Early German covers - help with translation?

Another letter to Dr. Bruchrucker, from a Dr. Kistner in Leipzig, sent  January 20, 1877 (year from receiving postmark Jan 21, 1877)  (my apologies for not placing these in chronological order). While looking up the various locales (sent and received) there was a Bruno Ernst Buchrucker born in 1878 who was a military officer with a not so pleasant history!  Whether he is the son or related at all to Dr.  Bruchrucker I have not been able to determine. I could find no genealogy for the latter Buchrucker)

I did find a reference to a Fr. Kistner, Leipzig,  who author a book in Music bibliography (seems to be a catalogue of known music at the time in 1894 - see HERE , related??? if so, perhaps the good Doctor was an academian rather than medical doctor.

and another-a letter from a Dr. von Meyer, sent from Leipzig on January 14, 1877, arriving in Mülheim an der Ruhr the next day. A different embossing on the flap.  This cover included a 4 page letter (one folded piece of paper). I have to play with the printer settings as the writing is very light in places, but I am hoping I can get a clear enough scan that someone will be able to read/translate. It incles mention of previous years back to 1868- stay tuned. May be later today before the letter gets posted

Here are several postcards, both 1902, and possibly someone (a son/daughter) sending  cards while traveling abroad to someone  else, last name Buchrucker (the senders  mom??)
The first sent from St. Goar to Elberfeld  January 19, 1902




The next sent the following month 2/21/1908 from Coblenz   (34 km from St. Goar) to Elberfeld -same sender, same recipient (mom)






and the Bruchrucker saga ends here!

I'd love to help, but the handwriting is very difficult. I've started using a service to get translations of my old German items, but due to the cost ($30-$40/item), only for my most valuable items.

Stan stainlessb, Even for most native German speakers, I understand that 19th century handwriting is very difficult to read.

Remember until post war, German newspapers and books used Gothic script , only in living memory has Germany turned to Roman script.

Old school handwriting has letters written in a style no longer used, so while we English speakers can usually get around 18th century English handwriting, contemporary German is altogether more difficult.

Oh boy, another challenge....

Here is my initial guesstimate/interpretation (by the letter's line numbers)
It will make sense after others' assistance/my forthcoming review/revisements
I do best when only trying for a few minutes then coming back with fresh eyes (tonight? tomorrow?)

(Dear) M.M. Koblenz 7.2.1902
1. Eben (be)komme ich vom Schrank und findete,,
2. l.(letze) darf hier ausgeloessten? Dank. Am
3. Sonntag Mittag 1 Uhr (mache?) ich meinen (something something) M...
4. "in Urlaub fahren"
5. (?) (?) Das P.K.in ihr aussuchen wollten(?)
6.      in K. (?) geschlossen(?)
7. "Wann K.W. Sonnabend kommt, so gruesse ihm von
(?)ich nun ihr ganz gut, ich habe davon mitgestritten (or similar verb)
8.  das Knit....sizt (oder sieht) ganz gut, ich habe
9. davon mitgeschickten(?) Fortschritten gemacht(?)
10. Zuzüglich gruesse an allen.


My eyes get strained trying to decipher old German letters, but I've done a few with varying degrees of success. I will try and correct my mistakes later, perhaps if some German speaker/decipherer can correct or make better sense of some of my questionable interpretations. Dinner awaits, then the dogs!


One needs to see a lot of manuscript by the same letter writer, and revisit the letter with fresh eyes so I will give it a peek tomorrow (if I remember lol!)