OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1926)

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POSTKARTE: P164, P165, P166, P167, P168, P170, P171, P172, P173
ROHRPOST UMSCHLÄGE: RU12

P164
BILDPOSTKARTE
5 Rpf

Issued in 1926, P164 is really a series of 26 postcards featuring various scenes around Germany, similar in some respects to the "Get to Know Germany" series of postcards. Each of these cards features a 5 Rpf Eagle stamp as well as the word "Postkarte" with a long tailed 'e' and a small picture on the left-hand pane with a short description.

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P165
POSTCARD
5 Rpf

Issued 1926 with a green 5 Rpf stamp. This new design is similar to the 1925 P162 only now with four lines of text and two lines of dots in the sender section. The words "Straβe" and "Stockwerk" both begin with a gothic "S" compared to P167 below, which has a more Romanised 'S'. The address section now consists of two lines of text.

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Michel P165-I - 5 Rpf green

P166
REPLY CARD
5 Rpf

Issued 1926 with a green 5 Rpf stamp. This new design is similar to the 1925 P163 only now with four lines of text and two lines of dots in the sender section. The words "Straβe" and "Stockwerk" both begin with a gothic "S" compared to P167 below, which has a more Romanised 'S'. The address section now consists of two lines of text.

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Michel P166 - 2x 5 Pf green

P167
REPLY CARD
5 Rpf

Issued 1926, P167 is also a double sided reply card featuring a 5 Rpf stamp on each side. There are two variations on this card: Type 'I' has straight edges whereas Type 'II' has serrated edges. This card differs from P166 above in the different style of the "s" in "Straβe" and "Stockwerk". In this case the 'S' is more Romanised.

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Michel P167-I - 2x 5 Rpf green

P168
LUFTPOSTKARTE
15 Rpf

Issued in 1926 and featuring a 15 Rpf, lilac Airmail stamp inscribed 'DEUTSCHES LUFTPOST'. The postcard measures 148 x 105 mm and has the inscription "Luftpostkarte" directly above the vertical divider. This card differs from the 1927 issue P169 in that it only has one line of text and no dotted lines in the sender section. In the destination section there are no inscriptions.

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P170
POSTCARD
5 Rpf

Issued in 1926. This postcard measures 148 x 105 mm. P170 features a 5 Rpf stamp of Friedrich von Schiller and exists in two variants: Type 'I' has straight edges whereas Type 'II' is serrated. This card is almost identical to P175 except that P175 has a light yellow-green pre-printed stamp.

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P171
POSTCARD
15 Rpf

This postcard measures 148 x 105 mm. P171 features a 15 Rpf stamp of Immanuel Kant. It too exists in two variants: Type 'I' has straight edges whereas Type 'II' is serrated.

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Michel P171-I - 15 Rpf red

P172
REPLY CARD
5 Rpf

P172 is a double-sided reply card and features a 5 Rpf stamp of Friedrich von Schiller. It exists in two variants: Type 'I' has straight edges whereas Type 'II' is serrated.

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Michel P172 - 2x 5 Rpf green

P173
REPLY CARD
15 Rpf

P173 is also a double-sided reply card and it features a 15 Rpf stamp of Immanuel Kant. It also exists in two variants: Type 'I' has straight edges whereas Type 'II' is serrated.

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P173-I - 2x 15 Rpf red

RU12
ROHRPOST UMSCHLÄGE
40 Rpf

RU12 was issued in 1926 and was the last Rohrpost envelope issued. It features a violet 40 Rpf stamp picturing Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. The words "Rohrpost=Brief" appear on the top left of the card.

Two versions exist: RU12/01 Rohrpost Berlin and RU12/02 Rohrpost Munich. The card also features a border consisting of 3 parallel lines which extend all the way around the card.

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