Us. Consular Service Rk 16 And Rk 20 On Document.

A few days back, somebody offered some documents from 1923, belonging to a young lady planning to travel to her aunt in the USA. Some Hamburg America Line letters etc. I was looking at the material on offer and discovered a RK16 on receipt and a RK20 on her travel pass. These revenue stamps on document are not easy to find so I believe.
Unfortunately the aunt passed away, so she never traveled to the USA in the end.

Posted just for anyone who is interested to see these kind of documents.

>>>>>One dollar was worth four billion marks in September 1923<<<<<


Nice to know, but what is the connection here?


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By that point in time, I would guess that people in Germany with the means to do so would have stockpiled as much foreign currency as possible.

This was the hyperinflation period in which many people from Germany/Europe emigrated.

Especially for the Germans this would have been a costly affair, with your money get worth less and less by the week.

Shown another item, which shows the Emigration Hotel of the Hamburg America Line in Hambug Vedder. It was more or less the German/European equivalent of Ellis Island. With 99,99% of the people not arriving but leaving.

The card shows a pretty romantic view, I imagine in real it would have been a bit more grim.

Yes, interesting to see the full markings and context of the consular stamps. Thank you, Johan.

"One dollar was worth four billion marks in September 1923"

Don't know how it worked back then, but I can't see the consulate taking this for fees.

P/S - Nice documents with the fee stamps.


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Thought provoking for me and thanks for sharing. My Mother came to the US with her stepparents from the Netherlands via Montreal right in that time period. Her parents both died in the Netherlands when she was five. My Grandfather came to the US from Germany but I am foggier on the time period. Could have been earlier.

And postwar Hungary was even worse.

Hyperinflation in Germany is what ultimately caused my grandparents on my mother's side to emigrate to America in 1923. Back then they had to have sponsorship in order to enter this country through Ellis Island. They worked as a butler and maid for years, ultimately raising enough money to send for my great grandfather in the mid-1930s, who was being persecuted by the Nazi party for espousing pro-worker beliefs. They saved to eventually purchase the farm on which I grew up.

They insisted that English be the primary language of the household because they were grateful for the opportunities this country offered and wanted their children to be Americans.