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

⅓ Groschen yellowish green with DKr. "NORDHAUSEN 11.4.73" on complete printed matter folded cover with inside multicoloured advertisement of the company Anton Wisse "Alter Nordhäuser Doppelkorn" with illustration of bottles and gnomes with barrels, addressed to Nuremberg with arrival postmark in perfect condition, photo finding Krug BPP (1997)
From distilleries to grain brandy factories: The first documentary mention of Nordhausen brandy (not grain) dates from 1507. Grain brandy was banned until the 17th century, by around 1810 there were already 95 distilleries in Nordhausen. In the year 1907, the "Vereinigung der Nordhäuser Kornbranntweinfabrikanten e.V" still included 66 distilleries, including the Anton Wiese company