Julius Klaucke
Julius Klaucke (born July 11, 1826 in Wald , † August 4, 1903 in Solingen ) was a German entrepreneur in Solingen.
Life
Julius Klaucke was born in Wald on July 11, 1826 and was an engraver and stamp maker by profession.
Since Klaucke used hardened cast steel for the production of his stamping tools, in contrast to the already established suppliers, Klaucke was able to conclude a delivery contract for postmarks with the Oberpostdirektion - Düsseldorf in mid-1871.
As a result of the contract, he produced the so-called horseshoe stamps (or Klaucke horseshoe stamps) from 1871 to 1875 .
The General Order of February 13, 1875 by the General Post Office in Berlin made it necessary for Klaucke to revise the shape of his stamping tools. This is how the Klaucke stamp (Klauckestempel) named after him was created , a mechanical stamp which differed from the other standard stamps of the time due to the letters characteristic of Klaucke.
Early mail items with stamp impressions from stamping tools from the hand of Klauckes form separate collecting areas in philately , some of which are very expensive.
In 1881, as the legal successor to Theodor Fischer , Klaucke applied for a patent for a certain shape of scissors with the United States Patent Office in the USA .
Julius Klaucke died on August 4th, 1903 in Solingen.
See also
Literature (selection)
- The Klaucke stamp / successor stamp of the horseshoe stamp from the workshop of Julius Klaucke, Solingen , in the series Michel-Stempel-Handbuch , Vol. 3, Schwaneberger Verlag , Munich 1987, ISBN 3-87858-430-X
- Michel-Handbuch Klaucke stamp / successor stamp of the horseshoe stamp from the workshop of Julius Klaucke, Solingen , 4th edition, Schwaneberger, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-87858-373-7
- Friedrich Spalink: Die Deutsche Hufeisenstempel , 4th improved edition, Peter Feuser Verlag, Stuttgart 1992
Web links
- Google Patents: Julius Klaucke, of Solingen, Germany, Assignor to Theodor Fischer, of same Place. Scissors , Patent Number 242000, 1881
- H.-D. Fromm, W. Vogt (priv.): KLAUCKE stamp in Koblenz in: Verein für Briefmarkenfreunde Koblenz von 1886 eV, Heimat- und Forschungssammlung , PDF document from October 2009, last accessed on September 26, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ GKD and SWD number of the German National Library
- ↑ The German horseshoe stamp.
- ↑ a b Michel-Handbuch Klaucke-Stempel.
- ^ Google Patents.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klaucke, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and inventor of the Klaucke stamp |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forest |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1903 |
| Place of death | Solingen |