1909 German Invalidenversicherung Book WW1 Insurance Zeven Hannover Named WWI For Sale

Original pre–World War I / WW1-era German “Bescheinigungsbuch über die Invalidenversicherung” (disability / old age insurance certificate book) issued in 1909 to a named worker from Zeven, Hannover.

This booklet tracks his contributions and status with handwritten entries and official stamps running through the war years – a great piece of German social and military home-front history, and excellent for genealogical or local research.

• Country: Germany (Imperial period / Kaiserreich)

• Type: Invalidenversicherung (disability insurance) certificate book

• Printed: Zeven, 1909

• Named to: Alwin Schnakenberg (born 10 October 1864, Breddorf, Kreis Zeven)

• Authority: Versicherungsanstalt Hannover (Hannover insurance office)

• Entries / Dates: clearly written entries and official stamps for

  • 1910

  • 1912

  • 1914 (WW1)

  • 1916 (WW1)

  • 1918 (WW1)

• Language: German

• Size: approx. pocket-book format (see photos for scale)

• Original / Reproduction: Original period item

Overall good condition with signs of wear consistent with age and use:

• Covers intact with some edge rubs, light soiling and small marks

• Pages show age toning, handling wear and minor spots

• Handwriting, printed text and official ink stamps remain clear and legible

• Binding solid; no loose pages noted

Please review all photos carefully as they form part of the description.

• Named and dated – ideal for genealogy & local history research

• Shows how Germany’s early welfare/insurance system documented workers through WW1

• Nice companion item for German militaria, home-front & paperwork collections

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany

• Conflict: WW I (1914-1918)

• Theme: Militaria / Home Front / Documents

• Period: Pre-WW1 & WW1 (1909–1918)

• Modified Item: No

• Type: Insurance / Disability certificate book

• Region of Origin: Germany – Hannover / Zeven

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