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House Flags of German Shipping Companies (o)

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Emil Offen

image by Jarig Bakker, 11 Sep 2004

On the German vexlist Jörg Karaschewski asked whether someone knew a flag offered for sale at the German Ebay - which according to the vendor is a flag probably used between the end of the Reichswehr and the beginning of the Wehrmacht; because the flag has no forbidden emblems on it it is safe to buy it from 200 Euro on. Within an hour Mr. Karaschewski corrected himself: it was just the houseflag of Hanseatischen Reederei Emil Offen & Co. Hamburg. <Nun habe ich mich doch von diesem blödsinnigen Wehrmachtsgesabbel in die Irre führen lassen. - fooled again by 'em idiots talking 'bout Wehrmacht, &c>.
Jarig Bakker, 11 Sep 2004

It may be added that the vendor of the flag alludes to some sort of a Wehrmacht marking which can be discerned slightly on the photo. Jörg Karaschewski supposes that it was added to increase the price, "a finger exercise of a vexillologist" he writes. A hint to be generally suspicious about imprints on historical flags until their
authenticity is clarified. Although the colloquial term "Gesabbel" is used exclusively in Germany, I suppose it refers here more to the imprint on the flag (scribbling, scrawniness) than to the vendor's descriptions?
Martin Karner, 12 Sep 2004

Klaus Peter Offen

image by Jarig Bakker, 27 Sep 2005

Klaus Peter Offen K.G. Reederei, Hamburg - 5 horizontal stripes of blue and white, proportioned c. 2:1:6:1:2 - in center a widened cross formy.
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 27 Sep 2005

Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei

image by Jarig Bakker, 6 Nov 2003

Dov Gutterman reported the link of Bernhard Schulte - with (at the bottom of the page.....) Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei - Flag: blue with red St. George's cross; on blue white capitals OPDG.
Santiago Dotor, 6 Nov 2003

Oldenburgische Schiffergesellschaft

image by Jarig Bakker, 3 Jul 2004

The Oldenburger Yacht Club website shows the flag of the Oldenburgische Schiffergesellschaft von 1574 (OSGO), together with its history (in German).
Jarig Bakker, 11 Nov 1999

Blue flag with a red cross throughout - the flag of Oldenburg - with white letters 'OSGO' one on each quarter and the year '1574' in black on the centre.
Santiago Dotor, 11 May 2005

Egon Oldendorf

image by Jorge Candeias

Blue flag with large white letters 'EO' in a sans-serif font.
Santiago Dotor, 10 May 2005

Orion Bulkers

image by Jorge Candeias, 21 Mar 1999

Orion Bulkers GmbH & Co. KG (Shipping Company, Germany), formerly Orion Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft Reith & Co. GmbH - White saltire on dark red a white vertical oval centered, charged with a black 'O'.
Jorge Candeias, 21 Mar 1999