Scott catalogs the stamps issued by revolutionaries in Bavaria and Wurttemberg. But there were other attempts to create revolutionary governments. Shortly after the Kaiser abdicated, the red flag was raised over Hannover. The provisional government used the army and Freikorps fighters to suppress it. This is a field post post card from the era.
November 13, 1919
Stampless Reichsdientssache Mail [Reich’s Official Matter]. Flöha, Saxony, to Oederan, Saxony.
Addressed to Oederaner Wochenblatt the Official Journal for the royal. Amtshauptmannschaft (Administrative District) in Flöha, the District Court and the city council of Oederan, and for the municipal councils of Börnichen, and Breitenau.
On first glance this appears to be an envelope corner cut square. It is the design of Michel number 43, probably 43 I. However, this is gummed with the same type of gum used on the regular issues. An envelope corner would not be gummed. Michel notes imperforate issues, pricing them as pairs and strips, The margins seem too wide for that. So ... What is this?
Censored, no stamps available, pen notation showing payment, but Swiss post office affixed postage due. Amount charged is twice the rate due. Can you add to this?
A pair and two singles of Michel 141, ten pfennig Germania issue in Red-Orange. Sent by Jakob Lucas, a "horse handler" in Oberhausen, Rhineland, to Erna Lucas in Freudenstadt, September 1, 1921. I've lightened the address portion for image clarity. I cannot read the old-fashioned script. Can you translate it?
New to my collection. I will sell the stamps lacking overprint. The rest will find a home in my Weimar Republic albums.
