OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1931)

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POSTKARTE: P190, P191, P192, P193, P194, P195, P196, P197, P198, P211, P212

P190
POSTCARD
8 Rpf

Issued 1931. Commemorative postcard for the 10th anniversary of the referendum in Upper Silesia on 20th Mar 1921. Left with multi-colored coat of arms in an oval frame with inscription.

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P191
BILDPOSTCARD
8 Rpf

Issued 1931. Similar design to the 1929 issue P188 only now with a long tailed 'e' and smaller "Postkarte", now 27mm long. The P191 series consists of 36 individual cards, again showing scenes from around Germany.

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ABOVE LEFT: Michel P191/03 - 8 Rpf dark green
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel P191/08 - 8 Rpf dark green

P192
BILDPOSTCARD
8 Rpf

Issued 1931. Another Picture postcard series, this time consisting of 35 different views. Similar to P191 above, but now with a somewhat narrower border and a string, instead of a dashed line, under the line for the destination.

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ABOVE LEFT: Michel P192/02 - Baden-Baden
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel P192/06 - Breslau - Karhaus

P193
POSTCARD
8 Rpf

August 10, 1931. Special postcard for Constitution Day and to commemorate the day of death (26th Jun 1931) of the Prussian First Minister of State Carl Freiherr vom und zum Stein. New arrangement of the form with 5 address lines. Left upright rectangular head of Stein in line drawing with the years 1831-1931 and signature. Form brown.

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ABOVE: Michel P193 - 8Rpf dark green

P194
POSTCARD
5 Rpf

Like 1928 issue P180. Increased sender's note 5 pre-printed lines of text and 3 dotted lines (21 mm high). P194 has a 5 Rpf olive-green Paul von Hindenburg pre-printed stamp and has two variations: Type 'I' has a straight edge and Type 'II' has a serrated edge.

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ABOVE: Michel P194 Type 'I' - 5 Rpf green

P195
POSTCARD
8 Rpf

Like 1928 issue P181. Increased sender's note 5 pre-printed lines of text and 3 dotted lines (21 mm high). P195 has an 8 Pf dark green Friedrich Ebert pre-printed stamp and has two variations: Type 'I' has a straight edge and Type 'II' has a serrated edge.

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ABOVE: Michel P195 Type 'I' - 8 Rpf dark green

P196
POSTCARD
15 Rpf

Like 1928 issue P182. Increased sender's note 5 pre-printed lines of text and 3 dotted lines (21 mm high). P196 has a 15 Rpf carmine, Hindenburg pre-printed stamp and there are two variations: Type 'I' has a straight edge and Type 'II' has a serrated edge.

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P197
REPLY CARD
8 Rpf

Like 1928 issue P183. Increased sender's note 5 pre-printed lines of text and 3 dotted lines (21 mm high). P197 is a double-sided reply card and has two 8 Rpf dark green Friedrich Ebert pre-printed stamps and two variations: Type 'I' has a straight edge and Type 'II' has a serrated edge.

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ABOVE: Michel P197 Type 'I' - 8 Rpf dark green

P198
REPLY CARD
15 Rpf

Like 1928 issue P184. P198 is a double-sided reply card and has two 15 Rpf carmine Paul von Hindenburg pre-printed stamps and two variations: Type 'I' has a straight edge and Type 'II' has a serrated edge.

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ABOVE LEFT: Michel P198 Type 'I' - 15 Rpf carmine
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel P198 Type 'II' - 15 Rpf carmine

P211
POSTCARD
8 Rpf

Issued 7th Jan 1931. Commemorative postcard to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Dr, von Stephan. Form and value stamp like 1875 Michel P5 but without imperial crown. Left half-length portrait of Stephen in a laurel wreath with his name and the years 1831 and 1931, gray-black form.

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ABOVE LEFT: Michel P211 - First Issue - 8 Rpf grey-black
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel P211 - Second Issue - 8 Rpf grey-black

P212
POSTCARD
8 Rpf + 4 Rpf

Issued 1st Jul 1931. Special postcard to raise funds for German Emergency Aid, similar to 1930 issue Michel P210, own value stamp Wall pavilion of the Dresden Zwinger (a building complex with gardens in Dresden). Decorative border.

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ABOVE LEFT: Michel P212 I - 8 Rpf + 4 Rpf dark green
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel P212 II - 8 Rpf + 4 Rpf dark green