OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1901)
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POSTCARDS:
P55 and P56
POSTANWEISUNGEN:
A17 and A18
KARTENBRIEF:
K10
ROHRPOST KARTE:
RP12
P55
OFFICIAL REPLYCARD
2Pf
Issued: 1901. The question side has 'Deutsche Reichspost | Postkarte' in the centre of the card. 'An' is all the way to the left and 'In' is between the 'An' and 'Postkarte'. On the bottom left is the inscription "Die Angebogene | Karte ist für die | Antwort | bestimmt". Note the "K" of "Karte" is open unlike P54 where the "K" is open.
The Answer side is the same design except for the inscription '(Antwort)' is added below 'Postkarte' and the "Die Angebogene | Karte ist für die | Antwort | bestimmt." inscription is no longer present.
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P56
OFFICIAL REPLYCARD
5Pf
Issued: 1901. The question side has 'Deutsche Reichspost | Postkarte' in the centre of the card. 'An' is all the way to the left and 'In' is between the 'An' and 'Postkarte'. On the bottom left is the inscription "Die Angebogene | Karte ist für die | Antwort | bestimmt". Note the "K" of "Karte" is open unlike P54 where the "K" is closed.
The Answer side is the same design except for the inscription '(Antwort)' is added below 'Postkarte' and the "Die Angebogene | Karte ist für die | Antwort | bestimmt." inscription is no longer present.
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A17
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
10Pf
Issued 1901. "Postanweisung", this time as a single word without a break, '-' or '=' as in previous cases. With a 10Rpf Germania 'REICHSPOST' carmine stamp.
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A18
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
20Pf
Issued 1901. "Postanweisung", this time as a single word without a break, '-' or '=' as in previous cases. With a 20Rpf Germania 'REICHSPOST' blue stamp.
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K10
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
10Pf
Issued: 1901. There are only two Kartenbrief with a 10Pf Germania stamp inscribed "REICHSPOST", see also Michel K9.
Distinguishing features:
i) Carmine 10Pf REICHSPOST Germania stamp and
ii) Measures 140 x 90mm, (K9 measures 141 x 96mm) and
iii) 'Kartenbrief' is directly below 'Deutsche Reichspost' in the centre of the card.
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ABOVE LEFT: Michel K10a - 10Pf carmine stamp
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel K10b - 10Pf carmine stamp
RP12
OFFICIAL ROHRPOST KARTE
25Pf
Issued 1901 with the same design as the 1900 issue RP10 featuring a 25Pf, Germania "REICHSPOST" pre-printed stamp. RP12 can be identified by the open 'K' in Rohrpost-Karte.
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