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Album information :
- Issued by : A. Weller's Verlag, Kahla in Thüringen, Germany
- Date of issue : 1900-1920 (?)
- Number of stamps/cards : ? over 8000
- Image variants : several prints, so several slight differences
Background
This is a huge collection of stamps with the arms of countries and families, issued around 1900-1920. The total number is not known, the largest collection I have seen on offer had 3800 stamps. The stamps were issued in sheets, which were numbered, but the stamps itself were not numbered.
I have no idea how these stamps could be collected.
The sheets were not always properly perforated, resulting in a number of different formats for the stamps. The actual format should be 4x5.5 cm, but can differ up to 1 cm in width.
The stamps could be glued on pages, which were then kept in boxes, see image above. I have no idea whether an index was issued.
An example of a sheet :
An example of variations:
Series and stamps issued
I have no idea how many were issued. I have based the numbers shown here on the largest numbers I have seen.
- Series 1: Rulers and Countries (300 arms)
- Series 2: Nobility (>3550)
- Series 3: Cities and regions (>1225)
- Series 4: Bishops and commoners (>3000)
- Series 5: Guilds and associations (>275)