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112 - Africa – Cameroon An extensive collection of over 100 docume…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Africa – Cameroon An extensive collection of over 100 documents and letters from the estate of the former Imperial Judicial Inspector Hermann Rintisch. 1863–1946. Rintisch was apparently employed as a secretary in the Government Office of the German colony in Cameroon between 1905 and 1907. - Includes pay and service rosters for, amongst others, soldiers at the district office in Cameroon, Rintisch’s certificates, documents confirming his employment, various invoices and documents relating to his retirement. These include several letters from Albert Heinrich Schnee, Director of the Imperial Colonial Office, as well as from Eduard Tigges, then President of the Berlin Court of Appeal. - Also included: maps of the German colonies on the African continent, buttons, photographs of women, pictures from ‘Uniforms of the Navy and Protectorate Forces’, and a 25 Francs Francaisse coin from Togo, 1937. - Some documents show significant wear to the edges and tears. Text remains intact. Overall, a well-preserved and extensive collection. An extensive collection of over 100 documents and letters from the estate of the former imperial judicial inspector Hermann Rintisch (1863–1946). Rintisch was apparently employed as a secretary in the government office of the German colony in Cameroon between 1905 and 1907. The collection includes payroll and porter lists for, amongst others, soldiers at the district office in Cameroon, certificates and references for Rintisch, confirmations of his employment, various invoices, as well as documents relating to his retirement. Among these are several letters from Albert Heinrich Schnee, Director of the Imperial Colonial Office, as well as from Eduard Tigges, who was at that time President of the Berlin Kammergericht (Superior Court). Also included: maps of the German colonies on the African continent, buttons, photographs of women, images from *Uniformen der Marine und Schutztruppen* (*Uniforms of the Navy and Colonial Troops*), and a 25-franc coin from French Togo, dated 1937. The documents show significant wear and tears at the margins in places, though the text itself remains unaffected. Overall, a well-preserved and extensive collection.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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