1925, From Saarbrücken to Neunkirchen (Saar), official cover,
franked with Saargebiet Dienstmarke stamps including 30 centimes
red (2) and
1925, From Saarbrücken to Neunkirchen (Saar), official cover,
franked with Saargebiet Dienstmarke stamps including 30 centimes
red (2) and 10 centimes green (2), all tied by SAARBRÜCKEN
BHF/29.1.25 circular datestamps, NEUNKIRCHEN SAAR/29.1.25 arrival
cancel on reverse, green and black registration label Saarbrücken 2
(Bhf) Nr. 570, printed header of the Eisenbahndirektion des
Saargebietes in Saarbrücken, addressed to Neunkirchen, registered
official mail during League of Nations administration, same-day
delivery within Saar region, XF!, issued during the post-WWI
interregnum when the Saar territory was administered by the League
of Nations following the Treaty of Versailles, the use of
Dienstmarken on registered railway administration mail underscores
the centralized bureaucratic infrastructure of the time, reflecting
Franco-British oversight in a region economically strategic for its
coal deposits, the addressee in Neunkirchen, an industrial hub,
emphasizes the cover’s bureaucratic and economic relevance within
the Saargebiet under foreign control, SAARBRÜCKEN BHF cancel
locates the dispatch to the railway station office, a key node of
communication and logistics in the French-controlled zone, persons
of interest in this period include General Alexis Léger, French
diplomatic figure involved in Saar policy, and Sir Ernest Colville
Collins-Ward, British representative in the Governing Commission,
philatelically important due to clean strikes, pristine condition,
period usage of Dienstmarke on official mail, provenance
demonstrates documented administrative handling, ex Kugel, XF!
Estimate 500€.
