Germany

Advertising Poster Stamp

Kurt Böttcher (1886 - c1953) was a German artist who produced designs for over 800 poster stamps in the period 1912-1914, but there are no known full-size posters of his work. There is also very little known about Böttcher or his life.

This is an advertising poster stamp for the Anton Riemerschmid (Munich Spirits distillers and merchants)

According to Wikipedia:

Anton Riemerschmid (May 31, 1802 in Burghausen – November 9, 1878 in Munich) was a German spirits manufacturer and Bavarian politician. He was a co-founder of the business school for women in Munich – today the Riemerschmid business school – which he supported as a patron.

His ancestors were blacksmiths on the old Roman road in Grafing. So they called it Roman forge, from which the name and the signet of the Riemerschmid family were derived. In 1835, the trained master dyer became a partner in the royal Bavarian wine spirit, spirit, liqueur and vinegar factory Tip & Vigl in Munich. After he became the sole owner of the company in 1852, it became the Anton Riemerschmid wine distillery and liqueur factory, which was named after him. In the following years he was able to expand the business significantly. In 1869 he moved the company to the Praterinsel and built a vinegar factory there and engaged well-known researchers such as Justus von Liebig and Max von Pettenkofer.

This stamp is listed in Charles Kiddle's "Kurt Böttcher - The Poster Stamps 1912-1914" as # BO1.82.B. It is advertising the firm's "Benediktbeurer Klostergold" liqueur.

This example is F/VF, no gum.

Approximate Image Size: 35 x 45 mm.

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