Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 3 Single Lots: German Empire 1872 – 1945 German Reichspost – Shield Issues – The Michael Rehme Collection (part II)

1912, Bork-Brück purple with pasted Germania 3 Pfg. brown with company perforation "G.R." (= Georg Rothgiesser), very attractive fresh colours and clean with last day cancellation "BRÜCK -5.3.12", fine, certificate Brettl AIEP (2018)
Georg Rothgießer (1858 - 1943), a Jewish German engineer, real estate agent and creative technology pioneer, was the owner of the Marsfeld, from where the Grade pilots started their legendary postal flights from Bork to Brück.