Sylt - Trauminsel der Deutschen?

Or maybe Heligoland? Opinions differ here. Let’s see it from a philatelic point of view. Sylt, which only came to Prussia from Denmark after the German-Danish War in 1866, has a lot to offer in terms of postal history, apart from the fact that the island has developed into a meeting place for the rich and beautiful in recent decades, although the islanders do not see it that way. Heligoland is perhaps a bit heavier in terms of postal history. First Danish, then British, Helgoland came from Great Britain to Prussia with the treaty of 1 July 1890. Simplified, this happened in exchange for the British Zanzibar. Speaking of Zanzibar: In this context, it is actually funny that a resourceful Swabian from the Ostalb opened a curry sausage stand on Sylt and not on Heligoland in the 1970s and developed a cult brand from it called “Sansibar”, which even sells dog bowls. However, back to Heligoland: in the Danish period with Hamburg postal agency, in the British period use of Hamburg stamps, own stamps from 1867, also stamps with English and German currency, etc. Not to forget the cancellation stamps, which are an own field for researching collectors besides the stamps with their numerous reprints. Our favorite, then, is Heligoland. We are all the more delighted, that we are able to call a unique registered slip from Heligoland under lot number 2958 in our 53rd auction. To date, no other example of this registered letter on orange paper with a black decorative frame is known.