Germany Soviet Zone Suhl Thuringia to Hamburg Cover 1948 Post-WWII 24pf Postage

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Germany (Soviet Zone Local Issues)

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Cover (Postal History)

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Single

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Address Verification: Sender: "Lederwerk Gebrüder Wagner Suhl". Location: Suhl, Germany. Suhl is a city in Thuringia, Germany. It existed in 1948 and was located in the Soviet Occupation Zone. Entity: "Lederwerk Gebrüder Wagner" (Wagner Brothers Leatherworks). A leather goods company in Suhl is plausible for this industrial region and time period. Recipient: "Firma Julius Heinrich Müller Ledergroßhandlung Hamburg-Kleinflottbek Papenkamp 35". Location: Hamburg-Kleinflottbek, Papenkamp 35, Germany. Hamburg is a major city in Germany. Kleinflottbek is a known quarter within Hamburg. Papenkamp is a street located in the Flottbek/Othmarschen area of Hamburg. Google Maps confirms the street "Papenkamp" exists in Hamburg today. Entity: "Firma Julius Heinrich Müller Ledergroßhandlung" (Company Julius Heinrich Müller, Leather Wholesaler). A leather wholesale business in a major port and trading city like Hamburg is plausible. Translation: Front: Sender: Lederwerk Gebrüder Wagner -> Leatherworks Wagner Brothers Suhl -> Suhl (City in Thuringia) Recipient: Firma -> Company Julius Heinrich Müller -> Julius Heinrich Müller (Name) Ledergroßhandlung -> Leather Wholesaler Hamburg-Kleinflottbek -> Hamburg-Kleinflottbek (District of Hamburg) Papenkamp 35 -> Papenkamp 35 (Street address) Postmark: SUHL (THÜR) 1 -> Suhl (Thuringia) 1 (Post office identifier) 17.12.48 -11V -> December 17, 1948 - 11 AM (V = Vormittag / AM) (15a) -> Postal routing code for the Soviet Zone area 1848 EINHEIT DEUTSCHLANDS 1948 -> 1848 Unity of Germany 1948 (Commemorative slogan) Brief Summary: This is an envelope (cover) sent on December 17, 1948, from the "Lederwerk Gebrüder Wagner" (Wagner Brothers Leatherworks) in Suhl, Thuringia (Soviet Occupation Zone) to the "Firma Julius Heinrich Müller" (Julius Heinrich Müller Company), a leather wholesaler, at Papenkamp 35 in Hamburg-Kleinflottbek (British Occupation Zone). The item represents business correspondence crossing between the future East and West German states during the post-WWII divided period. The postmark includes a slogan commemorating the 1848 Revolution and expressing a desire for German unity. Travel Distance: Origin: Suhl, Thuringia, Germany (Soviet Occupation Zone). Destination: Hamburg (Kleinflottbek), Germany (British Occupation Zone). Distance: The approximate distance between Suhl and Hamburg is around 450-500 km (approx. 280-310 miles) via modern road networks (estimated using Google Maps). Travel Time Estimation: Estimating the actual historical travel time for mail in December 1948 is difficult. Factors influencing it would include the state of post-war transportation infrastructure (railways, roads), the specific mail handling procedures between the Soviet and British occupation zones, potential border delays, and sorting times. While mail services operated between zones, predicting a precise delivery duration is not feasible based solely on the envelope.

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