AMTLICHE GANZSACHEN
(1897)

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONARY

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KARTENBRIEF:
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6 and K7

There are three types of K1 to K8 Kartenbrief and they are determined by the length and position of the word "Kartenbrief" as well as the design on the "K" as below:



ABOVE LEFT: Type I. Closed 'K' and 'Kartenbrief' shifted slightly left.
ABOVE CENTRE: Type II. Closed 'K' and 'Kartenbrief' shifted slightly right.
ABOVE RIGHT: Type III. Open 'K'. (Does not apply to K1 to K7)

There are also three different variants of the toothing:

Type 1: The toothing continues unbroken along all three parts of the card. (K1)
Type 2: Margin not completely serrated. the toothing was used on the now single-fold card letter (fold between the front and back), which was also only sold once folded. With this Type of production, shifts in the toothing are known. (K2 to K7)
Type 3: Stepped teeth, which should prevent the edges from breaking off. It is probably made as in (2), since the holes on the front and back are always on top of each other.

K1
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
10Pf

Issued 1897. This Kartenbrief has a 10Pf, carmine, 'large eagle in circle' German Empire pre-printed stamp and measures approximately 141 x 93mm. K1 is the first of 8 Kartenbrief with this 10Pf 'large eagle in circle', pre-printed stamp.

The design on the front of K1 is identical to that of K2 through K8, with the inscription "Deutsche Reichspost | Kartenbrief" in the top, centre and the word "An" on the left-hand side. Directly below and between "An" and "Deutsche Reichspost" is the word "in" and below that "Wohnung | (Straβe und hausnummer)".

It is not possible to differentiate K1 from K2 through K8 from the front, the differences are on the reverse side and on the inside.

The reverse side reads "in denjenigen Verkehrsbeziehungen ...." or "in those traffic relations ..." and the inside has a grey net pattern and a serrated upper flap.

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K1 - 10Pf Carmine

K2
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
10Pf

Issued in 1897. K2 has the same design on the front as that of K1 and K3 through K8. K2 is the second of 8 Kartenbrief with this 10Pf 'large eagle in circle', pre-printed stamp.

On the reverse side the upper flap is not serrated all the way to the end. The inscription is the same as that of K1, as is the internal design (grey net pattern). K2 is differentiated from K1 by the flap serrations.

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K2 - 10Pf Carmine

K3
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
10Pf

Issued in 1897. The front design is the same as K1 and K2, as well as K4 through K8. K3 is the third of 8 Kartenbrief with this 10Pf 'large eagle in circle', pre-printed stamp.

The text on the reverse now has 7 lines starting with "Briefporto, auch für Kartenbrief" or "Postage for letters, also for letter cards".

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K3 - 10Pf Carmine

K4
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
10Pf

Issued in 1897. The front design is the same as that of K1-K3 and K5-K8. K4 is the fourth of 8 Kartenbrief with this 10Pf 'large eagle in circle', pre-printed stamp.

The design of the reverse is the same as K3, 7 lines of text, but now the inside of the envelope is a smooth grey without any pattern.

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K4 - 10Pf Carmine

K5
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF

NOT ISSUED

K6
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
10Pf

Issued in 1897. The front of K6 has the same design and layout as the previous cards K1-K4 and K7-K8. K6 is the sixth of 8 Kartenbrief with this 10Pf 'large eagle in circle', pre-printed stamp.

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K6 - 10Pf Carmine

K7
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
10Pf

Issued in 1897. As with K1-K6, the design on the front of the card is the same, all with a closed 'K' in 'Kartenbrief'. K7 is the seventh of 8 Kartenbrief with this 10Pf 'large eagle in circle', pre-printed stamp.

On the reverse side the flap no longer has perforations all the way up to the bend of the flap, instead there are just a few perforations on each side. There is also no inscription on the reverse side. This card should not be confused with K8 which has an open 'K' but is otherwise identical.

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