18th November 1947
Deutsche Bank Mainz
Commercial postcard sent from the Rheinische Kreditbank (Deutsche Bank) in Mainz to the Municipal Savings Bank in Remscheid. Featuring postage stamp Mi.2 (3 pf - Rhine Palatinate definitive). Ref: 18.11.1947 - 16/46
The card has a printed declaration to the reverse that seeks to clarify the whereabouts of a missing cheque that has been lost in the chaos of the war.
The message reads:
'On 23.1.1945 we sent the following cheque to our collection agency, made out to yourself
Org. Nr. 53323 RM 16.47
We are unable to find out anything about its fate for known reasons.
We would therefore ask you to inform us on the attached reply card whether the above cheque has come into your possession and, if so, when it was cashed. We thank you in advance for your efforts.'
Deutsche Bank - Mainz Branch
In 1909, Disconto-Gesellschaft, Berlin, took over Bankhaus Bamberger & Co, Mainz, which was founded in 1841. In 1908, Bankhaus Bamberger & Co. took over Bankhaus Gebr. Oppenheim, Mainz, which was founded in 1840. Following the merger with Deutsche Bank, the Mainz branch of Disconto-Gesellschaft was merged with the Mainz branch of Deutsche Bank on 29th October 1929.
Post-war
In the French Zone, Deutsche Bank is divided into three regional banks, according to Order No. 25 issued by the Commandant en Chef Français en Allemagne on 29th September 1947: in Rhineland-Palatinate: Rheinische Kreditbank, Ludwigshafen, in Baden: Oberrheinische Bank, Freiburg, in Württemberg-Hohenzollern: Württembergische Vereinsbank, Reutlingen.
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