Thanks deano
I think I am beginning to like postmarks more than stamps.
Mine are mostly of German origin, post war to y2000.
A while ago I bought a collection of 20000+ postcards in Germany for my then small collection, I had the ability to arrange free shipping at the time
When the consignment arrived there were also thousands of extra collector cards, ETB, letters and stamps included. What I have discovered is that it is actually a collection of postmarks not postcards.
I discovered this when I decided to organise the postcards to sell the duplicates, there are duplicates to thousands of postcards, I thought to myself 'why so many duplicates?', that's when I realised it was a collection of postmarks, the postcards were just a method of obtaining them.
The person was buying stamps and cards and getting them cancelled, I have no idea how he managed such a vast amount, unless he worked at Deutsche Bundespost.
Here is a typical postcard reverse side ...
I would guess that it is hand cancelled. The stamp is cancelled plus a second postmark, this is typical of the postcards.
Attachment 47445
Part of the consignment that I am organising and sorting...
Attachment 47446...
I intend to list them as postcards, covers and postmarks.
There are enough duplicates to do this.
Might take a year or two though