Date of use : 1892 Germany

Curt Kubica Photographic Atelier Envelope from Kingdom of Württemberg

Curt Kubica Photographic Atelier's business envelope. The envelope bears the inscription "Curt Kubica, Photogr. Atelier, Heilbronn a. N.", indicating that it was sent by the photographic studio Curt Kubica. Heilbronn is a city in Germany, and "a. N." (am Neckar) refers to Heilbronn's location on the Neckar River. The recipient of the envelope is a person named Herr August Loesch. The term "Oehringen" indicates that the recipient was located in Oehringen, a town near Heilbronn. The Curt Kubica atelier was likely a photo studio that specialized in portrait photography. Such ateliers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were often involved in creating portraits, photographs, and postcards.

If we examine the stamp on the envelope, it is a postage stamp from the Kingdom of Württemberg. Württemberg became part of the German Empire in 1871 but continued to manage its postal services independently until 1902.

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