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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


<font size=5><center>'''Continentale Verlags-Anstalt : Wappen-Sammel-Album'''</center></font>
==Background==
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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"
|align="center"|[[File:front.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>
|align="center"|[[File:drgm1.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
|align="center"|[[File:front1.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>
|align="center"|[[File:jdrgm2.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
|}
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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.


==Album information :==
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.
*Issued by : Many small companies, but printed by Continentale Verlags-Anstalt, Sigmund Loewenthal, Hamburg
*Date of issue : 1912
*Number of stamps/cards : at least 396
*Image variants : -


==Background==
At least six different album formats for the first album were issued, see below.  
The album was issued in 1912 and contained an introduction, followed by 40 pages for 480 images. According to the Köberich cataloge only 330 were actually issued (but I am aware of 397 so far).  


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. Probably due to WWI the series were not completed, as, according to the cards, one card was issued weekly. With 480 cards that would mean 240 weeks, or finishing by the end of 1916 or early 1917.
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.


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.
{|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
|}


At least two different album formats for the first album were issued, see the two images above. In the left version the index was added as loose pages, whereas in the right album the index was part of the album. Except for the typography and the name of the album, the albums are identical in content.


The cards were also sold as postcards, without advertisement and perforations.  
The cards were also sold as postcards, without advertisement and perforations.  
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|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: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:nothhelfer.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Example of a German card from München
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|-
|align="center"|[[File:postcard2.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Example of other postcards
|align="center"|[[File:postcard2.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Example of other postcards
|align="center"|[[File:postcard3.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  
|align="center"|[[File:postcard3.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> (non perforated)
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|align="center"|[[File:postcard4.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> (perforated)
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File:protz29.cva.jpg
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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) :
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):
*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
*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
*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
*Georg Hoehn, Bookshop and printers, Pirna, Germany
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*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
*Alfred Nautze, printers, Pirna, Germany
*August Peter, Coffee, tea and other foods, Halle an der Saale, 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
*Herman Protz, Bookshop, Rixdorf bei Berlin, Germany
*Julie Reinhard, Book- and artshop, M&uuml;nchen, 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 N&auml;hr- und St&auml;rkungsmittel f&uuml;r 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).


For an overview of all countries and cities represented, see the [http://www.ngw.nl/continental.pdf introduction to the album (pdf)].
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==
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File:aegypten.cva.jpg |[[Egypt|Aegypten]]
File:aegypten.cva.jpg |[[Egypt|Aegypten]]
Not issued ?|[[Afghanistan]]
File:Afghanistan.cva.jpg|[[Afghanistan]]
File:Alwar.cva.jpg|[[Alwar (State)|Alwar]]
File:Alwar.cva.jpg|[[Alwar (State)|Alwar]]
File:Argentina.cva.jpg|[[Argentina]]
File:Argentina.cva.jpg|[[Argentina]]
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File:Columbia.cva.jpg|Columbia
File:Columbia.cva.jpg|Columbia
File:Congostaat.cva.jpg|Congostaat
File:Congostaat.cva.jpg|Congostaat
File:Cordova.cva.jpg|Cordova
File:Cordoba.cva.jpg|Cordova
File:Corrientes.cva.jpg|Corrientes
File:Corrientes.cva.jpg|Corrientes
File:Costa-rica.cva.jpg|[[Costa Rica]]
File:Costa-rica.cva.jpg|[[Costa Rica]]
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File:japan.cva.jpg |[[Japan]]
File:japan.cva.jpg |[[Japan]]
File:Kaschmir.cva.jpg|Kaschmir
File:Kaschmir.cva.jpg|Kaschmir
Not issued ?|Korea
File:Korea.cva.jpg|Korea
File:liberia.cva.jpg |[[Liberia]]
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]]
Not issued ?|Marokko
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
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File:Sandwich.cva.jpg|Sandwich Inseln
File:Sandwich.cva.jpg|Sandwich Inseln
File:Shanghai.cva.jpg|Shanghai
File:Shanghai.cva.jpg|Shanghai
Not issued ?|[[Thailand|Siam]]
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
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File:Tasmania.cva.jpg|[[Tasmania]]
File:Tasmania.cva.jpg|[[Tasmania]]
File:Transvaal.cva.jpg|[[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]]
File:Transvaal.cva.jpg|[[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]]
Not issued ?|Tunis
File:tunis.cva.jpg|Tunis
File:Venezuela.cva.jpg|[[Venezuela]]
File:Venezuela.cva.jpg|[[Venezuela]]
File:usa.cva.jpg|[[USA|Verein. Staaten von Amerika]]
File:usa.cva.jpg|[[USA|Verein. Staaten von Amerika]]
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Not issued ?|Astrachan
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:Azoren.cva.jpg|[[Azores||Azoren]]
File:baden.cva.jpg |[[Baden (State)|Baden]]
File:baden.cva.jpg |[[Baden (State)|Baden]]
File:badenbaden.cva.jpg|[[Baden-Baden]]
File:badenbaden.cva.jpg|[[Baden-Baden]]
File:Bamberg.cva.jpg|Bamberg
File:Bamberg.cva.jpg|[[Bamberg]]
File:Barcelona.cva.jpg|Barcelona
File:Barcelona.cva.jpg|[[Barcelona]]
File:Barmen.cva.jpg|Barmen
File:Barmen.cva.jpg|[[Barmen]]
File:Basel.cva.jpg|Basel
File:Basel.cva.jpg|[[Basel]]
Not issued ?|Bautzen
Not issued ?|Bautzen
Not issued ?|Bayern
File:Bayern.cva.jpg|[[Bayern]]
Not issued ?|Bayreuth
Not issued ?|Bayreuth
Not issued ?|Belfast
Not issued ?|Belfast
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File:Bergen.cva.jpg|[[Bergen]]
File:Bergen.cva.jpg|[[Bergen]]
File:Berlin.cva.jpg|[[Berlin]]
File:Berlin.cva.jpg|[[Berlin]]
Not issued ?|Bern
File:Bern.cva.jpg|[[Bern]]
File:Bernburg.cva.jpg|[[Bernburg]]
File:Bernburg.cva.jpg|[[Bernburg]]
Not issued ?|Besançon
Not issued ?|Besançon
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File:Bozen.cva.jpg|[[Bolzano|Bozen]]
File:Bozen.cva.jpg|[[Bolzano|Bozen]]
File:Bradfort.cva.jpg|[[Bradford|Bradfort]]
File:Bradfort.cva.jpg|[[Bradford|Bradfort]]
Not issued ?|Brandenburg
File:Brandenburg.cva.jpg|Brandenburg
File:Braunsberg.cva.jpg|Braunsberg
File:Braunsberg.cva.jpg|[[Braunsberg]]
Not issued ?|Brauschweig
Not issued ?|[[Braunschweig]]
File:Bregenz.cva.jpg|[[Bregenz]]
File:Bregenz.cva.jpg|[[Bregenz]]
Not issued ?|Bremen
File:Bremen.cva.jpg|[[Bremen]]
File:Bremerhafen.cva.jpg|[[Bremerhaven|Bremerhafen]]
File:Bremerhafen.cva.jpg|[[Bremerhaven|Bremerhafen]]
File:Breslau.cva.jpg|[[Breslau]]
File:Breslau.cva.jpg|[[Breslau]]
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File:colmar.cva.jpg|[[Colmar]]
File:colmar.cva.jpg|[[Colmar]]
Not issued ?|Constantinopel
Not issued ?|Constantinopel
File:Cordoba.cva.jpg|Cordoba
File:Cordova.cva.jpg|Cordoba
File:Cosel.cva.jpg|[[ Koźle |Cosel]]
File:Cosel.cva.jpg|[[ Koźle |Cosel]]
File:Cottbus.cva.jpg|[[Cottbus]]
File:Cottbus.cva.jpg|[[Cottbus]]
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Not issued ?|Dessau
Not issued ?|Dessau
File:Detmold.cva.jpg|[[Detmold]]
File:Detmold.cva.jpg|[[Detmold]]
File:germany.cva.jpg|[[Germany|Deutsches Reich]]
File:germany.cva.jpg|[[Germany|Deutsches Reich (alt)]]
File:germany1.cva.jpg|[[Germany|Deutsches Reich (neu)]]
File:Diedenhofen.cva.jpg|[[Diedenhofen]]
File:Diedenhofen.cva.jpg|[[Diedenhofen]]
File:Dijon.cva.jpg|Dijon
File:Dijon.cva.jpg|Dijon
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File:gorzg.cva.jpg |Görz-Gradisca
File:gorzg.cva.jpg |Görz-Gradisca
File:Gotheburg.cva.jpg|[[Göteborg|Gothenburg]]
File:Gotheburg.cva.jpg|[[Göteborg|Gothenburg]]
File:Glarus.cva.jpg|[[Glarus]]
File:Glarus.cva.jpg|[[Glarus]] (Series 3)
File:Glarus1.cva.jpg|[[Glarus]] (variation, Series 2)
File:Glasgow.cva.jpg|[[Glasgow]]
File:Glasgow.cva.jpg|[[Glasgow]]
File:Granada.cva.jpg|[[Granada]]
File:Granada.cva.jpg|[[Granada]]
Not issued ?|Graubünden
File:Graubunden.cva.jpg|Graubünden
File:Graz.cva.jpg|[[Graz]]
File:Graz.cva.jpg|[[Graz]]
File:Griechenland.cva.jpg|[[Greece|Griechenland]]
File:Griechenland.cva.jpg|[[Greece|Griechenland]]
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Not issued ?|Helsingfors
Not issued ?|Helsingfors
File:Hermannstadt.cva.jpg|Hermannstadt
File:Hermannstadt.cva.jpg|Hermannstadt
Not issued ?|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
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File:Leeds.cva.jpg|[[Leeds]]
File:Leeds.cva.jpg|[[Leeds]]
File:Leicester.cva.jpg|[[Leicester]]
File:Leicester.cva.jpg|[[Leicester]]
Not issued ?|Leipzig
File:Leipzig.cva.jpg|[[Leipzig]]
File:Lemberg.cva.jpg|[[Lviv|Lemberg]]
File:Lemberg.cva.jpg|[[Lviv|Lemberg]]
File:Leyden.cva.jpg|[[Leiden|Leyden]]
File:Leyden.cva.jpg|[[Leiden|Leyden]]
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File:Lille.cva.jpg|[[Lille]]
File:Lille.cva.jpg|[[Lille]]
File:Linz.cva.jpg|[[Linz]]
File:Linz.cva.jpg|[[Linz]]
Not issued ?|Lippe-Detmold
File:lipped.cva.jpg|[[Lippe-Detmold]]
File:Lissabon.cva.jpg|[[Lisboa|Lissabon]]
File:Lissabon.cva.jpg|[[Lisboa|Lissabon]]
Not issued ?|Liverpool
File:Liverpool.cva.jpg|[[Liverpool]]
File:Livorno.cva.jpg|[[Livorno]]
File:Livorno.cva.jpg|[[Livorno]]
Not issued ?|[[Leuven|Löwen]]
Not issued ?|[[Leuven|Löwen]]
Line 460: Line 565:
Not issued ?|Manchester
Not issued ?|Manchester
File:Mannheim.cva.jpg|[[Mannheim]]
File:Mannheim.cva.jpg|[[Mannheim]]
Not issued ?|Mantua
File:Mantua.cva.jpg|[[Mantova|Mantua]]
Not issued ?|Marseille
File:Marseille.cva.jpg|[[Marseille]]
File:Mecheln.cva.jpg|[[Mechelen|Mecheln]]
File:Mecheln.cva.jpg|[[Mechelen|Mecheln]]
File:mecklenburg.cva.jpg |Mecklenburg
File:mecklenburg.cva.jpg |Mecklenburg
Line 495: Line 600:
File:Orleans.cva.jpg|[[Orléans]]
File:Orleans.cva.jpg|[[Orléans]]
File:ostpreussen.cva.jpg |[[Ostpreussen]]
File:ostpreussen.cva.jpg |[[Ostpreussen]]
Not issued ?|Oxford
File:oxford.cva.jpg|[[Oxford]]
File:Padua.cva.jpg|[[Padova|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]]
Not issued ?|Parma
File:parma.cva.jpg|[[Parma]]
File:St.-petersburg.cva.jpg|[[Sankt Petersburg|St. Petersburg]]
File:St.-petersburg.cva.jpg|[[Sankt Petersburg|St. Petersburg]]
Not issued ?|Pisa  
File:Pisa.cva.jpg|[[Pisa]]
File:Plymouth.cva.jpg|[[Plymouth]]
File:Plymouth.cva.jpg|[[Plymouth]]
File:Polen.cva.jpg|[[Poland|Polen]]
File:Polen.cva.jpg|[[Poland|Polen]]
Line 511: Line 616:
File:Prag.cva.jpg|[[Praha|Prag]]
File:Prag.cva.jpg|[[Praha|Prag]]
File:Pressburg.cva.jpg|[[Bratislava|Pressburg]]
File:Pressburg.cva.jpg|[[Bratislava|Pressburg]]
Not issued ?|Preussen
File:preussen.cva.jpg|[[Preussen]]
Not issued ?|Ravenna
Not issued ?|Ravenna
File:Reims.cva.jpg|[[Reims]]
File:Reims.cva.jpg|[[Reims]]
Line 534: Line 639:
File:schaffhausen.cva.jpg |[[Schaffhausen]]
File:schaffhausen.cva.jpg |[[Schaffhausen]]
File:Schaumburglippe.cva.jpg|[[Schaumburg-Lippe]]
File:Schaumburglippe.cva.jpg|[[Schaumburg-Lippe]]
Not issued ?|Sheffield
No image|Sheffield (has been issued, not in my possession)
File:Schlesien.cva.jpg|Schlesien
File:Schlesien.cva.jpg|Schlesien
File:Schleswigholstein.cva.jpg|Schleswig-Holstein
File:Schleswigholstein.cva.jpg|Schleswig-Holstein
Line 555: Line 660:
File:Strassburg.cva.jpg|[[Strasbourg|Strassburg]]
File:Strassburg.cva.jpg|[[Strasbourg|Strassburg]]
File:Stuttgart.cva.jpg|[[Stuttgart]]
File:Stuttgart.cva.jpg|[[Stuttgart]]
Not issued ?|Szegedin
File:Szegedin.cva.jpg|[[Szeged|Szegedin]]
File:Tessin.cva.jpg|[[Ticino|Tessin]]
File:Tessin.cva.jpg|[[Ticino|Tessin]]
File:Tirol.cva.jpg|[[Tirol]]
File:Tirol.cva.jpg|[[Tirol]]
Not issued ?|Thurgau
File:thurgau.cva.jpg|[[Thurgau]]
File:Toskana.cva.jpg|Toscana
File:Toskana.cva.jpg|Toscana
File:Toledo.cva.jpg|[[Toledo]]
File:Toledo.cva.jpg|[[Toledo]]
Not issued ?|Toulouse
File:toulouse.cva.jpg|[[Toulouse]]
File:Tours.cva.jpg|[[Tours]]
File:Tours.cva.jpg|[[Tours]]
Not issued ?|Triest
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
Not issued ?|Turin
File:Turin.cva.jpg|[[Torino|Turin ]]
File:ungarn.cva.jpg |[[Hungary|Ungarn]]
File:ungarn.cva.jpg |[[Hungary|Ungarn]]
File:Unterwalden.cva.jpg|[[Unterwalden]]
File:Unterwalden.cva.jpg|[[Unterwalden]]
Line 574: Line 679:
File:Valencia.cva.jpg|[[Valencia]]
File:Valencia.cva.jpg|[[Valencia]]
File:Venedig.cva.jpg|[[Venezia|Venedig]]
File:Venedig.cva.jpg|[[Venezia|Venedig]]
Not issued ?|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|[[Vaud|Waadt]]
File:Waadt.cva.jpg|[[Vaud|Waadt]]
Not issued ?|Waldeck
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]]
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File:Zug.cva.jpg|[[Zug]]
File:Zug.cva.jpg|[[Zug]]
</gallery>
</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>
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[[Category:Heraldic Albums]]
[[Category:Heraldic Albums]]

Latest revision as of 10:41, 29 July 2024

Continentale Verlags-Anstalt: Wappen-Sammel-Album


Wappen-Sammel-Album


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).

 
 

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
 

 

Example of a Dutch card
 

 

Example of a postcard (posted March 14, 1918)
 

 

Example of a German card from the now French city of Colmar
 

Example of a German card from München
 

Example of other postcards
 

(non perforated)
 

(perforated)

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.

 
 

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.

 
 

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.

 
 

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.

 
 

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.

 
 

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.

 
 

The index of this album: File:Index6.cva.pdf

Images

Not all images may have been issued !

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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