{"product_id":"original-1918-1919-allied-occupation-of-germany-bonn-identity-card-photo-id-post-wwi","title":"Original 1918-1919 Allied Occupation of Germany Bonn Identity Card Photo ID-Post-WWI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epost-World War I German civilian identity document\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e issued in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBonn, Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, during the Allied occupation following the end of WWI.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe document is headed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Card of Identity \/ Personalausweis”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and is printed bilingually in English and German. This type of identification was used during the occupation period when Allied forces controlled the Rhineland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe card was issued to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtur Born\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, identified as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estudent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e residing in Bonn. It contains an original portrait photograph of the bearer along with handwritten identifying information, including physical characteristics and his personal signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParticularly attractive are the numerous original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStadt Bonn (City of Bonn) ink stamps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including stamps overlapping the photograph—an important feature of period identification documents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe front is dated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember 19, 1918\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, only days after British troops entered and occupied Bonn on December 8.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse bears an additional Bonn municipal stamp and an extension notation indicating validity into \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJuly 1919\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It also contains the bilingual restriction:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The bearer of this Card of Identity is assigned at … and has permission to go there and to return daily.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis makes the piece particularly interesting as an artifact documenting civilian life under Allied occupation rather than simply an ordinary German identification paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood original condition for a document more than 100 years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It has substantial original fold lines, handling wear, toning, minor staining\/soiling and edge wear. The photograph remains attached and the majority of the handwriting, printing and municipal stamps remain clearly visible.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43460759289933,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/9229\/8829\/files\/52A43D17-C6FD-4F23-B3E0-06AA611C237F.jpg?v=1786486405","url":"https:\/\/whiskeyrebellionantiques.com\/products\/original-1918-1919-allied-occupation-of-germany-bonn-identity-card-photo-id-post-wwi","provider":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}