Upper Silesia Postmarks & Map

BeeSee

Nice map of locations.

As I am now working through my Upper Silesia stamps, I am trying to ID some of the postmarks. Many of them don't appear on your map. Do you (or anyone) have a full list of postmark locations? (or at least a more detailed map with the German names)?

If not, I might show some and maybe we can jointly figure them out.

For instance one is "...ORSIGWERK." Maybe Borsigwerk?



Thanks
Michael

This German site has all the Silesian names listed alphabetically in German and Polish.

http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/SCI/orte-d.html

Thank you very much.

Searching around, I found another site as well (although not just Silesia)

http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html

Here's another good site for names with the ability to search using wildcards.

Thanks, these site is very helpful as there are a couple that aren't complete words and using wildcards will be helpful.

Very helpful sites PMGS and Litho, thanks! I am working on Eastern Silesia in addition to Upper Silesia.

Thanks all for the help.

The tools were very helpful and I found postmarks from:

GERMAN / POLISH
Beuthen / Bytom
Borsigwerk / Zabrze
Guden / Grudzice
Guttentag / Dobrodzien
Jeschutz / Jaszyce
Katscher /Kietrz
Kattowitz / Katowice
Konigshutte / Chorzow
Krappitz / Krapkowice
Kruppamuhle / Krupski Mlyn
Oppeln / Opole
Peiskretscham / Pyskowice
Pleß / Pszczyna
Pommerswitz / Pomorzowice
Ratibor / Raciborz
Rybnik / Rybnik
Slawentziz / Slawecice
Steubendorf / Izbicko

Plus a Train (Bahn) cancel from Breslau / Wroclaw to ??? (destination was cut off)

Also have 2 postmarks from Branitz, which is not in Silesia.

If anyone wants to see any of them I will post.

Thanks again

Ummm, yes?

I'd like to see the rail cancel, at least, and any other striking strikes.

The Borsigwerk / Zabrze is interesting. The town was renamed Hindenburg in 1915. I have a Hindenburg strike posted upthread. Can you show that one, too?

(Actually, I'd like to see them all, but that is asking a bit much...perhaps I should ask for half, knowing that BC would ask for the other half... )

OK, here are the scans you asked for. However, I can do you one better. I have uploaded my entire Upper Silesia Album on DCStamps and you can view it at: http://www.dcstamps.com/?page_id=6899. If you really want close ups, download the pdf from the page.

Here is the Train Postmark (at least a partial)



Here is the best one from Borsigwerk

There are five choices for Breslau train cancels. I believe there is only one choice for yours, but you can choose the best fit:

Breslau-Carlsmarkt-Oppeln
Breslau-Kattowitz
Breslau-Myslowitz
Breslau-Oderberg
Breslau-Oswiecim

Wow, I am impressed you know the only available train routes in 1920. I appreciate your expertise!

The first letter of the destination is either the "M" or the "K". I will guess that it is Kattowitz.

Michael

Here is a Breslau-Myslowitz I posted here a few years back:



When checking the spacing with yours, I lean toward Breslau-Kattowitz. I'm not sure I'd publish it in a book, but it feels right to me.

It's Breslau-Myslowitz, it's the only line that had Zug (Train) 14.

I've copied, re-pasted & Anglicised the headings of the appropriate pages from "Handbuch vom Abbstimmungsgebiet Oberschlesien" by Rolf Ritter, into one table for the Breslau lines.




DCStamps -


Yes it is, the Polish name is Branice. It's right by the Czech border, due west of Ratibor (Raciborz)

Now there is some information.

As a worldwide collector, I won't need this information very often, but it is great to know that it is out there, if I need it.

Assuming the tables exist for many or all of the routes, I may have to do some checking and circle back here.

Thanks for the info - I have indicated the changes in my album.