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