkungsmittel für Kinder und Rekonvaleszenten (food for children and for recovering) | *unknown issue : back states only Nähr- und Stärkungsmittel für Kinder und Rekonvaleszenten (food for children and for recovering) | ||
*Several companies issued cards without text on the back of the stamp | *Several companies issued cards without text on the back of the stamp | ||
==Albums== | |||
At least five different album formats for the album were issued. | |||
The oldest versions of the album were simply named Wappen-Album. Later versions were named Wappen-Sammel-Album. | |||
All albums have the same lay-out : a front page, followed by an 8-page index of all arms and then 20 pages to glue or stick the images. All indicate that it is the first album, but the second was never published (see above). | |||
There are no indications to the dates when the different albums were published. As the cards could be collected over a long period of time, the cards inside each album can not be used for dating a specific album. The six albums that I am aware of, can be placed in a logical sequence though, based on name and population figures. | |||
===Album 1=== | |||
Album 1 has on the cover a female figure holding two (unidentified) coats of arms. The first page and index is in black. Population figures are identical to albums 2, 3 and 4, but lower as in album 5. The population figures listed correspond to figures in Wikipedia from around 1900, just before the album was supposedly published (1903-1905). | |||
The section for the cards is printed in green, with a vertical leaf-based decoration between the cards and single borders around the cards. | |||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:front1.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|align="center"|[[File:album1fp.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|} | |||
The index of this album : [[File:index1.cva.pdf]] | |||
===Album 2=== | |||
Album 2 has on the cover a soldier in 17th century style holding a banner with the arms of Hamburg, as the publisher was based in Hamburg. The index is in green, but the content and population figures are identical to album 1,3 and 4, with only minor differences in the text. The cover states Wappen-Album, the index already Wappen-Sammel-Album, hence this album is listed as second. | |||
The section for the cards is printed in green, with straight double borders around the cards and no vertical or horizontal lines or decorations. | |||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:album3.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|align="center"|[[File:album2fp.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|} | |||
The index of this album : [[File:index2.cva.pdf]] | |||
===Album 3=== | |||
Album 3 has as title Wappen-Sammel-Album and under the title is an empty embossed shield. The cover page is multi-coloured. The index is in green, with a smaller typeface as in albums 1,2,4 and 5. The population figures are identical to album 1 and 2, but there are some small textual differences. For example : the Sandwich Islands are 'als Königr. Hawai gen." (meaning: known as the kingdom of Hawai) in album 1, 'als Königr. Hawai genannt" in album 2 and 4 and 'als Köningreich Hawai genannt" in album 3 and 5. As it has the same name and design as album 4, it is of a later date as the previous 2 albums and thus listed as album 3. | |||
The section for the cards is printed with white texts and green double/triple borders around the cards, the middle vertical lines going all over the page, ending in top in a leaf-like decoration. | |||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:front3.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|align="center"|[[File:album3fp.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|} | |||
The index of this album : [[File:index3.cva.pdf]] | |||
===Album 4=== | |||
Album 4 is, with album 5, the most commonly seen album. The cover design is identical to album 3 and 5. Index is printed in green with a different lay-out and similar population figures as compared to albums 1-3. Some small other textual changes. | |||
The section for the cards is identical to album 5. Due to the lower population figures and similarity of the design of the first index page with album 3, it is listed as album 4. | |||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:front4.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|align="center"|[[File:album4fp.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|} | |||
The index of this album : [[File:index4.cva.pdf]] | |||
===Album 5=== | |||
Album 5 is the most commonly seen album. The cover is identical to album 3 and 4, but monochromatic black/brown. Index is printed in green with a different lay-out and updated population figures as compared to albums 1-4, hence it is a newer album. Some small other textual changes. | |||
The section for the cards is identical to album 4. | |||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:front.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|align="center"|[[File:album5fp.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|} | |||
The index of this album : [[File:index5.cva.pdf]] | |||
===Album 6=== | |||
Album 6 is the latest album that I know of. The cover is identical to album 4. Index is printed in green with a different lay-out and updated population figures as compared to album 5, hence it is the newest album. Some small other textual changes. | |||
The section for the cards is identical to album 4 and 5. | |||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:front4.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|align="center"|[[File:album6fp.cva.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen-Sammel-Album]] <br/> | |||
|} | |||
The index of this album : [[File:index6.cva.pdf]] | |||
==Images== | ==Images== | ||
Not all images | Not all images may have been issued ! | ||
<gallery perrow= | <gallery perrow=0> | ||
File: | File:aegypten.cva.jpg |[[Egypt|Aegypten]] | ||
File:Afghanistan.cva.jpg|Afghanistan | File:Afghanistan.cva.jpg|[[Afghanistan]] | ||
File:Alwar.cva.jpg| | File:Alwar.cva.jpg|[[Alwar (State)|Alwar]] | ||
File:Argentina.cva.jpg|Argentina | File:Argentina.cva.jpg|[[Argentina]] | ||
File:Bahamas.cva.jpg|Bahama-Inseln | File:Bahamas.cva.jpg|[[Bahamas|Bahama-Inseln]] | ||
File:Barbados.cva.jpg|Barbados | File:Barbados.cva.jpg|[[Barbados]] | ||
File:Batavia.cva.jpg|Batavia | File:Batavia.cva.jpg|[[Batavia]] | ||
File:Bolivia.cva.jpg|Bolivia | File:Bolivia.cva.jpg|[[Bolivia]] | ||
File:Brasilien.cva.jpg|Brasilien | File:Brasilien.cva.jpg|[[Brazil|Brasilien]] | ||
File:Britisch-columbia.cva.jpg|Britisch-Columbia | File:Britisch-columbia.cva.jpg|[[British Columbia|Britisch-Columbia]] | ||
File:Britisch-guyana.cva.jpg|Britisch-Guyana | File:Britisch-guyana.cva.jpg|[[Guyana|Britisch-Guyana]] | ||
File:Buenos-aires.cva.jpg|Buenos | File:Buenos-aires.cva.jpg|[[Buenos Aires]] | ||
File:Canada.cva.jpg|Canada | File:Canada.cva.jpg|[[Canada]] | ||
File:Capland.cva.jpg|Capland | File:Capland.cva.jpg|[[Cape Province|Capland]] | ||
File:Ceylon.cva.jpg|Ceylon | File:Ceylon.cva.jpg|[[Ceylon]] | ||
File:Chile.cva.jpg|Chile | File:Chile.cva.jpg|[[Chile]] | ||
File: | File:china.cva.jpg |[[China]] | ||
File:Columbia.cva.jpg|Columbia | File:Columbia.cva.jpg|Columbia | ||
File:Congostaat.cva.jpg|Congostaat | File:Congostaat.cva.jpg|Congostaat | ||
File:Cordoba.cva.jpg|Cordova | File:Cordoba.cva.jpg|Cordova | ||
File:Corrientes.cva.jpg|Corrientes | File:Corrientes.cva.jpg|Corrientes | ||
File:Costa-rica.cva.jpg|Costa | File:Costa-rica.cva.jpg|[[Costa Rica]] | ||
File:Cuba.cva.jpg|Cuba | File:Cuba.cva.jpg|Cuba | ||
File:Cypern.cva.jpg|Cypern | File:Cypern.cva.jpg|[[Cyprus|Cypern]] | ||
File:Fidschi.cva.jpg|Fidschi-Inseln | File:Fidschi.cva.jpg|[[Fiji|Fidschi-Inseln]] | ||
File:Goldkuste.cva.jpg|Goldküste | File:Goldkuste.cva.jpg|[[Ghana|Goldküste]] | ||
File:Guatemala.cva.jpg|Guatemala | File:Guatemala.cva.jpg|[[Guatemala]] | ||
File:Gwalior.cva.jpg|Gwalior | File:Gwalior.cva.jpg|[[Gwalior (State)|Gwalior]] | ||
File:Haiti.cva.jpg|Haiti | File:Haiti.cva.jpg|[[Haiti]] | ||
File:Honduras.cva.jpg|Honduras | File:Honduras.cva.jpg|[[Honduras]] | ||
File: | File:Jhind.cva.jpg|Jhind | ||
File:Jamaica.cva.jpg|Jamaica | File:Jamaica.cva.jpg|[[Jamaica]] | ||
File: | File:japan.cva.jpg |[[Japan]] | ||
File:Kaschmir.cva.jpg|Kaschmir | File:Kaschmir.cva.jpg|Kaschmir | ||
File:Korea.cva.jpg|Korea | File:Korea.cva.jpg|Korea | ||
File: | File:liberia.cva.jpg |[[Liberia]] | ||
File:Madeira.cva.jpg|Madeira | File:Madeira.cva.jpg|[[Madeira]] | ||
File:Malta.cva.jpg|Malta | File:Malta.cva.jpg|[[Malta]] | ||
File: | File:marocco.cva.jpg|[[Morocco|Marokko]] | ||
File:Mauritius.cva.jpg|Mauritius | File:Mauritius.cva.jpg|[[Mauritius]] | ||
File:Mexiko.cva.jpg|Mexiko | File:Mexiko.cva.jpg|Mexiko | ||
File:Nabha.cva.jpg|Nabha | File:Nabha.cva.jpg|p[[Nabha (State)|Nabha]] | ||
File:Nauanagger.cva.jpg|Nauanagger | File:Nauanagger.cva.jpg|[[Nawanagar (State)|Nauanagger]] | ||
File:Nepal.cva.jpg|Nepal | File:Nepal.cva.jpg|[[Nepal]] | ||
File:Neu- | File:Neu-braunschweig.cva.jpg|[[New Brunswick|Neu-Brauschweig]] | ||
File:Neu-fundland.cva.jpg|Neu-Fundland | File:Neu-fundland.cva.jpg|[[Newfoundland|Neu-Fundland]] | ||
File:Neu-schottland.cva.jpg|Neu-Schottland | File:Neu-schottland.cva.jpg|Neu-Schottland | ||
File:Neu-seeland.cva.jpg|Neu-Seeland | File:Neu-seeland.cva.jpg|Neu-Seeland | ||
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File:Orange-freistaat.cva.jpg|Orange Freistaat | File:Orange-freistaat.cva.jpg|Orange Freistaat | ||
File:Paraguay.cva.jpg|Paraguay | File:Paraguay.cva.jpg|Paraguay | ||
File:Persien.cva.jpg|Persien | File:Persien.cva.jpg|[[Iran|Persien]] | ||
File:Peru.cva.jpg|Peru | File:Peru.cva.jpg|Peru | ||
File:Puttialla.cva.jpg|Puttialla | File:Puttialla.cva.jpg|[[Patiala (State)|Puttialla]] | ||
File:Queensland.cva.jpg|Queensland | File:Queensland.cva.jpg|[[Queensland]] | ||
File:San-domingo.cva.jpg|San Domingo | File:San-domingo.cva.jpg|[[Dominican Republic|San Domingo]] | ||
File:St-helena.cva.jpg|St. Helena | File:St-helena.cva.jpg|[[Saint Helena|St. Helena]] | ||
File:San-salvador.cva.jpg|San Salvador | File:San-salvador.cva.jpg|San Salvador | ||
File:Sandwich.cva.jpg|Sandwich Inseln | File:Sandwich.cva.jpg|Sandwich Inseln | ||
File:Shanghai.cva.jpg|Shanghai | File:Shanghai.cva.jpg|Shanghai | ||
File: | File:siam.cva.jpg|[[Thailand|Siam]] | ||
File:Straits-settlements.cva.jpg|Straits-Settlements | File:Straits-settlements.cva.jpg|Straits-Settlements | ||
File:Sud-australien.cva.jpg|Süd Australien | File:Sud-australien.cva.jpg|Süd Australien | ||
File:Sudost-afrika.cva.jpg|Südost Afrika | File:Sudost-afrika.cva.jpg|Südost Afrika | ||
File:Tasmania.cva.jpg|Tasmania | File:Tasmania.cva.jpg|[[Tasmania]] | ||
File:Transvaal.cva.jpg|Transvaal | File:Transvaal.cva.jpg|[[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]] | ||
File: | File:tunis.cva.jpg|Tunis | ||
File:Venezuela.cva.jpg|Venezuela | File:Venezuela.cva.jpg|[[Venezuela]] | ||
File:usa.cva.jpg|Verein. Staaten von Amerika | File:usa.cva.jpg|[[USA|Verein. Staaten von Amerika]] | ||
File:Victoria.cva.jpg|Victoria | File:Victoria.cva.jpg|[[Victoria]] | ||
File:West-australien.cva.jpg|West-Australien | File:West-australien.cva.jpg|[[Western Australia|West-Australien]] | ||
File:Aachen.cva.jpg|Aachen | File:Aachen.cva.jpg|[[Aachen]] | ||
File:Aarau.cva.jpg|Aarau | File:Aarau.cva.jpg|[[Aarau]] | ||
File:Aargau.cva.jpg|Aargau | File:Aargau.cva.jpg|[[Aargau]] | ||
File:Aarhuus.cva.jpg|Aarhuus | File:Aarhuus.cva.jpg|[[Aarhus|Aarhuus]] | ||
File:Aberdeen.cva.jpg|Aberdeen | File:Aberdeen.cva.jpg|[[Aberdeen]] | ||
File:Agram.cva.jpg|Agram | File:Agram.cva.jpg|Agram | ||
Not issued ?|Alessandria | |||
Not issued ?|Allenstein | |||
File:Altenburg.cva.jpg|Altenburg | File:Altenburg.cva.jpg|[[Altenburg]] | ||
File:Altona.cva.jpg|Altona | File:Altona.cva.jpg|[[Altona]] | ||
File:Amberg.cva.jpg|Amberg | File:Amberg.cva.jpg|[[Amberg]] | ||
File:Amiens.cva.jpg|Amiens | File:Amiens.cva.jpg|[[Amiens]] | ||
File:Amsterdam.cva.jpg|Amsterdam | File:Amsterdam.cva.jpg|[[Amsterdam]] | ||
Not issued ?|Ancona | |||
File:Andorra.cva.jpg|Andorra | File:Andorra.cva.jpg|[[Andorra]] | ||
File:Angers.cva.jpg|Angers | File:Angers.cva.jpg|[[Angers]] | ||
Not issued ?|Anhalt | |||
File: | File:Anclam.cva.jpg|[[Anklam]] | ||
File:Annaberg.cva.jpg|Annaberg | File:Annaberg.cva.jpg|[[Annaberg]] | ||
File:Ansbach.cva.jpg|Ansbach | File:Ansbach.cva.jpg|[[Ansbach]] | ||
File:Antwerpen.cva.jpg|Antwerpen | File:Antwerpen.cva.jpg|[[Antwerpen]] | ||
File: | File:apolda.cva.jpg |[[Apolda]] | ||
File:Appenzell.cva.jpg|Appenzell | File:Appenzell.cva.jpg|Appenzell | ||
File:Arnheim.cva.jpg|Arnheim | File:Arnheim.cva.jpg|[[Arnhem|Arnheim]] | ||
Not issued ?|Arnsberg | |||
File: | File:arnstadt.cva.jpg |[[Arnstadt]] | ||
File:Arolsen.cva.jpg|Arolsen | File:Arolsen.cva.jpg|Arolsen | ||
File:Arras.cva.jpg|Arras | File:Arras.cva.jpg|Arras | ||
File:Aschaffenburg.cva.jpg|Aschaffenburg | File:Aschaffenburg.cva.jpg|Aschaffenburg | ||
File:Aschersleben.cva.jpg|Aschersleben | File:Aschersleben.cva.jpg|Aschersleben | ||
Not issued ?|Astrachan | |||
File:Athen.cva.jpg|Athen | File:Athen.cva.jpg|Athen | ||
File:Auerbach.cva.jpg|Auerbach | File:Auerbach.cva.jpg|[[Auerbach]] | ||
File:Augsburg.cva.jpg|Augsburg | File:Auerbach2.cva.jpg|Auerbach (variation) | ||
File:Aurich.cva.jpg|Aurich | File:Augsburg.cva.jpg|[[Augsburg]] | ||
File:Azoren.cva.jpg|Azoren | File:Aurich.cva.jpg|[[Aurich]] | ||
File: | File:Azoren.cva.jpg|[[Azores||Azoren]] | ||
File: | File:baden.cva.jpg |[[Baden (State)|Baden]] | ||
File:Bamberg.cva.jpg|Bamberg | File:badenbaden.cva.jpg|[[Baden-Baden]] | ||
File:Barcelona.cva.jpg|Barcelona | File:Bamberg.cva.jpg|[[Bamberg]] | ||
File:Barmen.cva.jpg|Barmen | File:Barcelona.cva.jpg|[[Barcelona]] | ||
File:Basel.cva.jpg|Basel | File:Barmen.cva.jpg|[[Barmen]] | ||
File:Basel.cva.jpg|[[Basel]] | |||
File:Bayern.cva.jpg|Bayern | Not issued ?|Bautzen | ||
File:Bayern.cva.jpg|[[Bayern]] | |||
Not issued ?|Bayreuth | |||
Not issued ?|Belfast | |||
File:Belfort.cva.jpg|Belfort | File:Belfort.cva.jpg|Belfort | ||
File:Belgard.cva.jpg|Belgard | File:Belgard.cva.jpg|Belgard | ||
File:Belgien.cva.jpg|Belgien | File:Belgien.cva.jpg|Belgien | ||
File:Belgrad.cva.jpg|Belgrad | File:Belgrad.cva.jpg|[[Beograd|Belgrad]] | ||
File:Bergen.cva.jpg|Bergen | File:Bergen.cva.jpg|[[Bergen]] | ||
File:Berlin.cva.jpg|Berlin | File:Berlin.cva.jpg|[[Berlin]] | ||
File:Bern.cva.jpg|Bern | File:Bern.cva.jpg|[[Bern]] | ||
File:Bernburg.cva.jpg|Bernburg | File:Bernburg.cva.jpg|[[Bernburg]] | ||
Not issued ?|Besançon | |||
File:Beuthen.cva.jpg|Beuthen | File:Beuthen.cva.jpg|[[Beuthen]] | ||
File:Biberach.cva.jpg|Biberach | File:Biberach.cva.jpg|[[Biberach]] | ||
File:Biebrich.cva.jpg|Biebrich | File:Biebrich.cva.jpg|[[Biebrich (Wiesbaden)|Biebrich]] | ||
Not issued ?|Bielefeld | |||
File:Bilbao.cva.jpg|Bilbao | File:Bilbao.cva.jpg|[[Bilbao]] | ||
File:Bingen.cva.jpg|Bingen | File:Bingen.cva.jpg|[[Bingen am Rhein|Bingen]] | ||
File:Birmingham.cva.jpg|Birmingham | File:Birmingham.cva.jpg|[[Birmingham]] | ||
File:Bischweiler.cva.jpg|Bischweiler | File:Bischweiler.cva.jpg|[[Bischwiller|Bischweiler]] | ||
File:Bitterfeld.cva.jpg|Bitterfeld | File:Bitterfeld.cva.jpg|[[Bitterfeld]] | ||
File:Bochum.cva.jpg|Bochum | File:Bochum.cva.jpg|[[Bochum]] | ||
File:Bockenheim.cva.jpg|Bockenheim | File:Bockenheim.cva.jpg|[[Bockenheim an der Weinstrasse|Bockenheim]] | ||
File: | File:Bohmen.cva.jpg|Böhmen | ||
File:Bologna.cva.jpg|Bologna | File:Bologna.cva.jpg|[[Bologna]] | ||
Not issued ?|Bonn | |||
File:Bordeaux.cva.jpg|Bordeaux | File:Bordeaux.cva.jpg|[[Bordeaux]] | ||
File:Borna.cva.jpg|Borna | File:Borna.cva.jpg|[[Borna]] | ||
File: | File:Bosnia.cva.jpg|[[Bosnia|Bosnien]] | ||
File:Boulogne-sur-mer.cva.jpg|Boulogne-sur-Mer | File:Boulogne-sur-mer.cva.jpg|[[Boulogne-sur-Mer]] | ||
File:Bozen.cva.jpg|Bozen | File:Bozen.cva.jpg|[[Bolzano|Bozen]] | ||
File:Bradfort.cva.jpg|Bradfort | File:Bradfort.cva.jpg|[[Bradford|Bradfort]] | ||
File:Brandenburg.cva.jpg|Brandenburg | File:Brandenburg.cva.jpg|Brandenburg | ||
File:Braunsberg.cva.jpg|Braunsberg | File:Braunsberg.cva.jpg|[[Braunsberg]] | ||
Not issued ?|[[Braunschweig]] | |||
File:Bregenz.cva.jpg|Bregenz | File:Bregenz.cva.jpg|[[Bregenz]] | ||
File:Bremen.cva.jpg|Bremen | File:Bremen.cva.jpg|[[Bremen]] | ||
File: | File:Bremerhafen.cva.jpg|[[Bremerhaven|Bremerhafen]] | ||
File:Breslau.cva.jpg|Breslau | File:Breslau.cva.jpg|[[Breslau]] | ||
File:Brieg.cva.jpg|Brieg | File:Brieg.cva.jpg|[[Brieg]] | ||
File:Brighton.cva.jpg|Brighton | File:Brighton.cva.jpg|[[Brighton]] | ||
File:Bristol.cva.jpg|Bristol | File:Bristol.cva.jpg|[[Bristol]] | ||
File:Bromberg.cva.jpg|Bromberg | File:Bromberg.cva.jpg|[[Bromberg]] | ||
File:Bruchsal.cva.jpg|Bruchsal | File:Bruchsal.cva.jpg|[[Bruchsal]] | ||
File:Brugge.cva.jpg|Brügge | File:Brugge.cva.jpg|[[Brugge|Brügge]] | ||
File: | File:Brno.cva.jpg|[[Brno|Brünn]] | ||
File:Brussel.cva.jpg|Brüssel | File:Brussel.cva.jpg|[[Brussel|Brüssel]] | ||
File:Buchholz.cva.jpg|Buchholz | File:Buchholz.cva.jpg|[[Buchholz]] | ||
File:Budapest.cva.jpg|Budapest | File:Budapest.cva.jpg|[[Budapest]] | ||
File:Budweis.cva.jpg|Budweis | File:Budweis.cva.jpg|[[Budweis]] | ||
File: | File:Buckeburg.cva.jpg|[[Bückeburg]] | ||
File:Bukarest.cva.jpg|Bukarest | File:Bukarest.cva.jpg|Bukarest | ||
File:Bukowina.cva.jpg|Bukowina | File:Bukowina.cva.jpg|Bukowina | ||
File:Bulgarien.cva.jpg|Bulgarien | File:Bulgarien.cva.jpg|Bulgarien | ||
File:Bunzlau.cva.jpg|Bunzlau | File:Bunzlau.cva.jpg|[[Bunzlau]] | ||
File:Burg.cva.jpg|Burg | File:Burg.cva.jpg|Burg | ||
File:Burtscheid.cva.jpg|Burtscheid | File:Burtscheid.cva.jpg|[[Burtscheid]] | ||
Not issued ?|Cadix | |||
Not issued ?|Calbe | |||
Not issued ?|Cambridge | |||
File:Cammin.cva.jpg|Cammin | File:Cammin.cva.jpg|Cammin | ||
File:Cannstadt.cva.jpg|Cannstadt | File:Cannstadt.cva.jpg|[[Bad Cannstadt|Cannstadt]] | ||
File:Catania.cva.jpg|Catania | File:Catania.cva.jpg|[[Catania]] | ||
Not issued ?|Charkow | |||
File:Charlottenburg.cva.jpg|Charlottenburg | File:Charlottenburg.cva.jpg|[[Charlottenburg]] | ||
File:Chemnitz.cva.jpg|Chemnitz | File:Chemnitz.cva.jpg|[[Chemnitz]] | ||
File:Cherbourg.cva.jpg|Cherbourg | File:Cherbourg.cva.jpg|[[Cherbourg]] | ||
File:Christiania.cva.jpg|Christiania | File:Christiania.cva.jpg|[[Oslo|Christiania]] | ||
File:Chur.cva.jpg|Chur | File:Chur.cva.jpg|[[Chur]] | ||
File:Clausthal.cva.jpg|Clausthal | File:Clausthal.cva.jpg|Clausthal | ||
Not issued ?|Cleve | |||
File: | File:coburgg.cva.jpg |Coburg-Gotha | ||
File:Coburg.cva.jpg|Coburg | File:Coburg.cva.jpg|[[Coburg]] | ||
File: | File:Copenik.cva.jpg|[[Köpenick|Cöpenick]] | ||
File: | File:coethen.cva.jpg|[[Köthen|Cöthen]] | ||
File: | File:colmar.cva.jpg|[[Colmar]] | ||
Not issued ?|Constantinopel | |||
File: | File:Cordova.cva.jpg|Cordoba | ||
File:Cosel.cva.jpg|Cosel | File:Cosel.cva.jpg|[[ Koźle |Cosel]] | ||
File:Cottbus.cva.jpg|Cottbus | File:Cottbus.cva.jpg|[[Cottbus]] | ||
File:Crailsheim.cva.jpg|Crailsheim | File:Crailsheim.cva.jpg|[[Crailsheim]] | ||
Not issued ?|Crimmitschau | |||
Not issued ?|Crossen | |||
File: | File:Custrin.cva.jpg|Cüstrin | ||
Not issued ?|Culm | |||
File: | File:czernowitz.cva.jpg |[[Chernivtsi |Czernowitz]] | ||
File: | File:Danemark.cva.jpg|[[Denmark|Dänemark]] | ||
File:Dalmatien.cva.jpg|Dalmatien | File:Dalmatien.cva.jpg|Dalmatien | ||
File:Danzig.cva.jpg|Danzig | File:Danzig.cva.jpg|[[Danzig]] | ||
File:Darmstadt.cva.jpg|Darmstadt | File:Darmstadt.cva.jpg|[[Darmstadt]] | ||
Not issued ?|Dobreczin | |||
File:Demmin.cva.jpg|Demmin | File:Demmin.cva.jpg|[[Demmin]] | ||
File: | Not issued ?|Dessau | ||
File: | File:Detmold.cva.jpg|[[Detmold]] | ||
File: | File:germany.cva.jpg|[[Germany|Deutsches Reich (alt)]] | ||
File:Diedenhofen.cva.jpg|Diedenhofen | File:germany1.cva.jpg|[[Germany|Deutsches Reich (neu)]] | ||
File:Diedenhofen.cva.jpg|[[Diedenhofen]] | |||
File:Dijon.cva.jpg|Dijon | File:Dijon.cva.jpg|Dijon | ||
File:Dirschau.cva.jpg|Dirschau | File:Dirschau.cva.jpg|Dirschau | ||
File:Dobeln.cva.jpg|Döbeln | File:Dobeln.cva.jpg|Döbeln | ||
File:Dorpat.cva.jpg|Dorpat | File:Dorpat.cva.jpg|Dorpat | ||
File:Dortmund.cva.jpg|Dortmund | File:Dortmund.cva.jpg|[[Dortmund]] | ||
File:Dordrecht.cva.jpg|Dordrecht | File:Dordrecht.cva.jpg|[[Dordrecht]] | ||
File:Dresden.cva.jpg|Dresden | File:Dresden.cva.jpg|[[Dresden]] | ||
Not issued ?|Drontheim | |||
File:Dublin.cva.jpg|Dublin | File:Dublin.cva.jpg|Dublin | ||
File:Duren.cva.jpg|Düren | File:Duren.cva.jpg|[[Düren]] | ||
File:Durkheim.cva.jpg|Dürkheim | File:Durkheim.cva.jpg|[[Bad Dürkheim|Dürkheim]] | ||
File:Duisburg.cva.jpg|Duisburg | File:Duisburg.cva.jpg|[[Duisburg]] | ||
Not issued ?|Dundee | |||
File:Durlach.cva.jpg|Durlach | File:Durlach.cva.jpg|Durlach | ||
File:Dusseldorf.cva.jpg|Düsseldorf | File:Dusseldorf.cva.jpg|[[Düsseldorf]] | ||
Not issued ?|Eberswalde | |||
File:Edinburgh.cva.jpg|Edinburgh | File:Edinburgh.cva.jpg|Edinburgh | ||
File:Eger.cva.jpg|Eger | File:Eger.cva.jpg|[[Cheb|Eger]] | ||
File:Eibenstock.cva.jpg|Eibenstock | File:Eibenstock.cva.jpg|[[Eibenstock]] | ||
File:Eichstatt.cva.jpg|Eichstätt | File:Eichstatt.cva.jpg|[[Eichstätt]] | ||
Not issued ?|Einbeck | |||
File:Eisenach.cva.jpg|Eisenach | File:Eisenach.cva.jpg|[[Eisenach]] | ||
File:Eisleben.cva.jpg|Eisleben | File:Eisleben.cva.jpg|[[Eisleben]] | ||
File: | File:elberfeld.cva.jpg |[[Elberfeld]] <br>(shows arms of Elmshorn) | ||
File:Elbing.cva.jpg|Elbing | File:Elbing.cva.jpg|Elbing | ||
File: | File:elmshorn.cva.jpg |[[Elmshorn]]<br>(shows arms of Elberfeld) | ||
File: | File:elsass.cva.jpg |[[Alsace|Elsass]] | ||
File: | File:emden.cva.jpg |[[Emden]] | ||
Not issued ?|Emmerich | |||
File:Ems.cva.jpg|Ems | File:Ems.cva.jpg|Ems | ||
File:Erfurt.cva.jpg|Erfurt | File:Erfurt.cva.jpg|Erfurt | ||
File:Erlangen.cva.jpg|Erlangen | File:Erlangen.cva.jpg|Erlangen | ||
File:Eschweiler.cva.jpg|Eschweiler | File:Eschweiler.cva.jpg|Eschweiler | ||
Not issued ?|Essen | |||
File:Esslingen.cva.jpg|Esslingen | File:Esslingen.cva.jpg|Esslingen | ||
File:St | File:St-etienne.cva.jpg|[[Saint-Étienne|St. Etienne]] | ||
File:Eupen.cva.jpg|Eupen | File:Eupen.cva.jpg|[[Eupen]] | ||
File:Ferrara.cva.jpg|Ferrara | File:Ferrara.cva.jpg|Ferrara | ||
File: | File:finnland.cva.jpg |[[Finland|Finnland]] | ||
Not issued ?|Fiume | |||
File:Flensburg.cva.jpg|Flensburg | File:Flensburg.cva.jpg|[[Flensburg]] | ||
File:Florenz.cva.jpg|Florenz | File:Florenz.cva.jpg|Florenz | ||
File:Forbach.cva.jpg|Forbach | File:Forbach.cva.jpg|Forbach | ||
File:Forst.cva.jpg|Forst | File:Forst.cva.jpg|Forst | ||
File: | File:frankfurtm.cva.jpg |[[Frankfurt am Main]] | ||
File: | File:Frankfurto.cva.jpg|[[Frankfurt an der Oder]] | ||
File:Frankreich.cva.jpg|Frankreich | File:Frankreich.cva.jpg|[[france|Frankreich]] | ||
File:Freiburg.cva.jpg|Freiburg | File:Freiburg.cva.jpg|Freiburg | ||
File:Furth.cva.jpg|Fürth | File:Furth.cva.jpg|Fürth | ||
File: | File:galizien.cva.jpg |[[Kingdom of Galicia|Galizien]] | ||
File:Gebweiler.cva.jpg|Gebweiler | File:Gebweiler.cva.jpg|Gebweiler | ||
File:Gelsenkirchen.cva.jpg|Gelsenkirchen | File:Gelsenkirchen.cva.jpg|[[Gelsenkirchen]] | ||
File:Genf.cva.jpg|Genf | File:Genf.cva.jpg|[[Genève|Genf]] | ||
File:Gent.cva.jpg|Gent | File:Gent.cva.jpg|[[Gent]] | ||
File:Genua.cva.jpg|Genua | File:Genua.cva.jpg|[[Genova|Genua]] | ||
File:Gera.cva.jpg|Gera | File:Gera.cva.jpg|[[Gera]] | ||
File:Gibraltar.cva.jpg|Gibraltar | File:Gibraltar.cva.jpg|[[Gibraltar]] | ||
File:Giessen.cva.jpg|Giessen | File:Giessen.cva.jpg|[[Giessen]] | ||
File: | File:gorzg.cva.jpg |Görz-Gradisca | ||
File: | File:Gotheburg.cva.jpg|[[Göteborg|Gothenburg]] | ||
File:Glarus.cva.jpg|Glarus | File:Glarus.cva.jpg|[[Glarus]] (Series 3) | ||
File:Glasgow.cva.jpg|Glasgow | File:Glarus1.cva.jpg|[[Glarus]] (variation, Series 2) | ||
File:Granada.cva.jpg|Granada | File:Glasgow.cva.jpg|[[Glasgow]] | ||
File:Granada.cva.jpg|[[Granada]] | |||
File:Graubunden.cva.jpg|Graubünden | File:Graubunden.cva.jpg|Graubünden | ||
File:Graz.cva.jpg|Graz | File:Graz.cva.jpg|[[Graz]] | ||
File:Griechenland.cva.jpg|Griechenland | File:Griechenland.cva.jpg|[[Greece|Griechenland]] | ||
File:Groningen.cva.jpg|Groningen | File:Groningen.cva.jpg|[[Groningen]] | ||
File: | File:gb.cva.jpg |[[United Kingdom|Grossbritannien]] | ||
File:Haag.cva.jpg|Haag | File:Haag.cva.jpg|[[Den Haag|Haag]] | ||
File: | Not issued ?|Haarlem | ||
File: | File:Halle.cva.jpg|[[Halle]] | ||
File: | File:Hamburg.cva.jpg|[[Hamburg]] | ||
File:Hannover.cva.jpg|Hannover | File:Hannover1.cva.jpg|[[Hannover]] (city) | ||
File:Le-havre.cva.jpg|Le Havre | File:Hannover.cva.jpg|Hannover (state) | ||
File: | File:Le-havre.cva.jpg|[[Le Havre]] | ||
File:helgoland.cva.jpg|[[Helgoland]] | |||
Not issued ?|Helsingfors | |||
File:Hermannstadt.cva.jpg|Hermannstadt | File:Hermannstadt.cva.jpg|Hermannstadt | ||
File:Hessen.cva.jpg|Hessen | File:Hessen.cva.jpg|Hessen | ||
File:Hessen-nassau.cva.jpg|Hessen-Nassau | File:Hessen-nassau.cva.jpg|Hessen-Nassau | ||
File:Hohenzollern-sigmaringen.cva.jpg|Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | File:Hohenzollern-sigmaringen.cva.jpg|Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||
File: | File:holland.cva.jpg |[[ Netherlands|Holland]] | ||
File:Hull.cva.jpg|Hull | File:Hull.cva.jpg|Hull | ||
File:Innsbruck.cva.jpg| | File:Innsbruck.cva.jpg|[[Innsbrück]] | ||
Not issued ?|Island | |||
File: | File:istrien.cva.jpg |[[Istria|Istrien]] | ||
File: | File:italy.cva.jpg|[[Italy|Italien]] | ||
File:Karnten.cva.jpg|Kärnten | File:Karnten.cva.jpg|[[Kärnten]] | ||
File:Karlsruhe.cva.jpg|Karlsruhe | File:Karlsruhe.cva.jpg|[[Karlsruhe]] | ||
File:Kasan.cva.jpg|Kasan | File:Kasan.cva.jpg|[[Kazan|Kasan]] | ||
File:Kassel.cva.jpg|Kassel | File:Kassel.cva.jpg|[[Kassel]] | ||
File:Kiel.cva.jpg|Kiel | File:Kiel.cva.jpg|[[Kiel]] | ||
File:Kiew.cva.jpg|Kiew | File:Kiew.cva.jpg|[[Kyiv|Kiew]] | ||
File:Kirchenstaat.cva.jpg|Kirchenstaat | File:Kirchenstaat.cva.jpg|Kirchenstaat | ||
File:Kischinew.cva.jpg|Kischinew | File:Kischinew.cva.jpg|[[Chișinău|Kischinew]] | ||
File:Klagenfurt.cva.jpg|Klagenfurt | File:Klagenfurt.cva.jpg|[[Klagenfurt]] | ||
File:Koln.cva.jpg|Köln am Rhein | File:Koln.cva.jpg|[[Köln|Köln am Rhein]] | ||
Not issued ?|Königsberg | |||
File:Kopenhagen.cva.jpg|Kopenhagen | File:Kopenhagen.cva.jpg|[[København|Kopenhagen]] | ||
File: | File:krain.cva.jpg |[[Duchy of Krain|Krain]] | ||
File:Krakau.cva.jpg|Krakau | File:Krakau.cva.jpg|[[Kraków|Krakau]] | ||
File:Krefeld.cva.jpg|Krefeld | File:Krefeld.cva.jpg|[[Krefeld]] | ||
File: | File:croatia.cva.jpg|[[Croatia|Kroatien]] | ||
File:Kronstadt.cva.jpg|Kronstadt | File:Kronstadt.cva.jpg|[[Brașov|Kronstadt]] | ||
File:Laibach.cva.jpg|Laibach | File:Laibach.cva.jpg|[[Ljubljana|Laibach]] | ||
File:Leeds.cva.jpg|Leeds | File:Leeds.cva.jpg|[[Leeds]] | ||
File:Leicester.cva.jpg|Leicester | File:Leicester.cva.jpg|[[Leicester]] | ||
File:Leipzig.cva.jpg|Leipzig | File:Leipzig.cva.jpg|[[Leipzig]] | ||
File:Lemberg.cva.jpg|Lemberg | File:Lemberg.cva.jpg|[[Lviv|Lemberg]] | ||
File:Leyden.cva.jpg|Leyden | File:Leyden.cva.jpg|[[Leiden|Leyden]] | ||
File:Liechtenstein.cva.jpg|Liechtenstein | File:Liechtenstein.cva.jpg|[[Liechtenstein]] | ||
File:Lille.cva.jpg|Lille | File:Lille.cva.jpg|[[Lille]] | ||
File:Linz.cva.jpg|Linz | File:Linz.cva.jpg|[[Linz]] | ||
File: | File:lipped.cva.jpg|[[Lippe-Detmold]] | ||
File:Lissabon.cva.jpg|Lissabon | File:Lissabon.cva.jpg|[[Lisboa|Lissabon]] | ||
File:Liverpool.cva.jpg|Liverpool | File:Liverpool.cva.jpg|[[Liverpool]] | ||
File:Livorno.cva.jpg|Livorno | File:Livorno.cva.jpg|[[Livorno]] | ||
Not issued ?|[[Leuven|Löwen]] | |||
File:London.cva.jpg|London | File:London.cva.jpg|[[London]] | ||
File: | File:Lombvenedig.cva.jpg|Lomb.-Venedig | ||
File:Lothringen.cva.jpg|Lothringen | File:Lothringen.cva.jpg|Lothringen | ||
File:Lubeck.cva.jpg|Lübeck | File:Lubeck.cva.jpg|[[Lübeck]] | ||
File:Luttich.cva.jpg|Lüttich | File:Luttich.cva.jpg|[[Liège|Lüttich]] | ||
File:Luzern.cva.jpg|Luzern | File:Luzern.cva.jpg|Luzern | ||
File:Luxemburg.cva.jpg|Luxemburg | File:Luxemburg.cva.jpg|[[Luxembourg|Luxemburg]] | ||
File:Lyon.cva.jpg|Lyon | File:Lyon.cva.jpg|[[Lyon]] | ||
File:Mahren.cva.jpg|Mähren | File:Mahren.cva.jpg|Mähren | ||
File: | File:Madrid.cva.jpg|[[Madrid]] | ||
File:Magdeburg.cva.jpg|Magdeburg | File:Magdeburg.cva.jpg|[[Magdeburg]] | ||
Not issued ?|Mailand | |||
File:Mainz.cva.jpg|Mainz | File:Mainz.cva.jpg|[[Mainz]] | ||
Not issued ?|Malaga | |||
File:Malmo.cva.jpg|Malmö | File:Malmo.cva.jpg|[[Malmö]] | ||
Not issued ?|Manchester | |||
File:Mannheim.cva.jpg|Mannheim | File:Mannheim.cva.jpg|[[Mannheim]] | ||
File:Mantua.cva.jpg|Mantua | File:Mantua.cva.jpg|[[Mantova|Mantua]] | ||
File:Marseille.cva.jpg|Marseille | File:Marseille.cva.jpg|[[Marseille]] | ||
File:Mecheln.cva.jpg|Mecheln | File:Mecheln.cva.jpg|[[Mechelen|Mecheln]] | ||
File: | File:mecklenburg.cva.jpg |Mecklenburg | ||
Not issued ?|Meiningen | |||
File:Messina.cva.jpg|Messina | File:Messina.cva.jpg|[[Messina]] | ||
File:Metz.cva.jpg|Metz | File:Metz.cva.jpg|[[Metz]] | ||
Not issued ?|Modena | |||
File:Monaco .cva.jpg|Monaco | File:Monaco.cva.jpg|[[Monaco]] | ||
File: | File:montenegro.cva.jpg |[[Montenegro]] | ||
File:Moskau.cva.jpg|Moskau | File:Moskau.cva.jpg|[[Moscow|Moskau]] | ||
File:Muhlhausen.cva.jpg|Mühlhausen | File:Muhlhausen.cva.jpg|Mühlhausen | ||
File:Munchen.cva.jpg|München | File:Munchen.cva.jpg|[[München]] | ||
File:Murcia.cva.jpg|Murcia | File:Murcia.cva.jpg|[[Murcia]] | ||
File:Nancy.cva.jpg|Nancy | File:Nancy.cva.jpg|[[Nancy]] | ||
File:Nantes.cva.jpg|Nantes | File:Nantes.cva.jpg|[[Nantes]] | ||
Not issued ?|Neapel-Provinz | |||
File: | File:neapel.cva.jpg |[[Napoli|Neapel-Stadt]] | ||
File: | File:neuchatel.cva.jpg |[[Neuchâtel]] | ||
File:Newcastle.cva.jpg|New Castle on Tyne | File:Newcastle.cva.jpg|New Castle on Tyne | ||
File:Nishny-nowgorod.cva.jpg|Nishny-Nowgorod | File:Nishny-nowgorod.cva.jpg|Nishny-Nowgorod | ||
Not issued ?|Nizza | |||
File: | File:Norwig.cva.jpg|[[Norwich]] | ||
File:Nottingham.cva.jpg|Nottingham | File:Nottingham.cva.jpg|[[Nottingham]] | ||
File: | File:Nurnber.cva.jpg|[[Nürnberg]] | ||
File:Odessa.cva.jpg|Odessa | File:Odessa.cva.jpg|[[Odessa]] | ||
File:Oberosterreich.cva.jpg|Oesterreich ob der Enns | File:Oberosterreich.cva.jpg|[[Oberösterreich|Oesterreich ob der Enns]] | ||
File:Niederosterreich.cva.jpg|Oesterreich unter der Enns | File:Niederosterreich.cva.jpg|[[Niederösterreich|Oesterreich unter der Enns]] | ||
File: | File:Ostschlesien.cva.jpg|Oesterreic-Schlesien | ||
File: | File:Oldenburg1.cva.jpg|Oldenburg (province) | ||
File:Oldenburg.cva.jpg|Oldenburg | File:Oldenburg.cva.jpg|[[Oldenburg]] city | ||
File:Olmutz.cva.jpg|Olmütz | File:Olmutz.cva.jpg|Olmütz | ||
Not issued ?|Oporto | |||
File:Orleans.cva.jpg|Orléans | File:Orleans.cva.jpg|[[Orléans]] | ||
File: | File:ostpreussen.cva.jpg |[[Ostpreussen]] | ||
File: | File:oxford.cva.jpg|[[Oxford]] | ||
File:Padua.cva.jpg|Padua | File:Padua.cva.jpg|[[Padova|Padua]] | ||
File:Palermo.cva.jpg|Palermo | File:Palermo.cva.jpg|[[Palermo]] | ||
File:Paris.cva.jpg|Paris | File:Paris.cva.jpg|[[Paris]] | ||
File: | File:parma.cva.jpg|[[Parma]] | ||
File:St.-petersburg.cva.jpg|St. Petersburg | File:St.-petersburg.cva.jpg|[[Sankt Petersburg|St. Petersburg]] | ||
File:Pisa .cva.jpg|Pisa | File:Pisa.cva.jpg|[[Pisa]] | ||
File:Plymouth.cva.jpg|Plymouth | File:Plymouth.cva.jpg|[[Plymouth]] | ||
File:Polen.cva.jpg|Polen | File:Polen.cva.jpg|[[Poland|Polen]] | ||
File:Pommern.cva.jpg|Pommern | File:Pommern.cva.jpg|[[Pommern]] | ||
File:Portsmouth.cva.jpg|Portsmouth | File:Portsmouth.cva.jpg|[[Portsmouth]] | ||
File:Portugal.cva.jpg|Portugal | File:Portugal.cva.jpg|[[Portugal]] | ||
File:Posen.cva.jpg|Posen | File:Posen.cva.jpg|[[Posen]] | ||
File: | File:Posen1.cva.jpg|Posen (province) | ||
File:Prag.cva.jpg|Prag | File:Prag.cva.jpg|[[Praha|Prag]] | ||
File:Pressburg.cva.jpg|Pressburg | File:Pressburg.cva.jpg|[[Bratislava|Pressburg]] | ||
File: | File:preussen.cva.jpg|[[Preussen]] | ||
Not issued ?|Ravenna | |||
File:Reims.cva.jpg|Reims | File:Reims.cva.jpg|[[Reims]] | ||
File:Reuss.cva.jpg|Reuss | File:Reuss.cva.jpg|Reuss | ||
File:Reval.cva.jpg|Reval | File:Reval.cva.jpg|[[Tallinn|Reval]] | ||
File:Rheinland.cva.jpg|Rheinland | File:Rheinland.cva.jpg|Rheinland | ||
File:Riga.cva.jpg|Riga | File:Riga.cva.jpg|[[Riga]] | ||
File:Rom.cva.jpg|Rom | File:Rom.cva.jpg|[[Roma|Rom]] | ||
File:Rotterdam.cva.jpg|Rotterdam | File:Rotterdam.cva.jpg|[[Rotterdam]] | ||
File:Rouen.cva.jpg|Rouen | File:Rouen.cva.jpg|[[Rouen]] | ||
File: | File:Romania.cva.jpg|[[Romania|Rumänien]] | ||
File: | File:Russia.cva.jpg|[[Russia|Russland]] | ||
File:Sachsen.cva.jpg|Sachsen | File:sachsen1.cva.jpg|[[Sachsen]] (kingdom) | ||
File: | File:sachsen.cva.jpg|[[Sachsen]] (province) | ||
File: | File:stgallen.cva.jpg |[[Sankt Gallen (canton)|St. Gallen]] | ||
File: | File:sanmarino.cva.jpg |[[San Marino]] | ||
File: | File:Salzburg1.cva.jpg|[[Salzburg]] (city) | ||
File:Saragossa.cva.jpg|Saragossa | File:Salzburg2.cva.jpg|[[Salzburg (State)|Salzburg]] (state) | ||
File:Saragossa.cva.jpg|[[Zaragoza|Saragossa]] | |||
Not issued ?|Saratow | |||
File:Sardinien.cva.jpg|Sardinien | File:Sardinien.cva.jpg|Sardinien | ||
File: | File:schaffhausen.cva.jpg |[[Schaffhausen]] | ||
File: | File:Schaumburglippe.cva.jpg|[[Schaumburg-Lippe]] | ||
No image|Sheffield (has been issued, not in my possession) | |||
File:Schlesien.cva.jpg|Schlesien | File:Schlesien.cva.jpg|Schlesien | ||
File: | File:Schleswigholstein.cva.jpg|Schleswig-Holstein | ||
Not issued ?|Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |||
Not issued ?|Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen | |||
File:Schweden-norwegen.cva.jpg|Schweden-Norwegen | File:Schweden-norwegen.cva.jpg|Schweden-Norwegen | ||
File:Schweiz.cva.jpg|Schweiz | File:Schweiz.cva.jpg|[[Switzerland|Schweiz]] | ||
Not issued ?|Schwerin | |||
File:Schwyz.cva.jpg|Schwyz | File:Schwyz.cva.jpg|[[Schwyz]] | ||
File: | File:serbien.cva.jpg |[[Serbia|Serbien]] | ||
Not issued ?|Sevilla | |||
Not issued ?|Silicien | |||
File:Siebenburgen.cva.jpg|Siebenbürgen | File:Siebenburgen.cva.jpg|Siebenbürgen | ||
File:Solothurn.cva.jpg|Solothurn | File:Solothurn.cva.jpg|[[Solothurn]] | ||
File: | File:spanien.cva.jpg |[[Spain|Spanien]] | ||
File:Steiermark.cva.jpg|Steiermark | File:Steiermark.cva.jpg|[[Steiermark]] | ||
Not issued ?|Stettin | |||
Not issued ?|Stockholm | |||
File:Stoke-upon-trent.cva.jpg|Stoke upon Trent | File:Stoke-upon-trent.cva.jpg|[[Stoke-upon-Trent]] | ||
File:Strassburg.cva.jpg|Strassburg | File:Strassburg.cva.jpg|[[Strasbourg|Strassburg]] | ||
File:Stuttgart.cva.jpg|Stuttgart | File:Stuttgart.cva.jpg|[[Stuttgart]] | ||
File:Szegedin.cva.jpg|Szegedin | File:Szegedin.cva.jpg|[[Szeged|Szegedin]] | ||
File:Tessin.cva.jpg|Tessin | File:Tessin.cva.jpg|[[Ticino|Tessin]] | ||
File:Tirol.cva.jpg|Tirol | File:Tirol.cva.jpg|[[Tirol]] | ||
File: | File:thurgau.cva.jpg|[[Thurgau]] | ||
File: | File:Toskana.cva.jpg|Toscana | ||
File:Toledo.cva.jpg|Toledo | File:Toledo.cva.jpg|[[Toledo]] | ||
File: | File:toulouse.cva.jpg|[[Toulouse]] | ||
File:Tours.cva.jpg|Tours | File:Tours.cva.jpg|[[Tours]] | ||
File: | File:triest.cva.jpg|[[Triest]] | ||
File:Troppau.cva.jpg|Troppau | File:Troppau.cva.jpg|Troppau | ||
File:Turkei.cva.jpg|Türkei | File:Turkei.cva.jpg|Türkei | ||
File:Turin.cva.jpg|Turin | File:Turin.cva.jpg|[[Torino|Turin ]] | ||
File: | File:ungarn.cva.jpg |[[Hungary|Ungarn]] | ||
File:Unterwalden.cva.jpg|Unterwalden | File:Unterwalden.cva.jpg|[[Unterwalden]] | ||
File:Upsala.cva.jpg|Upsala | File:Upsala.cva.jpg|[[Uppsala|Upsala]] | ||
File:Uri.cva.jpg|Uri | File:Uri.cva.jpg|[[Uri]] | ||
File:Utrecht.cva.jpg|Utrecht | File:Utrecht.cva.jpg|[[Utrecht]] | ||
File:Valencia.cva.jpg|Valencia | File:Valencia.cva.jpg|[[Valencia]] | ||
File:Venedig.cva.jpg|Venedig | File:Venedig.cva.jpg|[[Venezia|Venedig]] | ||
File:Verona.cva.jpg|Verona | File:Verona.cva.jpg|[[Verona]] | ||
File:Versailles.cva.jpg|Versailles | File:Versailles.cva.jpg|[[Versailles]] | ||
File:Vorarlberg.cva.jpg|Vorarlberg | File:Vorarlberg.cva.jpg|[[Vorarlberg]] | ||
File:Waadt.cva.jpg|Waadt | File:Waadt.cva.jpg|[[Vaud|Waadt]] | ||
File: | File:waldeck.cva.jpg|[[Waldeck]] | ||
File:Wallis.cva.jpg|Wallis | File:Wallis.cva.jpg|[[Wallis]] | ||
File:Warschau.cva.jpg|Warschau | File:Warschau.cva.jpg|[[Warschau]] | ||
File:Weimar.cva.jpg|Weimar | File:Weimar.cva.jpg|[[Weimar]] | ||
File:Westfalen.cva.jpg|Westfalen | File:Westfalen.cva.jpg|[[Westfalen]] | ||
File:Westpreussen.cva.jpg|Westpreussen | File:Westpreussen.cva.jpg|[[Westpreussen]] | ||
File:Wien.cva.jpg|Wien | File:Wien.cva.jpg|[[Wien]] | ||
File:Wiesbaden.cva.jpg|Wiesbaden | File:Wiesbaden.cva.jpg|[[Wiesbaden]] | ||
Not issued ?|Wilna | |||
File:Wurttemberg.cva.jpg|Württemberg | File:Wurttemberg.cva.jpg|[[Württemberg]] | ||
File:Wurzburg.cva.jpg|Würzburg | File:Wurzburg.cva.jpg|[[Würzburg]] | ||
File:Zurich.cva.jpg|Zürich | File:Zurich.cva.jpg|[[Zürich]] | ||
File:Zug.cva.jpg|Zug | File:Zug.cva.jpg|[[Zug]] | ||
</gallery> | |||
==Variations== | |||
Two stamps have been issued with a real different design; Auerbach and Glarus, see below. | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:Auerbach.cva.jpg|[[Auerbach]] | |||
File:Auerbach2.cva.jpg|Auerbach (variation) | |||
File:Glarus.cva.jpg|[[Glarus]] (Series 3) | |||
File:Glarus1.cva.jpg|[[Glarus]] (variation, Series 2) | |||
</gallery> | |||
In addition there are some differences in printing as well as misprints known. Sometimes, however, colour variations are largely due to old age and wear, not due to a real misprint. I am aware of the following variations and misprints (all have been found on multiple cards form different albums, hence no change due to wear): | |||
Different printing of the lettering Series II in three Swiss arms (wide vs narrow printing of the II). | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:aargauv.cva.jpg|Aargau | |||
File:schweizv.cva.jpg|Schweiz | |||
File:zurichv.cva.jpg|Zürich | |||
</gallery> | |||
Other variations: | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:arolsenv.cva.jpg|Arolsen with A connected or not | |||
File:azorenv.cva.jpg|Azoren with differently colouored bird | |||
File:northborneov.cva.jpg|North Borneo, brown misprint/smudge around left supporter | |||
File:hawaiiv.cva.jpg|Sandwich Inseln with half coloured stick in the 3rd quarter | |||
File:siamv.cva.jpg|Siam with golden or silver tusk | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Heraldic Albums]] | [[Category:Heraldic Albums]] | ||
Revision as of 08:24, 28 January 2024
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Album information :
- Issued by : Many small companies, but printed by Continentale Verlags-Anstalt, Sigmund Loewenthal, Hamburg
- Date of issue : 1903 (Not 1912 as stated in the Köberich catalogue)
- Number of stamps/cards : 480 (?). At least 426. According to the Köberich catalogue only 330 were actually issued (but I have 425 so far, see below, and know of 1 more).
- Image variants : so far I know only of 2 real different arms (Auerbach and Glarus), but there are differences in printings, see section Variations
Background
The album was probably issued from 1903 onwards and contained an introduction, followed by 40 pages for 480 images. No date is mentioned anywhere in the album, but the cards bear the number DRGM 209633 (Deutsche Reichs-Gebrauchsmuster), a German copyright/trademark number, issued to Sigmund Loewenthal on July 30, 1903 (see images below from the German trade mark register).
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The trademark text reads : Karte aus Papier, Pappe odgl. mit perforierten, mit Wappen beklebten oder bedruckten Feldern, um welche herum Reklamen odgl, angeordnet sind. S. Loewenthal, Hamburg, A-B-Cstr. 45, 30/7 03. (Cards made of paper or similar, with perforated fields, printed or glued with coats of arms, around which advertising is placed. Simon Loewenthal, ABC-street 45, June 30, 1903).
The images could be collected from a large number of small companies in Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire and Holland (and maybe other countries as well). These companies issued advertising cards, with two images, that could be cut out and placed in the album. According to the cards, one card was issued weekly. With 480 cards that would mean 240 weeks. When they started issuing in 1903, the series could have been completed by 1907.
The album was issued as the first out of a series of two (the second was never issued) and contained the arms of present and former (non-European) countries and European cities. The second album supposedly would contain family arms.
At least six different album formats for the first album were issued, see below.
The cards were issued initially in Germany, but were also available in other countries. As far as I know, the names of the countries and cities, as well as the album itself were not translated. The cards were introduced for the Dutch market in 1908, as can be seen in the advertisements below.
 Bredase Courant 14-11-1908 |
 Delftsche Courant 14-11-1908 |
 Nieuws van den Dag 22-07-1908 |
The cards were also sold as postcards, without advertisement and perforations.
 Example of a German card |
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 Example of a Dutch card |
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 Example of a postcard (posted March 14, 1918) |
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 Example of a German card from the now French city of Colmar |
 Example of a German card from München |
 Example of other postcards |
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Series from one bookshop:
For more cards see here
Cards of the following companies are known to me, but there must be many more (if you have any or any information, please contact me) :
- Johann Bach, bookshop, Schöneberg
- Eugen Barth, Books and office supplies, Colmar, Germany (now France)
- Lorenz Beyer, Bookshop, Mittweida, Germany
- Adr. van Dieren, paper and office supplies, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Robert Doležal Jr., Bookshop, Arnau an der Elbe, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Hostinné, Czech Rep.)
- Döscher & Koch, clothing, Stade, Germany
- Hermann Exner, paper and office supplies, Berlin, Germany
- Berta Finking, Schoolsupplies, Wilmersdorf, Germany
- Richard Glaubig, Germania Drogerie, Drugstore, Zehlendorf, Germany
- Willy Gross, paper supplies and book binders, Dresden, Germany
- Hamburger & Bredtmann, office supplies, Pforzheim, Germany
- Engelb. Hanel, School and papersupplies, Wiener-Neustadt, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Austria)
- Georg Hoehn, Bookshop and printers, Pirna, Germany
- Anna Kleinitzer, School supplies, Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Austria)
- Knopf Warenhaus, Diedehofen, Germany
- J.J.N. Loretz, Book- and artshop, 's Hertogenbosch, Holland
- Arno Loth, School supplies, Rosenheim, Germany
- A. Mercklein, book and papershop, Ueckermünde, Germany
- S. Montibeller, (2 shops): clothing and paperwares, Alleegasse 56 and 60, Wien, Austria
- Arthur Müller, bookshop, Rixdorf, Germany
- Otto Müller, Paper and leather goods, Rixdorf (now part of Berlin), Germany (2 types)
- Alfred Nautze, printers, Pirna, Germany
- August Peter, Coffee, tea and other foods, Halle an der Saale, Germany
- M.F. van Piere, Bookshop etc, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Sebastian Pohl, Butcher, Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Austria) (2 types)
- Herman Protz, Bookshop, Rixdorf bei Berlin, Germany
- Julie Reinhard, Book- and artshop, München, Germany
- M. Renze, Bookshop, Bielefeld, Germany
- Arthur Schultz, butter and cheese shop, Rixdorf, Germany
- Alb. Schwarzer, office supplies, Berlin W., Germany
- Jos. Joh, Schweizer, Bookshop, Leitmeritz, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Litoměřice, Czech Rep.)
- Wilhelm Wartenberg, Bookshop, Friedenau, Germany
- unknown issue : back states only Tees, Kakao, Schokoladen (tea, coffee, chocolates)
- unknown issue : back states only Nähr- und Stärkungsmittel für Kinder und Rekonvaleszenten (food for children and for recovering)
- Several companies issued cards without text on the back of the stamp
Albums
At least five different album formats for the album were issued.
The oldest versions of the album were simply named Wappen-Album. Later versions were named Wappen-Sammel-Album.
All albums have the same lay-out : a front page, followed by an 8-page index of all arms and then 20 pages to glue or stick the images. All indicate that it is the first album, but the second was never published (see above).
There are no indications to the dates when the different albums were published. As the cards could be collected over a long period of time, the cards inside each album can not be used for dating a specific album. The six albums that I am aware of, can be placed in a logical sequence though, based on name and population figures.
Album 1
Album 1 has on the cover a female figure holding two (unidentified) coats of arms. The first page and index is in black. Population figures are identical to albums 2, 3 and 4, but lower as in album 5. The population figures listed correspond to figures in Wikipedia from around 1900, just before the album was supposedly published (1903-1905).
The section for the cards is printed in green, with a vertical leaf-based decoration between the cards and single borders around the cards.
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The index of this album : File:Index1.cva.pdf
Album 2
Album 2 has on the cover a soldier in 17th century style holding a banner with the arms of Hamburg, as the publisher was based in Hamburg. The index is in green, but the content and population figures are identical to album 1,3 and 4, with only minor differences in the text. The cover states Wappen-Album, the index already Wappen-Sammel-Album, hence this album is listed as second.
The section for the cards is printed in green, with straight double borders around the cards and no vertical or horizontal lines or decorations.
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The index of this album : File:Index2.cva.pdf
Album 3
Album 3 has as title Wappen-Sammel-Album and under the title is an empty embossed shield. The cover page is multi-coloured. The index is in green, with a smaller typeface as in albums 1,2,4 and 5. The population figures are identical to album 1 and 2, but there are some small textual differences. For example : the Sandwich Islands are 'als Königr. Hawai gen." (meaning: known as the kingdom of Hawai) in album 1, 'als Königr. Hawai genannt" in album 2 and 4 and 'als Köningreich Hawai genannt" in album 3 and 5. As it has the same name and design as album 4, it is of a later date as the previous 2 albums and thus listed as album 3.
The section for the cards is printed with white texts and green double/triple borders around the cards, the middle vertical lines going all over the page, ending in top in a leaf-like decoration.
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The index of this album : File:Index3.cva.pdf
Album 4
Album 4 is, with album 5, the most commonly seen album. The cover design is identical to album 3 and 5. Index is printed in green with a different lay-out and similar population figures as compared to albums 1-3. Some small other textual changes.
The section for the cards is identical to album 5. Due to the lower population figures and similarity of the design of the first index page with album 3, it is listed as album 4.
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The index of this album : File:Index4.cva.pdf
Album 5
Album 5 is the most commonly seen album. The cover is identical to album 3 and 4, but monochromatic black/brown. Index is printed in green with a different lay-out and updated population figures as compared to albums 1-4, hence it is a newer album. Some small other textual changes.
The section for the cards is identical to album 4.
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The index of this album : File:Index5.cva.pdf
Album 6
Album 6 is the latest album that I know of. The cover is identical to album 4. Index is printed in green with a different lay-out and updated population figures as compared to album 5, hence it is the newest album. Some small other textual changes.
The section for the cards is identical to album 4 and 5.
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The index of this album : File:Index6.cva.pdf
Images
Not all images may have been issued !
Columbia
Congostaat
Cordova
Corrientes
Cuba
Jhind
Kaschmir
Korea
Mexiko
Neu-Schottland
Neu-Seeland
Neu-Süd-Wales
Nicaragua
Niederl. Indien
Nord Borneo
Orange Freistaat
Paraguay
Peru
San Salvador
Sandwich Inseln
Shanghai
Straits-Settlements
Süd Australien
Südost Afrika
Tunis
Agram
- Not issued ?
Alessandria
- Not issued ?
Allenstein
- Not issued ?
Ancona
- Not issued ?
Anhalt
Appenzell
- Not issued ?
Arnsberg
Arolsen
Arras
Aschaffenburg
Aschersleben
- Not issued ?
Astrachan
Athen
Auerbach (variation)
- Not issued ?
Bautzen
- Not issued ?
Bayreuth
- Not issued ?
Belfast
Belfort
Belgard
Belgien
- Not issued ?
Besançon
- Not issued ?
Bielefeld
Böhmen
- Not issued ?
Bonn
Brandenburg
- Not issued ?
Bukarest
Bukowina
Bulgarien
Burg
- Not issued ?
Cadix
- Not issued ?
Calbe
- Not issued ?
Cambridge
Cammin
- Not issued ?
Charkow
Clausthal
- Not issued ?
Cleve
Coburg-Gotha
- Not issued ?
Constantinopel
Cordoba
- Not issued ?
Crimmitschau
- Not issued ?
Crossen
Cüstrin
- Not issued ?
Culm
Dalmatien
- Not issued ?
Dobreczin
- Not issued ?
Dessau
Dijon
Dirschau
Döbeln
Dorpat
- Not issued ?
Drontheim
Dublin
- Not issued ?
Dundee
Durlach
- Not issued ?
Eberswalde
Edinburgh
- Not issued ?
Einbeck
Elberfeld
(shows arms of Elmshorn)
Elbing
Elmshorn
(shows arms of Elberfeld)- Not issued ?
Emmerich
Ems
Erfurt
Erlangen
Eschweiler
- Not issued ?
Essen
Esslingen
Ferrara
- Not issued ?
Fiume
Florenz
Forbach
Forst
Freiburg
Fürth
Gebweiler
Görz-Gradisca
Glarus (Series 3)
Glarus (variation, Series 2)
Graubünden
- Not issued ?
Haarlem
Hannover (city)
Hannover (state)
- Not issued ?
Helsingfors
Hermannstadt
Hessen
Hessen-Nassau
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Hull
- Not issued ?
Island
Kirchenstaat
- Not issued ?
Königsberg
- Not issued ?
Lomb.-Venedig
Lothringen
Luzern
Mähren
- Not issued ?
Mailand
- Not issued ?
Malaga
- Not issued ?
Manchester
Mecklenburg
- Not issued ?
Meiningen
- Not issued ?
Modena
Mühlhausen
- Not issued ?
Neapel-Provinz
New Castle on Tyne
Nishny-Nowgorod
- Not issued ?
Nizza
Oesterreic-Schlesien
Oldenburg (province)
Oldenburg city
Olmütz
- Not issued ?
Oporto
Posen (province)
- Not issued ?
Ravenna
Reuss
Rheinland
Sachsen (kingdom)
Sachsen (province)
Salzburg (city)
Salzburg (state)
- Not issued ?
Saratow
Sardinien
- No image
Sheffield (has been issued, not in my possession)
Schlesien
Schleswig-Holstein
- Not issued ?
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Not issued ?
Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen
Schweden-Norwegen
- Not issued ?
Schwerin
- Not issued ?
Sevilla
- Not issued ?
Silicien
Siebenbürgen
- Not issued ?
Stettin
- Not issued ?
Stockholm
Toscana
Troppau
Türkei
- Not issued ?
Wilna
Variations
Two stamps have been issued with a real different design; Auerbach and Glarus, see below.
In addition there are some differences in printing as well as misprints known. Sometimes, however, colour variations are largely due to old age and wear, not due to a real misprint. I am aware of the following variations and misprints (all have been found on multiple cards form different albums, hence no change due to wear):
Different printing of the lettering Series II in three Swiss arms (wide vs narrow printing of the II).
Aargau
Schweiz
Zürich
Other variations:
Arolsen with A connected or not
Azoren with differently colouored bird
North Borneo, brown misprint/smudge around left supporter
Sandwich Inseln with half coloured stick in the 3rd quarter
Siam with golden or silver tusk
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