OFFICIAL GANZSACHEN
(1891)

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P30
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5 PFENNIG

Issued 1891. Domestic postcards with another form change "To" is now further to the left than "In". Date control data with numbers and lower case letters. Also with gap in the 4th dotted line, without watermark.

P30 exists in two variations:

P30-I: with a gap in the 4th dotted address line
P30-II: without a dot in the 4th address line.

Other Variations:
P30 I Fd I: Misprint: print date without letter.
P30 II Fd I: As above.
P30 I Fd II: Misprint: Without "An".
P30 PF I: Plate flaw. "C" in "REICHSPOST" under the line.
P30 Pf III: As above with thick white line under the right curl

P30 I: Valid CODE:
591 (a d f g), 691 (a c d f i m), 791 (a b f g k), 891(a b c d f m), 991(a b f g i k), 1091(a c f g i m), 1191(a b c d g k m), 1291(b c f g i), 192(a b c f g k), 292(a b c d g m), 392(a b f g i m), 492(a b c d f g k), 592(a b c f g k), 692(a b c d g i), 792(a b c f g k m), 892(a d g i k), 992(a b c f k m), 1092(b c f g i m), 1192(a b f g i k m), 1292(a b c d f k m), 193(a b f i m), 293(a c f g k), 393(a b d k m), 493(a b c g m), 593(a b c d f i), 693(a b d g k m), 793(a c d f i m), 893(a b f g i k m), 993(a b c f k m), 1093(a b d f i m), 1193(a b c d f g m), 1293(b c d f i k m), 194(a f g i k m), 294(a b c f k m), 394(a b c f g k m), 494(a b g i k m), 594(a c d f g m), 694(a b f g), 794(b c).

P30 I Fd I : Valid CODE: 791.
P30 I Fd II: Valid CODE: 1091f.
P30 II : Valid CODE: 593m.
P30 II Fd I: Valid CODE: 493.

There were also a number of official P30 postcards with private overprints, some of which can be seen below.

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH ADDITIONAL TEXT

Below are some examples of official P30 postcards with private overprints.

1. HERMANN SCHROEDEL

Sponsored by "Hermann Schroedel | Pädagogischer Verlag | Halle a.S. | Bahnhofstrasse 26", an Educational Publisher from Halle, this card has a print coontrol date of 793f. More details about the company and its history can be found on Wikipedia.

2. ËDMUND MÜLLER & MANN

This second private card was sponsored by Ëdmund Müller & Mann | Mannocitin-Fabrik | Charlottenburg | Salz-Ufer 17", a Mannocitin Factory in Charlottenburg. Mannocitin is a type of rust-proof paint and anti-corrosion agent used by the railway and roofing industry. Edmund Müller & Mann were the first company to develope this product which was first launched in 1893.

Mannocitin is much more hard wearing than regular paint but does have the drawback of being very slow to dry. After the Aryanisation of the company in 1939 ownership of the rights to Mannocitin passed to Heinrich Busse. Information was found at Stolpersteine-berlin.de and has not been verified.

This card has a print control date of 892a

3. BERLINER UNIONS-BRAUEREI

Below with destination address "Berliner Unions-Brauerei | Berlin S. Hasenhaide 22-31". The reverse side has a table for customers to order their beer supplies. The print control date is 192g

4. DIE SCHLOSSBRAUEREI SCHÖNEBERG

The privately printed P30 postcard below was printed for the Schlossbrauerei in SCHÖNEBERG-BERLIN and has a print control date of 893m.