OFFICIAL GANZSACHEN
(1881)

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Inscribed 'DEUTSCHE REICHSPOST | ROHRPOST-KARTE'. Rohrpost cards RP4 and RP5 have a 25Rpf small eagle in elipse stamp with a "PFENNIG" inscription. RP4 and RP5 differ from RP2 and RP3 in that the paper is now a lighter rorse colour.

From 1881 (RP4, RP5) three different value stamps were used. These can be recognized by the differences in the "2" in the right ellipse as follows:



TYPE 'A'
TYPE 'B'
TYPE 'C'

Type A: The round head of the '2' begins vertically directly above the left hand edge of the base. The foot line slightly curved with the tail pointing almost straight up, longer then the type 'C'.

Type B: The foot of the '2' is noticeably flater on the bottom and looks to have a slight hook on the right-hand end.

Type C: The rounded head of the '2' protrudes further left, beyond the base of the neck. The foot line is more wavy than the type 'B' with the top edge of the tail pointing upwards, but shorter than the type 'A'.

RP4
OFFICIAL ROHRPOSTKARTE
25 PFENNIG

Issued 1881. The same design as the earlier RP2 but now with a different coloured paper, now light rose.

RP4 Type A

RP4 Type B

RP4 - 25Pf dark brown

RP4 Type C

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RP4 Type C