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Wurttemberg
Printed to Private Order
Newspaper Wrappers

for
Süddeutsches Tausch  - und Offertenblatt für Briefmarkensammler
Die Briefmarke
Heustrasse Nr 9, Esslingen an Neckar
1894 to 1898
From June 1894 to June 1898 a total of 49 monthly issues of the "Die Briefmarke" magazine were issued and posted using printed to private order newspaper wrappers. The following is based on my observations of the copies I have in my possesion.
PLATE 1
Newspaper Wrapper Die Briefmarke 1894
Type 1 - 150 mm to 154 wide; 297 to 303 deep, broken line below "ru" of Drucksache
I have copies of this version dated 12.06.1894, 13.06.1894, 20.06.1894, 14.07.1894, 13.08.1894, 14.09.1894 and 15.09.1894
All copies are postmarked Esslingen Bahnhof.
PLATE 2
Newspaper Wrapper Die Briefmarke 1894
Type 2 - 149 to154 mm wide; 297 to 301 mm deep, horiz lines are144 mm
I have copies postmarked 15.10.1894, 16.10.1894, 04.11.1894, 15.12.1894, 16.12.1894, 17.01.1895, 14.02.1895, 16.02.1895, 27.02.1895 and 14.03.1895

Type 3 - same as type 2 above but 159 to 160 mm wide; 320 to 321 mm deep
Copies postmarked 14.03.1895, 15.03.1895 and 19.03.1895

Type 4 - same as type 2 and 3 above, 157 to 159 mm wide; 308 to 310 mm deep
Copies postmarked 13.04.1895
PLATE 3
Newspaper Wrapper Die Briefmarke 1895
Type 5 - 122 to 123 mm wide; 328 to 330 mm deep, header etc printed in black
The copies I have are all postmarked 16.05.1895

Type 6 - same as type 5 above, 123 to 125 mm wide; 318 to 320 mm deep, header etc printed in black
The copies I have are all from May 1895 - 17.05.1895 and 22.05.1895

Newspaper Wrapper Die Briefmarke 1895
Type 7 - 143 mm wide, header etc printed in blue on white paper using same plate as type 5
I have copies dated 13.07.1895, 14.08.1895, 17.08.1896 and 18.09.1896

Type 8 - as type 7 but printed in black ink
I have copies dated 18.09.1895, 15.11.1895, 18.09.1896, 04.10.1896, 24.10.1896

Newspaper Wrapper Die Briefmarke 1895
Type 9 - 143 mm wide, printed on yellow paper in maroon
Only one date 14.10.1895

Type 10 - as type 7, blue header, but on yellowish paper
Only one date 20.11.1895, 23.05.1896

Newspaper Wrapper Die Briefmarke 1896
Type 11 - 143mm wide, as types 5 to 9, brownish-grey header, yellowish paper
I have copies dated 17.02.1896, 18.05.1896, 19.06.1896, 13.07.1896, 18.07.1896, 17.08.1896

Newspaper Wrapper Die Briefmarke 1897
Type 12 - 143 mm wide, black header, yellow-orange paper
Copies are postmarked 23.01.1897,12.02.1897, 22.02.1897, 22.03.1897 and 23.06.1897

Wurttemberg Newspaper Wrapper 1897
Type 13 - as type 12 "An Herrn" added, 143 mm wide, black header, yellow-orange paper
Copies are postmarked  21.04.1897, 23.05.1897 and 27.06.1897
PLATE 4
Wurttemberg Newspaper Wrapper 1897
Type 14 - 115 mm to 117 mm wide, grey header, white paper, break in line below "Dr" of "Drucksache"
Copies postmarked 21.07.1897 and 22.07.1897

 Newspaper Wrapper Die Briefmarke 1897
Type 15 - black header, salmon paper, 133mm wide
Dates of postmarks 25.08.1897
PLATE 5
Wurttemberg Newspaper Wrapper 1897
Type 16 - text is centred over the top horizontal line and there is no break in this line, black header, salmon paper, 133mm wide
Dates of postmarks 22.09.1897, 23.09.1897, 24.10.1897 and 27.10.1897
PLATE 6
Newspaper Wrapper Die Briefmarke 1897
Type 17 - as type 15 but "IV. Jahrgang." has been added below Briefmarke, 133 mm wide
22.11.1897, 28.02.1898, 21.04.1898 and 23.04.1898 and 23.05.1898

Type 18 - as type 17, black header, light salmon paper, 143 mm to 145 mm wide
Postmarks on copies I have are 22.01.1898, 27.01.1898 and 28.02.1898

This is a work in progress based on copies I have at present.
The type numbers are temporary and will change as new items are identified.


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