German Commercial Postcard, Stuttgart: Age?

Discussion in 'Ephemera and Photographs' started by wlwhittier, Mar 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM.

  1. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    This is ~6" X ~4 1/8" on thin stock; looks like letterpress printed.
    The text reads as follows (thanks to Google Translate):

    Mr. W. Spemann
    Publishing House
    Stuttgart, 42 Reinsburgstrasse.

    The undersigned hereby orders and requests delivery by mail, express delivery, or freight:
    Sheets of stencil paper (price per 100 sheets: 7 Marks 60 Pfennigs)
    Rolls of stencil paper, 15-20 kg (price per kg: 1 Mark 30 Pfennigs)
    (Postage due Stuttgart, packaging at cost)
    Payment is enclosed with a postal deposit; please collect the amount upon delivery.
    Place and date:
    Full address:

    I'm interested in dating this as closely as possible, given the sparse information available; your research help is much appreciated!


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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Wilhelm Spemann founded his publishing house in 1873 and died in 1910. Unfortunately, those dates are consistent with the postcard's 5 Pfenning postage which doesn't permit us to narrow that window.

    Debora

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  3. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    So the question is... Does it date to before or after this?

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Deutsche_Verlagsgesellschaft

    "The publishing house was formed through the merger of three Stuttgart publishing houses: the Kröner brothers' publishing house, Hermann Schönlein's (which Adolf von Kröner had already acquired in 1888), and Wilhelm Spemann's. The agreement to merge the three publishing houses into a public limited company was signed on April 16, 1889, effective January 1, 1890. Adolf von Kröner became the managing director. When Kröner handed over the management to the publisher and Privy Councillor of Commerce Heinrich Beck, he became chairman of the supervisory board (until 1904). Wilhelm Spemann left the company after six years as a partner and founded his own publishing house."

    Debora
     
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  5. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

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  6. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    In 1900 the Stuttgart address was at Reinsburgstrasse 27 a
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  8. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    WOW! Those dates are plenty good enough...an' Thank You, Both...I'm amazed an' very pleased to have your most helpful input about this slip of paper. My deep gratitude for your efforts!
     
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