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Series information :
- Issued by : Many different companies in different formats in different countries
- Date of issue : pre 1914
- Number of stamps/cards : 50
- Image variants : Not known, but many sizes and texts on reverse
Introduction
This series was issued in the early 20th century, probably between 1900-1914. The exact date, origin and author are not known. When a date of a certain series is known, it is mentioned below for that specific series.
The images of these series have been used in a number of different formats, from small stamps to nearly postcard size. The series have been used by a large number of companies in at least Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, the United States, Spain and the United Kingdom. It is very likely that the overview shown below is far from complete.
Not all companies seem to have issued all images, but I have no complete overview per company, neither for the series.
The printer for the German series is sometimes mentioned as Dresdner Kunstanstalt AG, for the Dutch sometimes as Gebr. Cats, Amsterdam. The Belgian and English cards bear no reference to a printer/publisher.
Many of the German cards show a serial number, the British may be numbered in sequence. The only Spanish series I know, uses the German numbers.
Images issued
The images were issued in several countries and at least 7 different numbering systems and sequences are known. The following images are known to have been issued (sorted alphabetically in English).
English
German
Dutch
Abbesinia
Abessinien
Abessinië
Austrian Hungarian Empire
Österreich-Ungarn
Hongarije
Belgium
Belgien
België
Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia
Brasil
Brasilien
Brazilië
Bulgaria
Bulgarien
Bulgarije
Burma
Birma
Birma
Canda
Kanada
Canada
Chile
Chile
Chili
China
China
China
Cochinchina
Cochinchina
Cochinchina
Columbia
Kolumbien
Colombia
Congo
Congo-Staat
Congostaat
Dalmatia
Dalmatien
Dalmatië
Denmark
Dänemark
Denemarken
Egypt
Egypte
Egypte
France
Frankreich
Frankrijk
Germany
Deutschland
Duitschland
Great Britain
Gross Britannien
Groot Britannië
Greece
Griechenland
Griekenland
Italy
Italien
Italië
Japan
Japan
Japan
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Monaco
Monaco
Monaco
Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro
Morocco
Marokko
Marokko
Netherlands
Niederlande
Nederland
New South Wales
Neusüdwales
Nieuw Zuid Wales
New Zealand
Neuseeland
Nieuw Zeeland
Norway
Norwegen
Noorwegen
Persia
Persien
Perzië
Peru
Peru
Peru
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Romania
Rumänien
Roemenië
Russia
Russland
Rusland
Samoa
Samoa
Samoa
San Salvador
San Salvador
San Salvador
San(to) Domingo
San Domingo
San Domingo
Scotland
Schottland
Schotland
Serbia
Serbien
Servië
Siam
Siam
Siam
Spain
Spanien
Spanje
Sweden
Schweden
Zweden
Switzerland
Schweiz
Zwitserland
Tonga
Tonga
Tonga
Tripolis
Tripolis
Tripolis
Tunis
Tunis
Tunis
Turkey
Türkei
Turkije
United States
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Vereenigde Staten van Amerika
Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela
Companies
In the table below the companies that are known to have issued these series are listed.
Belgium
Victoria (chocolate)
numbered on front
4,0 x 6,4 cm
Germany
Aecht Hauswaldt (coffee additions/coffee surrogates)
Numbered on front
issued in 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Series 1:
Series 2: Surprising is that with the white back, the name of the country in front is in Spanish !
van Baerle & Sponnagel (soaps and bleaching soda, Berlin and Spandau)
Numbered on front
issued in 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Berliner Cichorien Fabrik AFTN (coffee surrogates)
Size : 6,9 x 10,5 cm
Numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
Same text on reverse
Bethge & Jordan (Chocolate and coffee surrogate, Magdeburg)
Size : 6,9 x 10,5 cm
Not numbered
Per card different texts on reverse
Brauschweiger Aktien-Cichorien-Fabrik (coffee surrogates)
Not numbered
issued in 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Series 1 :
Series 2 :
Brunonia (sewing machines)
Numbered on front
issued in 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Diamantine (shoecream)
Numbered on front
issued in 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Elias Kahn Söhne Shuhwarenhaus (Shoe shop, München)
Size : 6,9 x 10,5 cm
issued in 8 series of 6
Numbered on front
Ferd. Fuesers (coffee)
Numbered on front
issued in 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
C. Groterjan (beers)
numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Mohren Drogerie (pharmacy)
numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Natrogat (coffee flavours and surrogates)
Small series : numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
9,3 x 4,7 cm
- Reverse.natrogat1.jpg
Reverse
- Birma.natrogat1.jpg
Birma
- Bolivia.natrogat1.jpg
Bolivien
- China.natrogat1.jpg
China
- Denmark.natrogat1.jpg
Dänemark
- Greece.natrogat1.jpg
Griechenland
- Japan.natrogat1.jpg
Japan
- Canada.natrogat1.jpg
Kanada
- Colombia.natrogat1.jpg
Kolombien
- Mexico.natrogat1.jpg
Mexiko
- Montenegro.natrogat1.jpg
Montenegro
- Morocco.natrogat1.jpg
Marokko
- Newzealand.natrogat1.jpg
Neu Seeland
- Nsw.natrogat1.jpg
Neu Süd Wales
- Netherlands.natrogat1.jpg
Niederlände
- Norway.natrogat1.jpg
Norwegen
- Persia.natrogat1.jpg
Persien
- Peru.natrogat1.jpg
Peru
- Portugal.natrogat1.jpg
Portugal
- Romania.natrogat1.jpg
Rumänien
- Sandomingo.natrogat1.jpg
Santo Domingo
- Scotland.natrogat1.jpg
Schottland
- Sweden.natrogat1.jpg
Schweden
- Tonga.natrogat1.jpg
Tonga
- Venezuela.natrogat1.jpg
Venezuela
Large series : numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
- Nsw.natrogat.jpg
Neu Süd Wales
- Swedeb.natrogat.jpg
Schweden
Pfund brothers (dairy)
Numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
F.F. Resag (coffee surrogates)
Numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Riquet (chocolate and tea )
Numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Scheuers (coffee flavours and surrogates)
Numbered on front
7 x 4,6 cm
No text on reverse
Seelig (coffee flavours and surrogates)
Numbered on front
7 x 4,6 cm
J.P. Stoppel (coffee surrogates)
Numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
This series has two different backs, but I am not sure whether all images have been issued with both backs.
Georg Vollmer (grocers)
Numbered on front
7 x 4,6 cm
No text on reverse
Waschmeister (washing powder)
Numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
J.G. Weiss (coffee surrogates)
Numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
A. Zuntz sel Wwe (coffee)
Numbered on front
issued as 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Unknown - Flaggenspiel (game)
Numbered on front
7 x 4,6 cm
Italy
Ufficio di Controllo e Verifica (control office)
Numbered on front in German
issued as 8 series of 6
6,9 x 10,5 cm
the Netherlands
Alex Meijer (coffee, tea)
Not numbered
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Avis (sanding powder)
Not numbered
4,2 x 7,0 cm
W v.d.Bend (breakfast cakes)
Not numbered
6,9 x 10,5 cm
H.de Bruijn (cakes and pastries)
Numbered on front
4 x 6.5 cm
Dobbelmann (soaps, Nijmegen)
not numbered
7 x 4,1 cm
Francken (chocolate)
not numbered
7 x 4,1 cm
Honig (maizena and pudding powder)
not numbered
6,9 x 10,5 cm
De Jong (coffee, tea, Breda)
not numbered
6,9 x 10,5 cm
J.G. Karstel (groceries "De Mercuur") =
not numbered
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Keg (tea)
Series 1 :Numbered on front, text in German
7 x 4,6 cm
no text on reverse
Series 2: Numbered on front
From the album Keg's Thee-album Internationaal
9,2 x 5 cm
W. Lapair (beers, wines and spirits)
not numbered
6,9 x 10,5 cm
F. Lieftinck (tobacco)
not numbered
7 x 4 cm
Moderne (chocolates)
Numbered on front, text in German
7 x 4,6 cm
no text on reverse
Unitas (chocolate)
series of 48, numbered on back
7 x 4 cm
Verkouw & Stokhuyzen (grocers)
not numbered
7 x 4 cm
J.W. Zimmer (beer, wines and spirits : De drie Fleschjes")
not numbered
6,9 x 10,5 cm
Spain
Juan Camps (chocolates)
Numbered on front
4 x 6.5 cm
United Kingdom
Black & White Whisky
Numbered on front
4 x 6.5 cm
Cope's (cigarettes)
Numbered on front
issued in 1904
6,5 x 4 cm
United States
International Coffee Company (coffee)
numbered
4.8 x 9,5 cm
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