AltDeutschland Unter der Lupe, Volumes VIII-XV (Stamps and Postal Cancellations of Germany) by Ewald Muller-Mark - 1950

Berlin: Ewald Muller-Mark, 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine hardcover. The interior pages are all fine, with varying degrees of tanning depending on the paper stock: the glossy pages are white and bright. Short penned notation to the ffep. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. This volume contains six paperback philatelic journals about stamps and postal cancellations in Germany that have been rebound in hardcover. The first two issues (Volumes VIII and IX, circa 1950) cover the area of Prussia, from 1850 to 1867. Volume X covers the Saxony region, 1850-1867. Volume XI, 1953, covers Schleswig-Holstein. The fifth bound journal is Volumes XII/XIII, 1955, and details the philatelic issues of Thurn und Taxis for the years 1852 to 1866. Finally, the sixth was published as Volumes XIV/XV in 1956 and covers the area of Wurttemberg, 1851 to 1875. The Muller-Mark manuals are characterized by their detailed background information about service marks, cancellations, watermarks, paper types, perforations, forgeries, color identification, etc. 496 pages; profusely illustrated with b&w reproductions and maps; 6 x 8 inches. Text in German.