Berlin Südende Bridge CDS Johann Melder Corner Card
OVERVIEW
Offered is an original 1937 German domestic commercial cover mailed from the city of Euskirchen to the suburban district of Berlin Südende.
The envelope features a prominent printed commercial corner card for the sender Johann Melder of Euskirchen and is addressed to M Heinze.
This is a clean authentic example of late 1930s German business correspondence showcasing a clear municipal postmark and traditional period handwritten calligraphy.
FRANKING & POSTAL HISTORY
The cover is franked with a single 12pf orange red to carmine President Paul von Hindenburg definitive representing the standard domestic letter rate for the period. Because the watermark cannot be safely determined while the stamp is affixed to the envelope, the correct professional identification is a dual listing cataloged as Germany Scott 406 or 422 and Michel 487 or 519.
Physical attributes of the stamp include a typography printing method, comb perforation sizing of 14 by 13 or 14, and wove paper.
The stamp is tied by a well-struck Euskirchen Rheinland bridge circular datestamp dated 7 August 1937, with a 5–6 N time slug indicating an afternoon dispatch window.
The cancel is cleanly struck across the 12 Pfennig Hindenburg definitive and provides strong postal-history appeal for collectors of German town cancels and prewar domestic mail.
CONTEXT & COLLECTOR APPEAL
The journey of this cover from the Rhineland to the Oehlertstraße 26 residential address in Berlin Südende confirms it as authentic non philatelic correspondence.
Bridge cancellations are highly regarded by German postal history specialists for their clear typography and era specific municipal design.
The combination of the ubiquitous Hindenburg definitive, a clean commercial printed corner card, and a sharp bridge strike provides excellent historical context for the Third Reich prewar period.
Furthermore, the elegant flowing period penmanship of the handwritten destination address provides striking visual contrast to the rigid printed typographic elements, maximizing its overall aesthetic display appeal.
ITEM SPECIFICS
Year: 1937
Country: Germany
Type: Postal History Cover
Theme: Hindenburg Definitive Postal History
Subject: Domestic Commercial Mail
Era: Third Reich Prewar Period
Region: Euskirchen Rheinland to Berlin Südende
Origin: Euskirchen Rheinland Germany
Destination: Berlin Südende Germany
Denomination: 12 Pfennig
Currency: German Reichsmark
Scott Number: 406 or 422 Watermark Dependent
Michel Number: 487 or 519 Watermark Dependent
Stamp Color: Orange Red to Carmine
Perforation: Comb 14 by 13 or 14
Printing Method: Typography
Topic: Germany Hindenburg Commercial Bridge Cancel Cover
Cancellation Type: Bridge Circular Datestamp
Cancellation Date: 7 August 1937
Postmark Location: Euskirchen Rheinland Germany
Sender: Johann Melder Euskirchen
Addressee: M Heinze Berlin Südende
Features: Printed Commercial Corner Card Bridge CDS Correct 12pf Rate
Custom SKU: GERMANY-1937-EUSKIRCHEN-BERLIN-S406-422
CONDITION
Original 1937 commercial cover showing typical signs of postal handling and age.
The 12pf Hindenburg stamp is sound and definitively tied by the crisp Euskirchen bridge cancellation ink.
The envelope was opened along the bottom edge, resulting in irregular borders/ small tears, as visually documented in the images. There is moderate toning and corner wear consistent with a genuine mailed artifact of this era, but the printed corner card, handwritten address, and postal strike remain highly legible and structurally stable.
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