Photography in Postal History

Saturday, 10 July 2021

Ottoman Letter to Berlin Photo Paper Dealer

Front of envelope sent by Ali Eniss to Berlin's Photographische Gesellschaft from the Ottoman Empire.

Damga tarihi : 10/03/1917 Osmanlı İmparatorluğu

Fotoğrafçı Ali Eniss (?-1948) tarafından Almanya'da bulunan Photographische Gesellschaft firmasına gönderilmiş zarf. Şirket 1894 yılında Arthur Schwarz (1862-1944) tarafından Berlin Schoeneberg'de kurulmuştur.Ağırlıklı olarak fotoğraf kağıtları pazarlamaktaydı.

Reverse of the envelope showing seal and mailing details from the Ottoman Empire.

Date of use : 10/03/1917 Ottoman Empire

The letter was sent to Photographische Gesellschaft (Dealer of the photographic paper).This compnay was founded in 1894 by Arthur Schwarz (1862-1944) in Berlin Schoeneberg. The sender is photographer Ali Eniss (?-1948)

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