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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
This is a huge collection of stamps with the arms of countries and families, issued around | This is a huge collection of stamps with the arms of countries and families, issued around 1898-1920. The total number is not known, the largest collection I have seen on offer had 3800 stamps. The stamps were issued in sheets, which were numbered, but the stamps itself were not numbered. | ||
I have no idea how these stamps could be collected. The sheets could be bought for 50 Pfennige and each stamp for 2. But I do not know where, I presume in bookshops or similar all over the country. How often the sheets were issued I do not know. | I have no idea how these stamps could be collected. The sheets could be bought for 50 Pfennige and each stamp for 2. But I do not know where, I presume in bookshops or similar all over the country. How often the sheets were issued I do not know. | ||
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The company also issued indexes, normally per 1000 arms per section. The indexes have quite a number of mistakes in the numbering though. The best numbering is by the sheets themselves. | The company also issued indexes, normally per 1000 arms per section. The indexes have quite a number of mistakes in the numbering though. The best numbering is by the sheets themselves. | ||
The actual date of issue is not clear. In an advertisement in a German heraldic journal from 1907, arms of cities nr 371 and arms of Nobility nr 1315 are mentioned. The index 1-1000 of the city arms (Section 2) is dated 1913. But most index booklets are not dated. | The actual date of issue is not clear. The first advertisement I know of dates from 1900, see image below, where already 1300 arms have been printed. In an advertisement in a German heraldic journal from 1907, arms of cities nr 371 and arms of Nobility nr 1315 are mentioned. The index 1-1000 of the city arms (Section 2) is dated 1913. But most index booklets are not dated. | ||
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In 1900 the collection costed 28 Mark (see image below), but a few months later it was already 30 M. 28 Mark in 1900 is the equivalent of around 200 Euro in 2018, so a rather expensive book. The book could also be paid in monthly terms as stated in the ad. | |||
==Series and stamps issued== | ==Series and stamps issued== | ||