World War One Era Cover with Contents

 German Empire

November 23, 1915

Camenz, Silesia [Schlesien] to Germantown, Pennsylvania. [Today Camenz is Kamieniec Zabkowicki, Poland]. Franked with Pre-War 40 Pfennig Germania Issue - Michel Number 90 I. Handwritten “Amerika” and “Einschriben” [Signed For] and the Notation “via Philadelphia]. Camenz Registered Mail Label Affixed. American “Registered” Stamp Applied. Large Violet Rubberstamp: “Auslandstelle Cöln-Deutz” [Foreign Office - Cologne-Deutz]. Back-stamped with Two New York City Registered Mail Ovals [December 23, 1915] and a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Registered Mail Double Ring Cancellation [December 24, 1915].

Early Inflation Era - Weimar Republic

My scanner is old. This is the best image of this page I can make. The paper is thin enough to see the watermark. The 100 and 120 Pfennig stamps are moderately valuable. Michel lists them at  €40 and  €140 respectively. These came from a large 'on paper' lot I purchased about five years ago for something under ten dollars. Tell me what you think.