1943 Nazi German WW2 Third Reich Court Document w/ Swastika Eagle Tax Stamp Seal

Original WWII-era German Gerichtskasse Bonn mailed court document dated 22 July 1943, complete with its original folded mailing cover and an especially attractive red Amtsgericht Bonn court seal on the reverse.

The main document is a Kostenrechnung (court costs invoice/bill) issued through the court treasury in Bonn. It bears the printed heading “Gerichtskasse Bonn” and references the Amtsgericht Königswinter (District Court of Königswinter). The handwritten case information appears to concern Johann Strausfeld and carries the case/file notation 3519.

The document records an item or matter with a stated value of 319.20 RM (Reichsmark) and a court charge of 3 RM. It contains numerous handwritten entries, official annotations, and a faint circular court marking.

What makes this example particularly interesting is that the document survives with its original mailed wrapper/cover. The front is addressed to Herrn Johann Strausfeld, Bürgermeister, Hülscheid and carries a clear BONN 1 – 23.7.43 postmark, showing it was mailed the day after the document was dated.

The cover is marked “Gerichtssache” (court matter) and “frei durch Ablösung Reich”, indicating official government mailing privileges. It also bears an official Gerichtskasse Bonn Dienststempel with the German state eagle and swastika.

The reverse is secured by a striking red scalloped paper seal reading “Amtsgericht Bonn”, surrounding the eagle-and-swastika national emblem. The seal remains substantially intact and gives the piece excellent display appeal as an original wartime German judicial postal document.

Translation / Key Details:

• Gerichtskasse Bonn – Court Treasury / Court Cash Office, Bonn

• Kostenrechnung – Statement/Bill of Court Costs

• Amtsgericht Königswinter – District Court of Königswinter

• Gerichtssache – Court/Judicial Matter

• Bürgermeister – Mayor

• Dated: 22 July 1943

• Mailed from Bonn: 23 July 1943

• Stated value: 319.20 Reichsmark

• Court costs charged: 3 Reichsmark

• Addressed to Johann Strausfeld, Bürgermeister, Hülscheid

• Original Amtsgericht Bonn red paper seal

• Official Gerichtskasse Bonn Dienststempel

• Period handwritten case and accounting entries

The piece remains in good original condition for its age with expected mailing and filing folds, edge wear, minor creasing, toning, and handling marks. The red court seal shows age and light wear but remains very presentable. Please examine all photos carefully for exact condition.

An excellent original Third Reich-era German judicial, governmental, postal-history and Bonn/Königswinter local-history document, particularly desirable because the court invoice remains together with its original officially mailed and sealed cover.

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