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I think this is a privately produced German City Post stamp, possibly from Berlin. This looks to be commemorating the Jubilee of Kaiser Willhelm II.
I'm sure others will chip in to verify this (or not).
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Spot on Ningpo.
Issued by the company Berliner Packetfahrt Gesellschaft.
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RoyalStranger,
How could your request be seen as anything other than a search for knowledge? As family, all questions are to be honored and attended to. You are now part of a 3,000+ member family, perhaps one of the very best around, and all seekers of knowledge are most welcome.
(Now about that loan to me..... )
Dan C.
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01:30:51am
" ... Berliner Packetfahrt Gesellschaft ..."
The little boy in me couldn't let Packetfahrt go by.
"Berlin Packet Navigation Society"
A private postal service.
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Wow! That is really amazing guys. Thanks for your help. And yeah, Dan; how about that loan? LoL
I had no idea that these stamps existed. Now that I have a starting place, I will research this private company to see what I can discover about their production of these stamps. There are many questions I have now that my curiosity is yearning to be answered. I definitely want to obtain more of these now that I am clear on what they are and their purpose. Does anyone have any idea or knowledge of sources for these?
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Here's: one reference
Here's a postal stationery card:
I think smauggie may know something about this card.
EDIT
A couple of snippets:
I don't think this has been mentioned but the term 'Packetfahrt' is a compound word of 'packet' (just like the English) and 'fahrt'; travel (from the verb fahren; to travel). So the term means 'packet travel' but would be more accurately described as 'packet delivery'.
I understand there is a Michel Privatpostmarken catalogue of German local stamps and it lists 204 stamps from Berliner Packetfahrt Gesellschaft issued between 1884 and 1923. Perhaps someone can confirm this.
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10:57:46pm
I hope I am not abusing the privilege; as I have one more I have pulled from my unknown box that I have wondered about for some time. It is one that I inherited from my father when he passed. And I believe he acquired it during his travels to Asia minor and the Middle East. Might I draw on the expertise of others one last time today to identify this item?
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I think this is a privately produced German City Post stamp, possibly from Berlin. This looks to be commemorating the Jubilee of Kaiser Willhelm II.
I'm sure others will chip in to verify this (or not).
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Spot on Ningpo. Issued by the company Berliner Packetfahrt Gesellschaft.
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RoyalStranger,
How could your request be seen as anything other than a search for knowledge? As family, all questions are to be honored and attended to. You are now part of a 3,000+ member family, perhaps one of the very best around, and all seekers of knowledge are most welcome.
(Now about that loan to me..... )
Dan C.
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12 Feb 2016
01:30:51am
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" ... Berliner Packetfahrt Gesellschaft ..."
The little boy in me couldn't let Packetfahrt go by.
"Berlin Packet Navigation Society"
A private postal service.
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Wow! That is really amazing guys. Thanks for your help. And yeah, Dan; how about that loan? LoL
I had no idea that these stamps existed. Now that I have a starting place, I will research this private company to see what I can discover about their production of these stamps. There are many questions I have now that my curiosity is yearning to be answered. I definitely want to obtain more of these now that I am clear on what they are and their purpose. Does anyone have any idea or knowledge of sources for these?
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re: One more (for today)
Here's: one reference
Here's a postal stationery card:
I think smauggie may know something about this card.
EDIT
A couple of snippets:
I don't think this has been mentioned but the term 'Packetfahrt' is a compound word of 'packet' (just like the English) and 'fahrt'; travel (from the verb fahren; to travel). So the term means 'packet travel' but would be more accurately described as 'packet delivery'.
I understand there is a Michel Privatpostmarken catalogue of German local stamps and it lists 204 stamps from Berliner Packetfahrt Gesellschaft issued between 1884 and 1923. Perhaps someone can confirm this.
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