serif font looks like a Times, appears on the "Auskunfstbericht" from the Mfs (Stasi) in Germany, DDR

Question

I am looking for this font. The font was used on the MfS (Stasi) forms. The form is called: "Auskunftsbericht" = "Information report". Who can help me here. Who is familiar with the writings, the lettering, the fonts of the DDR (east Germany) era. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hallo Hans,

This appears to be Primus-Antiqua. There is a digital version available from Elsner+Flake, and another one named Borgis by RMU. Primus is VEB Typoart’s copy of Excelsior.

Florian