6715 - Privy Councillor Wilhelm Selkmann (1818–1913)—a decorative certificate from the Bundesrat marking the retirement of the Oldenburg representative in 1901

Privy Councillor Wilhelm Selkmann (1818–1913)—a decorative certificate from the Bundesrat marking the retirement of the Oldenburg representative in 1901 A four-page document with calligraphically rendered text, partly in ink with gold highlights, reading: “On April 1 of this year, Your Excellency will retire and thereby resign from the Bundesrat, to which you have belonged for nearly 30 years […], dated “Berlin, March 25, 1901.” Pages two through four bear the ink signatures of the members of the Bundesrat in 1901, including, of course, Bundesrat President Bernhard von Bülow. In a beautiful blue leather folder (slightly scuffed) with an imperial eagle embossed in gold on the cover and red border embossing. The inside pages are lined with cream-colored, watermarked silk. Black, white, and red cord. Dimensions: 35 x 24.5 cm. Also included is a portrait photograph of Selkmann, dated “March 1908” on the reverse, mounted on a passe-partout by the Wiesbaden photographer “J. Benade.” For nearly 30 years, Wilhelm Selkmann was Oldenburg’s sole representative in the Bundesrat. In addition, since 1886, he had been the father-in-law of Erich von Falkenhayn, who later became a general in the infantry and Minister of War. Condition: II -