Most everyday handwriting in WWII Germany was cursive script. Handwritten block letters were also used, though less often. Here are some examples of print handwriting…
Reproduction Rubber Stamps
Category: Original Paperwork
If you compare the two different round “Dienststempel” service stamps used by paymasters on this page of this original Soldbuch, you will notice that they…
The idea that German soldiers were all young men in their teens and early 20s is based more on an idealized caricature than historical reality.…
Here is a very simple form of an original personal identity document. These are small typewritten documents that affirm that a soldier is a part…
I have bought a lot of original paperwork lately, these pictures show just a portion of the pile of material that has landed on my…
Some people have asked me about the gold foil embossed Soldbuch envelopes offered by a number of vendors. I believe this is a fantasy item…
I’ve been buying lots of WWII German Feldpost letters to study for my reproduction mail project. Last week I got this group of nearly 100…
I wanted to show this Soldbuch from my collection because of a few interesting details. The first thing you might notice is the variant cover…