Un raro ''non emesso'' di Saar in asta Reinhard Fischer

[somalafis]

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E' un ''non emesso'' di Saar che risale al 1920 proposto in asta Reinhard Fischer a 18.000 euro. Non so nulla di questo francobollo, che risulta stampato in un unico foglio di 20 esemplari che hanno ricevuto la soprastampa ''Sarre'' (in francese). L'unica cosa che so e' che e' comparso anche in un'asta della ditta francese ''Le timbre classique'' qualche anno fa. Ma perche' non venne emesso? Perche' venne stampato un solo foglio? Qualcuno sa qualcosa?

[sfj]

a) There is a second "Non emesso", the Bavarian 20 M - also only one sheet was overprinted. There the story I heard (need to verify sources if you want more than gossip) is, the the FRENCH supervising officer was a stamp collector who wanted to impress his nephew with a stamp nobody else has.

b) More likely: there was only one sheet of this high value at the post office(s) available. Berlin (the source of the Germania stamps) and Munich (as source of the Bavarian stamps) are far away from Saare...

c) the 3 M is a very high postage (as well as the 20 M) - for 3 M you need a far way destination or a very heavy packet (most packets have a postage between 50 Pfg and 1 RM). Why was only a few 50 L Imperiale overprinted with "R.S.I" - they are not needed in the daily business and most likely they are unavailable in most post offices.

d) Saarbrücken (and the western part of todays "Saarland" where Prussian with the province capital in Trier (Prussian provinces are larger than the Italian ones - Trier was not part of the "Saargebiet" voting area), the eastern parts (like Homburg) where Bavarian before 1918 (with Speyer as Department capital). So in Saargebiet in 1919 you have TWO postal administrations (with slightly different rules) reporting to Berlin (via Trier) resp. to Munich. You have some bigger post offices (like Saarbrücken or Homburg) but you have not a single post man who has had authority over other post offices (before 1919). Add in french officers (not french post men - the post was completely in German hands) and you see the chaos ...

Remember: at the same time we had a revolution in Berlin as well as in Munich, so it was difficault to talk to the former bosses also. I doubt that there are many protocols of the decissions made available in the archives in Saarbrücken, Munich and Berlin - possible the French supervisors had done some reports for his bosses in Paris ...

[somalafis]

Thank you for your explanations: I prefer the second to the first (but never say never!)