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As you can see, a cover was trimmed at left and right to create a "wrapper." It is possible that an envelope was trimmed this way and that some sort of publication was sent along to Albania in this fashion. Does anyone know if this was common? Have an envelope treated similarly?
This could also be:
a) completely philatelic, sent as a favor to Herrn Zenobeth Prendushi
b) postwar fake
How often have you seen philatelic covers using this newspaper stamp? Could it be that to skirt the postal rules, and send a souvenir, the cover was trimmed to resemble a wrapper?
Also, should this have been censored or were the printing offices of the NSDAP exempt?
Any opinions?
Thanks,
Bruce
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That wrapper was used to hold a newspaper. The newspaper was send by the postoffice that way. With these stamps. (5 pfg and 10 pfg)
The stamp says "ZEITUNGSMARKE". That means "NEWSPAPER STAMP"
Your a lucky guy. That wrapper is worth 250 euros nowadays.
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...thats 278 bucks, U.S......
....nice!
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And here is the story behind those 2 stamps from 1939
The Berlin newspaper post office, with 700 employees, sent out around 600 million newspapers and magazines, the majority inland.
Hundreds of thousands of Germans received their newspapers through a postal subscription.
The subscriptions had to be paid directly to the (local) mail.
(The post office thus effectively acted as a newspaper agency.)
The central government office ensured punctual delivery.
This service was mainly used by the rural population.
Control and censorship
All newspapers printed in Germany were censored.
This meant that nothing was published inland without the German censor seeing it.
In addition, post-censorship was introduced at the outbreak of the war.
All shipments abroad therefore went through German censorship.
Although a direct link with the issue of newspaper stamps is not clear, it may be that this issue of November 1, 1939 was related to the need to exercise control and censorship on newspapers sent abroad; this is to prevent sensitive information from falling into the wrong hands.
The rate for newspapers / printed matter abroad was 5 pfennig per 50 grams (or part thereof) from 1.12.1923 to 1.3.1946.
Although not always recognizable by the newspaper tape, all mail to these destinations was censored (stamp on the newspaper itself).
Only in the first months of the war, when only the censorship offices in Berlin and Konigsberg were operational, the foreign mail was not always censored.
The relevant service order states among other things:
“It is not mandatory to use the specially issued Zeitungsmarken for sending newspapers with a foreign destination;
however, the stamps may not be used for franking other types of mail.
Therefore, the Zeitungsmarken will only be made available to newspaper publishers / distributors and press / news agencies.
The use of the Zeitungsmarken will thus be limited to the intended purpose.
Individual newspapers from other types of customers can be offered at the post office, where the counter clerk will provide the newspaper or printed matter with the required Zeitungsmarken.
If, after checking, the postal item does not meet the conditions set, the stamps will not be stamped and the postal item will be returned to the sender, accompanied by the reason and with the advice to use other stamps.
Unused Zeitungsmarken are available at the philatelic service in Berlin; stamping on request is not allowed. "
Due to the aforementioned regulations, stamps are difficult to obtain.
Newspaper tapes used according to specifications belong to the rarer postal items from the period of the Third Reich (1933-1945).
Source: Dutch academy for philately
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"... Your a lucky guy. That wrapper is worth 250 euros nowadays ..."
Not if he paid EU 500 for it.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey (who hopes he found it in a dollar box)
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12:43:12pm
Below are provided images of a "wrapper" from the Central Publishing House of the NSDAP to a publisher in occupied Albania postmarked Munich April 4, 1940.
As you can see, a cover was trimmed at left and right to create a "wrapper." It is possible that an envelope was trimmed this way and that some sort of publication was sent along to Albania in this fashion. Does anyone know if this was common? Have an envelope treated similarly?
This could also be:
a) completely philatelic, sent as a favor to Herrn Zenobeth Prendushi
b) postwar fake
How often have you seen philatelic covers using this newspaper stamp? Could it be that to skirt the postal rules, and send a souvenir, the cover was trimmed to resemble a wrapper?
Also, should this have been censored or were the printing offices of the NSDAP exempt?
Any opinions?
Thanks,
Bruce
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re: Newspaper Stamp Franking: Curious
That wrapper was used to hold a newspaper. The newspaper was send by the postoffice that way. With these stamps. (5 pfg and 10 pfg)
The stamp says "ZEITUNGSMARKE". That means "NEWSPAPER STAMP"
Your a lucky guy. That wrapper is worth 250 euros nowadays.
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re: Newspaper Stamp Franking: Curious
...thats 278 bucks, U.S......
....nice!
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re: Newspaper Stamp Franking: Curious
And here is the story behind those 2 stamps from 1939
The Berlin newspaper post office, with 700 employees, sent out around 600 million newspapers and magazines, the majority inland.
Hundreds of thousands of Germans received their newspapers through a postal subscription.
The subscriptions had to be paid directly to the (local) mail.
(The post office thus effectively acted as a newspaper agency.)
The central government office ensured punctual delivery.
This service was mainly used by the rural population.
Control and censorship
All newspapers printed in Germany were censored.
This meant that nothing was published inland without the German censor seeing it.
In addition, post-censorship was introduced at the outbreak of the war.
All shipments abroad therefore went through German censorship.
Although a direct link with the issue of newspaper stamps is not clear, it may be that this issue of November 1, 1939 was related to the need to exercise control and censorship on newspapers sent abroad; this is to prevent sensitive information from falling into the wrong hands.
The rate for newspapers / printed matter abroad was 5 pfennig per 50 grams (or part thereof) from 1.12.1923 to 1.3.1946.
Although not always recognizable by the newspaper tape, all mail to these destinations was censored (stamp on the newspaper itself).
Only in the first months of the war, when only the censorship offices in Berlin and Konigsberg were operational, the foreign mail was not always censored.
The relevant service order states among other things:
“It is not mandatory to use the specially issued Zeitungsmarken for sending newspapers with a foreign destination;
however, the stamps may not be used for franking other types of mail.
Therefore, the Zeitungsmarken will only be made available to newspaper publishers / distributors and press / news agencies.
The use of the Zeitungsmarken will thus be limited to the intended purpose.
Individual newspapers from other types of customers can be offered at the post office, where the counter clerk will provide the newspaper or printed matter with the required Zeitungsmarken.
If, after checking, the postal item does not meet the conditions set, the stamps will not be stamped and the postal item will be returned to the sender, accompanied by the reason and with the advice to use other stamps.
Unused Zeitungsmarken are available at the philatelic service in Berlin; stamping on request is not allowed. "
Due to the aforementioned regulations, stamps are difficult to obtain.
Newspaper tapes used according to specifications belong to the rarer postal items from the period of the Third Reich (1933-1945).
Source: Dutch academy for philately
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re: Newspaper Stamp Franking: Curious
"... Your a lucky guy. That wrapper is worth 250 euros nowadays ..."
Not if he paid EU 500 for it.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey (who hopes he found it in a dollar box)
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