Q's About Two Flight Covers

Perhaps someone can help me with a little background information on the following two flight covers:



The first is an FDC for US Airmail Scott #C11 serviced by "C.D. Reimers Company." I'm trying to find out who "C.D. Reimers" was. He (?) later began to service FDC's with cachets, beginning with #776. But this is much earlier, and I cannot find out anything else. Can anyone shed some light on this person?

The second is an FFC for CAM 25N3, which was signed by the Miami postmaster O. W. Pittman. But I'm trying to find out who "Louis J. Guenzel" was. My google-fu turns up a single reference in a Canadian publication indicating that he serviced covers in the 1920's. But I can find out nothing else about him.

Any further information on "C.D. Reimers" and "LOLouis J. Guenzel" will be much appreciated.

Basil

blcjr, CD Reimers was the editor of "the Telegram". Googling him will bring up lots of references!

Peter

Here's a comprehensive biography of C.D. Reimers of Fort Worth, Texas as it appeared in the 1922 book "The History of Texas". Although it doesn't reference any philatelic connections, he was in the printing and lithography business, which is pretty much in line with his work as a cachetmaker and stamp collector/dealer:

Just searching on "C.D. Reimers" turned up mostly hits on a more recent person of the name. Adding "the Telegram" made a bit difference. And as usual, wt1 came through with some useful information.

Now that I know what I'm looking for, I've found further information. He joined the A.P.A. in 1892, and soon thereafter the following advertisement appears:



He would have been 20 at the time. Fast forward to 1936 and he appears to have created his "first cachet:"



BTW, these are current listings, and the first one is a hoot, from none other than "billsbargainstamps." For a third of what he wants for a block of four on the cover, you can get a plate block on the cover.

I'm assuming this is the same C.D. Reimers. It is curious that for someone so well known in Fort Worth that I cannot locate an obituary or other notice of the date of his death.

Basil

I couldn't come up with his obituary, but I did find his rather simple grave marker. Charles Deitrich Reimers died June 10, 1946 and is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, TX:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...d=107689978&