Hope this is the best place for this question? I must ask you fine folks here if you have any idea on the value of these two ink stamps? A friend has these and would like to know...first one is from a registrars office in Munchberg, a town in southern Baveria, and has a brass head and nice handle in natural wood. Next is from the registrars office of the town of "Wesseling" in the county(or district?) of Koln, and has an all wood handle that is painted red. Any info on these stamps and approximate value would be greatly appreciated! Are there those out there that really like these?? Kevin.
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No opinions or experience with these??Comment
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I like it but I'm not expert in this theme.
Eric J B need here,he had many opinions about ink stamps in early times.
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These stand a good chance of being period pieces, for several reasons. Firstly, the overall form is different from most of the common produced reproduction examples that have been on the market for many years. Secondly, the heads are patently old, a characteristic often lacking in the replica pieces. Many of the original ink stamps of the period have this smaller form too, although countless variations do exist. Below, I have attached a few images of other genuine period ink stamps for comparison.
One issue I would need clarifying is exactly what is the wording on the stamp head. Several questions need to be asked when considering any piece supposedly of the period.
1. Does the wording make sense?
2. Is the grammar correct?
3. Are the words spelt correctly?
Regarding the value, these are not common pieces, but that does not mean that they are valuable. Genuine ink stamps from civil/town offices and such will make very nice display items, especially when used in conjunction with a paper items display, but the real value is whatever somebody is willing to pay for said piece. Original ink stamps can be acquired for as little as 25Euros. However, anything with the Adler/Swastika will certainly add some value.
Regards,
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THANKS for the great insight Carltiger!
The first example I show that is brass and wood says: Standesbeamter - in Munchberg
The second that is painted red says: Standesamt - Wesseling . Landkreis Koln
Does that raise any red flags or does this sound correct? These examples both have the round headed pin in the side of the handle (just not shown in pictures) as shown on some of your fine examples, I presume this pin goes in to the "tang" of the head of the stamp to secure it to the handle?
Regards, Kevin.Comment
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You are welcome Kevin.
The wording appears to have no issues arising, not from what you have stated anyway. They translate as registry offices in Münchberg, north Bavaria and Wesseling, an industrial town near Köln.
There are different ways that these pieces appear to have been assembled, as shown below in one of the attachments, a slot in wooden peg can be found on some examples.
For future reference, keep in mind that many of the common reproduction pieces will appear naturally aged. This is due to the fact that they have been produced from around the 1970's onwards.
As stated earlier in the thread, there are indeed plenty of examples available for comparison both on the forum, and the Internet medium as a whole. Despite the fact that many are able to recognise the more common reproduction/fantasy pieces on the market nowadays, some are unfortunately still taken in. For example, the individual who paid several hundred dollars for one such piece on a US auction site around Christmas.
Regards,
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I like the stamps posted at the start of this thread. They look great to me. Value at least $100 each in my opinion, dealer prices would likely be much higher.Comment
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Thanks again Carl, and you also Chris!
Kevin.
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