Approx. 1100 Early Stereo Cards of Germany, c. 1855 - 1890

Mostly 9 x 18 cm stereo cards from the period 1855-1890, a few later with copyright notices from 1876 and the respective year, predominantly in normal to good condition, approx. 10 % damaged but with rare motifs of urban development, approx. 860 by named local photographers including: Josef Albert, A. Baumann, Oscar Bir, Hermann Boll, Georg Borries, van Bosch, G. Böttger, F. & O. Brockmann, Aug. Carstenn, Th. Creifelds, T. Cyliax, A.W. Ebeling, C. Eckenrath, Gustav Frank, Ferd. Finsterlin, G. Friedrichs, F. Fridrich, F.A.G. Gallrein, E. Gläser, R. Halm, H. Hardtmuth, Heinz Hardt, G. Heinemann, C. Hertel, L. Herzog, R. Hoefel, C.E. Hoege, Wilhelm Hoffmann, C.H. Jacobi, G. Jagemann, B. Johannes, Otto Kiessling, Edmund Kirmse, B. Köstler, G. Koppmann, J. Kranzfelder, Hermann Krone, V. Krüger, Max Leipelt, H. Liebig, E. Lieske, E. Linde, G. Mandel, Hermann Manz, Aug. Merboth, Rudolf Michael, Wilh. Monck, P.E. Nickelsen, P. Pfeiffer, F. Pietschmann, Pitzek, Th. Politzky, F. Reichstein (?), Remélé, E. Reulbach, Edmund Risse, E. Rose, K. Rother, A. von Rouvroy, Frz. Schier, E. Schüler, Otto Schmidt, Anselm Schmitz, H. Selle, M. Stettenheim, J.F. Stiehm, J. Stiffel, G. Stuffler, A. Tepper, E. Tietze, Fr. Voltz, E. Wagner, Werzinger, Sophus Williams, O. von Zabuesnig and Ernst Zink. - Note: Of the 77 named photographers, 27 are not mentioned in the National Stereoscopic Association's 2003 list of "Photographers of the World (Non-USA)". The various versions, handwritten dates on the back of the card and links to the copyright from 1876 onwards offer historians new angles of research.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)