Holger Rosenberg

Holger Rosenberg (born May 1, 1955 in Hamburg ; † 2001 ibid) was a German author and internationally recognized expert on historical paper money.

Life

Holger Rosenberg dealt with historical things from an early age. His father Harry ran the famous " Harrys Hamburger Hafenbasar ", where collectors could get antiques and curios from all over the world as well as coins and banknotes . Holger Rosenberg was introduced to his father's company with his siblings at an early age. With the variety of collecting areas that he got to know here, he was gripped by the passion for paper money.

On November 1st, 1980 he opened his own shop in Hamburg. The initial coin and banknote trade became over the years a banknote specialist shop, which was expanded into an auction house in September 1989. The retail trade was slowly given up, the auction house demanded all its strength. The auctions gained in prestige from year to year, dealers and collectors from all over the world took notice of his offers with interest, as he was able to offer banknotes for private collectors whose existence was only documented in a few museums. The auction house is continued today by Karl-Heinz Cortrie GmbH.

The catalog “The banknotes of the German Reich from 1871”, originally published by his father Harry in 1970 and edited by Manfred Mehl, has become a globally recognized handbook under his name (since the 6th edition 1985/1986). The cataloging “Ro.” Introduced by Harry and Holger Rosenberg is now used as a standard by collectors of German banknotes.

During the preparatory work for the 12th edition, Holger Rosenberg died in the spring of 2001. He only outlived his father Harry by a few months.

The "Rosenberg catalog" has been continued under his name since the 12th edition but with the new title "The German banknotes from 1871" by Hans-Ludwig Grabowski as editor.

Web links

• Literature by and about Holger Rosenberg in the catalog of the German National Library
• List of all editions of the Rosenberg catalog