Hello,
A few weeks ago, I managed to find this lovely sheet by Oehmigke & Riemschneider at a small online antiquarian shop.
Based on the number 9703, it can be dated to 1896 (or the 1895–97 timeframe). The sheet is stencil-colored and depicts the Imperial German Navy—specifically sailors, soldiers of the See-Battalion, and naval artillerymen—in combat poses.
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Abadie Catalog: I have added a total of 12 new plates and some new information.
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Andreas
Hello,
Today I’m showing you Czechoslovak soldiers in pre-1938 uniforms.
The figures come from a leaflet published in 1992. Unfortunately, the cover of my copy is quite faded. The figures themselves are on two pages in the center. The back features an explanation of the history and insignia colors of the Czechoslovak army. Interspersed among the figures—alongside the bases—there is also a sort of puzzle. The figures are about 10 cm tall.
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Andreas
Hello,
Today I’m showing you a printed sheet from Nancy.
The image itself is somewhat exotic, depicting the Indian Army Guard. And, befitting the magnificent style of the uniforms, no expense was spared with the gold ink. This sheet—numbered 2—was printed sometime between 1892 and 1903 by Alfred Delhalt.
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Andreas
Hello,
Today I would like to present some new research findings.
I am currently working on, among other things, a catalog of the printed sheets produced by Joseph (Josef) Scholz of Mainz. While doing so, I came across an interesting order list in the holdings of the Mainz City Library.
Since it will likely be quite some time before I publish the complete catalog, I would like to offer a brief glimpse into the "Wehrmacht Series" here.
In his book *Paper Empires*, Rafael de Francisco López published a list of Scholz sheets from the Wehrmacht series that did not align with the information I had gathered on the subject.
Here is the list from *Paper Empires*:
No. 37 – Deutsche Reichsmarine
No. 40 – Feuernde Artillerie
No. 42 – Vorbeimarsch einer Traditionsfahnenkompanie
No. 43 – Vorbeimarsch einer Infanterie-Kompanie
No. 44 – Auf dem Exerzierplatz
No. 45 – Rekrutenvereidigung
No. 46 – Panzerwagen
No. 47 – Motorisierte Aufklärungsabteilung
No. 48 – Flak-Artillerie (Geschütz in Feuerstellung)
I had previously noticed that some of these sheets also exist with different titles—sometimes featuring identical figures in different arrangements, yet bearing the same numbers from this list!
The discovered order lists confirm that Scholz apparently reused some of the numbers repeatedly.
Since these lists also indicate which numbers and designations were newly introduced to the product range in 1939 and 1940, I would like to present them here in their original form.
The 1939 list shows five sheets as new issues; three of them (Nos. 38, 44, and 45) presumably bear numbers that had already been assigned previously.
The 1940s list brings us three more new items. These sheets, too, were not filed after the existing No. 50, but rather before the sheets already listed. This means that these three numbers (Nos. 35 to 37) had also been existed previously.
The 1941 list shows the sheets from the previous year, without any additions. I assume that no new plates were published after that point.
Unfortunately, these lists remain silent on who drew these figures.
But who wouldn't like to order 100 of these plates for 9 Reichsmarks today? 😁
To summarize, here is an overview of what I know so far about the Scholz sheets from the Wehrmacht series.
Nr.35 Infanterie auf dem Vormarsch (new 1940, listed 1940, 41)
Nr.36 Infanterie im Angriff (new 1940, listed 1940, 41)
Nr.37 Deutsche Reichsmarine
Nr.37 M.G.-Schützen und Infanteriegeschütz (new 1940, listed 1940, 41)
Nr.38 Fallschirmjäger (new 1939, listed 1939-41)
Nr.39 Kavallerie (listed 1939-41)
Nr.40 Feuernde Artillerie (listed 1939-41)
Nr.41 Luftwaffe (listed 1939-41)
Nr.42 Vorbeimarsch einer Infanterie-Kompanie mit Musik
Nr.42 Vorbeimarsch einer Traditionsfahnenkompanie (listed 1939-41)
Nr.43 Vorbeimarsch einer Infanterie-Kompanie (listed 1939-41)
Nr.44 Auf dem Exerzierplatz
Nr.44 Panzerabwehrabteilung in Feuerstellung (new 1939, listed 1939-41)
Nr.45 Rekrutenvereidigung
Nr.45 Schwere Artillerie in Feuerstellung (new 1939, listed 1939-41)
Nr.46 Panzerwagen (Tanks) (listed 1939-41)
Nr.47 Motorisierte Aufklärungsabteilung (listed 1939-41)
Nr.48 Flak-Artillerie (Geschütz in Feuerstellung) (listed 1939-41)
Nr.49 Pioniere (new 1939, listed 1939-41)
Nr.50 Gebirgsjäger (new 1939, listed 1939-41)
If anyone has further information (or would like to sell me 100 Scholz sheets - or less of it 😄 ), I would appreciate it if they got in touch with me.
Best regards,
Andreas
Hello,
Here is another loose plate from the Luis Reyes series on British regiments under Queen Victoria.
I only recently managed to get hold of a copy of the portfolio from the second series. That brings my collection to 12 of the 16 plates that were released. So, you can look forward to seeing more (not just) Redcoats.
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Andreas
Hello, A few weeks ago, I managed to find this lovely sheet by Oehmigke & Riemschneider at a small online antiquarian shop. Based on th...
