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With this lot we are proud to offer a phantastic collection of 540 DIFFERENT postcards "WIENER WERKSTÄTTE" in 2 large albums. Collecting Wiener Werkstätte postcards are considered very prestigious and expensive in the philocarty world. This collection is a selection of Wiener Werkstätte postcards constituting more than a half of all postcards published by this publishing house. Almost all artists who worked for the Wiener Werkstätte are presented there. The collection were gathered by a private collector for over 30 years and the owner paid much attention to the constant improvement of the collection quality. Such a representative collection can take its rightful place in any museum, library or university as a very good example of the art of "small forms" of Europe in the early 20th century. Purchase of a substantial collection by a private collector provides a wonderful opportunity with interest and pleasure to collect missing numbers (and their variants) as a result to assemble an outstanding collection of these fantastically beautiful and stylish cards.Total cards (numbered) 540 + 19 duplicates Numbers of duplicates:4, 29, 73, 102, 182, 232, 239, 313, 336, 387, 407, 431, 553, 589, 739, 790, 874, 905, 909.Cards without a number – 15 + 3 duplicates = 18 postcardsTotal number of cards: 559 + 18 = 577 postcardsPromotional Card: 3 piecesFake Wiener Werkstätte postcards: 10 postcards ( numbers: 971, 973, 974, 976 - 5 varieties, 977, 979) for comparisonPlus one postcard-letter to Joseph Hoffmann Total units in the collection: 577 + 3 + 10 + 1 = 591. Find the complete collection for download on www.stamp-auctions.de (A2) Catalog Price 350000,00