OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1927)

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POSTKARTE: P169, P174, P175, P176, P177, P178, P179, P207

P169
LUFTPOSTKARTE
15Rpf

Change of form, now with four-lines of text and no dotted lines in the sender's section. The destination section has two lines of text and a single dotted line.

Now with Luftpostkarte (Airmail) above the central divider (which now consists of three vertical lines). The value stamp is now a 15Rpf, lilac eagle.

Even though P169 was available at the counter in Berlin, it was not sold until all stocks of P168 had been sold out.

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Michel P169 - 15Rpf lilac

P174
BILDPOSTCARD
5Rpf

Picture postcard P174 is actually a series of 10 postcards all depicting famous locations within Germany and featuring a green, 5Rpf Friedrich von Schiller stamp. These cards also exist with a "DRUCKPROBE" impression which are rarer and therefore more expensive than the cards without the imprint. These cards are easily identifiable by the long-tailed 'e' of 'Postkarte' and the 5Rpf Schiller stamp.

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Michel P174/01 - 5Rpf green
Michel P174/02 - 5Rpf green

P175
POSTCARD
5Rpf

Features a 5Rpf Friedrich von Schiller pre-printed stamp. There were two variations: Type 'I' with straight edges and Type 'II' with serrated edge. P175 is almost identical to the 1926 P170 only the P170 has a darker green pre-printed stamp.

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Michel P175-I - 5Rpf green

P176
POSTCARD
8Rpf

Features a 8Rpf Ludwig van Beethoven pre-printed stamp. There were two variations: Type 'I' with straight edges and Type 'II' with serrated edge.

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Michel P176 Type 'I' - 8Rpf dark green

P177
REPLY CARD
8Rpf

This is a reply card and features a 8Rpf Ludwig van Beethoven pre-printed stamp. There were two variations: Type 'I' with straight edges and Type 'II' with serrated edge. .

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Michel P177-I - 2x 8Rpf dark green

P178
BILDPOSTCARD
8Rpf

Issued 1927 and featuring pictures of well known German landmarks this series of cards consists of 27 different cards. They all have a pre-printed 8Pf Ludwig van Beethoven stamp and the 27 towns are as follows: 01 – Adenau Nürburgring, 02 – Ahlbeck, 03 – Amberg Stadtbrille, 04 – Amberg Town Hall, 05 – Darmstadt, 06 – Bad Elster Spa, 07 – Guben, 08 – Helsa Health Resort, Kassel, 09 – Iserlohn, 10 – Landeck Spa, 11 – Mannheim Inner Port, 12 – Mannheim Town Hall, 13 – Mannheim Bridge & Castle, 14 – Mannheim Castle 15 – Mühlheim, 16 – Neumünster Factories, 17 – Neuwied, 18 – Nürnberg Castle, 19 – Nürnberg Dürer House, 20 – Nürnberg German Museum, 21 – Nürnberg Hospital, 22 – Nürnberg Hangman’s Bridge, 23 – Quedlinburg, 24 – Schweinfurt, 25 – Bad Salzbrunn Spa, 26 – Stromberg and 27 – Worms.

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Michel P178/15 - 8Rpf dark green
Michel P178/19 - 8Rpf dark green

P179
POSTCARD
8Rpf

Special postcard for the 100th anniversary of the Berlin Post Office C2. The pre-printed stamp is an 8Rpf Beethoven stamp. The reverse side of the card features a multicolored picture of a postman from 1827.

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Michel P179 - 8Rpf dark green

P207
POSTCARD
8Rpf

P207 is a special postcard issued to commemorate the eightieth birthday of Reich's President Paul von Hindenburg. The value stamp is an 8Rpf Hindenburg stamp. There are two versions of this card.

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Michel P207a - 8Rpf green
Michel P207b - 8Rpf green