OFFICIAL GANZSACHEN
(1882)

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P12
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5 PFENNIG

Issued 1882. Features an 1880 Michel 40 stamp. Inscribed along the top and centre 'DEUTSCHE REICHSPOST | POSTKARTE'. Domestic postcards with a print date on the bottom right, Address form with 4 simple lines of dots, with a gap in the 4th line of dots.

Whilst printing P12/01 only one plate was used whereas for P12/02 there were also two different plates used. Plate 'A' where the text measures 54.5mm and 41.0mm and Plate 'B' where the text measures 53.0mm and 39.5mm as below. P12/01 only exists as Plate 'A'



ABOVE LEFT: PLATE 'A' - 54.5mm and 41.00mm
ABOVE RIGHT: PLATE 'B' - 53.0mm and 39.5mm

There are three variants of P12 and the differences are in the representation of the print date and the printing plate used as follows:

P12/01-A: Month and Year separated by a gap such as '1 82' or '3 84'
P12/02-A: Month and Year not separated by a gap such as '384' or '287' and plate 'A'
P12/02-B: Month and Year not separated by a gap such as '384' or '287' and plate 'B'
In addition there are three plate flaws associated with P12 as follows:

P12 II/01: Without control gaps in the dotted address lines (print error)
P12 II/02: Without control gaps in the dotted address lines (print error)
P12 PF III: damage to the lower portion of the crown in the value stamp.
P12 PF VI: damage to the left ribbon adjacent to the '5' on the value stamp.

Valid Control Dates and gaps:
P12/01-A: 1 82(L5, 10, 15 25 or L5+R5), 2 82(L5, 10, 15, 30 or R15), 3 82(L5, L10, L30 or R5). 4 82(L5, 15, 30 or R5). 5 82(L5, 10, 30 or L5+30), 6 82(L5, 10, 15, R5 or R15), 7 82(L5, 10, 30, R5 or R15), 8 82(L15, 30, R5 or R15), 9 82(L5, 10, 25, R5, 10 or 15), 10 82(L5, 15, 25, 30 or R5), 11 82(L5, 10, 15 or R5), 12 82(L5, 10, 30, R5, 10 or 15), 1 83(L5, 10, 15 or R5), 2 83(L5, 10, 15, 30), 3 83(L10, 15, 5+15 or R5), 4 83(L5, 15, 30 or R5), 5 83(L5, 10, 15 or R5), 6 83(L5, 15, 30, R5 or 15), 7 83(L10, 15, 30 or R5), 8 83(L5, 10, 15, R5 or 15), 9 83(L10, 15, 30, R5, 15 or L10+R5), 10 83(L5, 10, 15, 30, R5, L5+10 or L15+R5), 11 83(L5, 10, R5 or R15), 12 83(L5, 10, 15, 30, L5+10 or R5), 1 84(L5, 10, L20+R15, 25, 30, R5 or 15), 2 84(L10, 15, R5 or R15), 3 84(L5, 10, 15, 25, 30, R5 or R15)

P12 II/01: 3 82, 8 82, 2 83, 6 83, 9 83 and 1 84 (all with no gaps in dotted address line)

P12/01 PF III: 4 82(L30), 12 82(L30), 1 83(L15), 5 83(R5), 7 83(R5) and 10 83(L30).

P12/01 PF VI: 11 82(L10), 1 83(L5), 2 83(L10), 3 83(L10), 4 83(L5 or R5), 7 83(L10), 8 83(R 15), 10 83(L10), 11 83(R5) and 3 84(L5)

P12/02: 384(L15), 484(L5, 15, 30, R5 or R15), 584(L5, 15, R5 or R15), 684(L5, 15, 30 or R15), 784(L5, 15, 30, R5 or 15), 884(L5, 10, 15, 30 or R15), 984(L5, 30, R5 or R15), 1084(L5, 10, 15, 30, R5, 15 or L10+20), 1184(L5, 10, 15, 30 or R15), 1284(L5, 10, 15, 30 or R15), 185(L5, 10, 15, 30, R5 or R15), 285(L5, 15, 30, R5 or 15), 385(L5, 10, 30 or R15), 485(L5, 15, 30 or R15), 585(L5, 10, 15, 30 or R5), 685(L5, 15, 30, R5 or 30), 785(L5, 10, 30, Rr, 15), 885(L5, 15, 30, R5, 15), 985(L5, 10, 15, 30, R5, 15), 1085(L5, 10, 15, 30 or R15), 1185(L5, L15, R5 or 15), 1285(L5, 10, 15, R5 or 15), 186(L5, 10, 15, 30 or R15), 286(L5, 10, 15, 30 or R15), 386(L5, 10, 30 or R15), 486(L5, 15, 30 or R15), 586(L5, 10, 15, 30 or R15), 686(L10, 15, 30, R5 or 15), 786(L5, 10, 15, R5 or 15), 886(L5, 10, 30, R5 or 15), 986(L5, 10, 15, 30 or R15), 1086(L5, 10, 30, R5 or 15), 1186(L5, 10, 15 or 30). 1286(L5, 10, 15, 30, R5 or R15), 187(L5, 30 or R15), 287(L10 or 30).

P12 II/02: 785

P12/02 PF III: 584(R5), 684(L30), 185(L30), 885(R15), 985(L30), 1285(L10 or R15), 486(L30), 986(L30), 1186(L10), 1286(L15).

P12/02 PF VI: 584(L15), 684(L5), 186(L15), 286(L10), 586(L15), 786(R15) and 187(L5).

P12 also exists with private printing.

P12/01-A

Month and Year separated by a gap such as '1 82' or '3 84'. Click here for more examples in my collection.




P12/01 - Print Date '5 82'

P12/02-A

Month and Year not separated by a gap such as '384' or '287'. Plate 'A'. Click here for more examples in my collection.




P12/02-A - Print date '785'

P12/02-B

Month and Year not separated by a gap such as '384' or '287'. Plate 'B'. Click here for more examples in my collection.




P12/02-B - Print date '986'

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

1. The following P12/01-A postcard was prviately printed by "Wenz & Co., Leipzig,". The reverse side has a table which was used to order items from the company. This particular example was posted in Leipzig and arrived at its destination on 13th Apr 1883. The card has a "1 83" print control code.



2. This second private card is a P12/02-A postcard and is unused



3. This third private card is a P12/02-B postcard and is unused

OTHER P12/01-A CARDS IN MY COLLECTION

1. This first P12/01-A card has a print date "9 83" and was cancelled "LEIPZIG 1" on 12.11.83.




2. This second P12/01-A card has a print date "6 83" and was cancelled in BIGGE on 7.12.83.




3. This third P12/01-A card has a print date "7 82", this time cancelled "ZÜLLICHAU" on 19.9.82.




3. This fourth P12/01-A card has a print date "1 83", this time cancelled "EBERSBACH SACHS" on 20.6.83.

OTHER P12/02-A CARDS IN MY COLLECTION

1. The following P12/02-A card has a print control date of '1284' and was cancelled in LEIPZIG on 6th Jan 1885.



2. This second P12/02-B card has a print control date of '185' and was cancelled in WALDKIRCH on 28th Apr 1885.



3. This next P12/02-A card has a print control date of '1285' and was cancelled in ALLENDORF on 16th Mar 1886.



4. This next P12/02-A card has a print control date of '785' and was cancelled in EMMERTHAL on 22nd Sep 1885.



5. This next P12/02-A card also has a print control date of '785' and was cancelled in BERLIN W on 1st Aug 1885.



5. This next P12/02-A card also has a print control date of '885' and was cancelled on the train from LEIPZIG on 9th Dec 1885.

OTHER P12/02-B CARDS IN MY COLLECTION

1. This next P12/02-B card has a print control date of '1186' and was cancelled in BERLIN.




2. This next P12/02-B card has a print control date of '1186' and was cancelled in BERLIN on 9th Dec 1886.




3. This next P12/02-B card has a print control date of '1185' and was cancelled in DRESDEN on 11th Feb 1886.




4. This next P12/02-B card has a print control date of '1286' and was cancelled in ST. JOHANN (SAAR) on 4th Apr 1888 (4.4.88).




5. The following P12/02-B with a '686' printer's code was franked in FRANKFURT (MAIN) on 2nd Sep 1886 and was sent to JERUSALEM in ISRAEL. To cover the 10Rpf overseas postage fee a self-adhesive 5Rpf stamp has been added.




6. The next P12/02-B was sent from PEINE to HANNOVER on 27th Apr 1886. The card has a printer's code of '286'




7. The P12/02-B below has a printer's date of '785' and was sent by a company named ERNST WENZEL from COPENICK on 15th Oct 1886.




8. With a printer's code of '586' the next P12/02-B was sent from BERLIN S.W. 8 on 28th Jun 1886 to HEMER.




9. Another card sent to HEMER, this time from SIMMERN on 22nd May 1886. This card has a '286' printer's code.




10. HEMER is again the destination for this P12/02-B card with printer's code '1285'. It was sent from DARMSTADT on 3rd Sep 1887.




11. PALLANIA, ITALY was the destination for this P12/02-B card with printer's code '586'. It was sent from HERRNHUT on 30th Oct 1886 and has an additional 5 Pf self-adhesive stamp to fulfill the 10 Pf postage that was required.