Address Verification:

1. Sender: Robert Fischer, Luisenstr. 24, Apolda/Thür. (Apolda, Thuringia). The sender appears to be a business dealing in groceries, cosmetics, toys, and general goods.

   • Verification: Apolda is a town in Thuringia, Germany, known historically (among other things) for bell casting. Luisenstraße exists in Apolda. A general store like "Robert Fischer" is plausible for the period. The location existed in 1949.

2. Recipient: Herrn Georg Oppermann, Berlin W 9, (Postlagernd).

   • Verification: Berlin W 9 was a valid postal district in Berlin (part of the Tiergarten/Mitte area) during this period. "Postlagernd" means General Delivery, indicating the mail was to be held at the post office for pickup. This location and delivery method were valid in 1949.

Translation:

Front:

• Sender:

  • Robert Fischer

  • Lebens- und Genußmittel - Kosmetik (Foodstuffs and Delicatessen - Cosmetics)

  • Spielwaren - Gemischtwaren (Toys - General Goods)

  • Apolda/Thür. (Apolda/Thuringia)

  • Luisenstr. 24 (Luisen Street 24)

• Recipient:

  • Herrn (Mr.)

  • Georg Oppermann

  • ① Berlin W 9

  • (Postlagernd) ([Held at] General Delivery)

• Dates:

  • Postmark Date: 22. 8. 49 (August 22, 1949)

• Monetary Values / Key Terms:

  • Stamp Value: 24 (Pfennig)

  • Postlagernd: General Delivery

• Postmark Text:

  • APOLDA

  • GLOCKEN LÄUTEN IN ALLER WELT (Bells Ringing Throughout the World - Apolda's slogan related to its bell founding industry)

Brief Summary:

This item is the envelope postmarked in Apolda, Thuringia, on August 22, 1949. It was sent by the Robert Fischer general store in Apolda to Mr. Georg Oppermann in Berlin W 9. The mail was addressed "Postlagernd," meaning it was to be held at the Berlin W 9 post office for General Delivery pickup. It features a 24 Pfennig Ernst Thälmann stamp issued by the "Deutsche Post" (likely of the Soviet Occupation Zone/early GDR period) and an Apolda town slogan postmark.

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