OFFICIAL GANZSACHEN
(1894)
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OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS
Issued 1894/1895. Domestic postcard (roller printing) final issue with watermark, without printing date.
There are two variations:
P36-I : with gaps in the 1st and 2nd dotted address lines
P36-II without gaps in the dotted address lines.
Identifying features:
i) 5 Pf pre-printed green stamp.
ii) "Deutsche Reichspost | Postkarte" in the centre
iii) "An" further left than "in"
iV) Watermark No. 2
v) No print date control data
Valid Control Data:
P36-I: There are a great many variations for the gaps in the dotted address lines.
In addition to the official P36 postcard the following cards have a private overprint.
P36-I
With gaps in the 1st and 2nd dotted address lines1. The next privately overprinted P36-I postcard is addressed to "Herren | Borchardt Gebrüder | BERLIN W. | Friedrichstr. 61 (zwischen Kronen- und Leipzigerstr.)" - 'Men | Borchardt Brothers | BERLIN W. | Friedrichstr. 61 (between Kronenstrasse and Leipzigerstrasse)'. Print control codes can be found at positions R20 and R25 on the first and second dotted address lines.
2. This unused P36-I postcard is addressed to "Herrn G. H. Kunze | Kgl. Hoflieferant, Leifenfabrik.| Berlin S.W.,". Print control data on this example can found at R10, R15, R20 and R30 on the first and second dotted address lines.
3. The following unused P36-I postcard was printed for 'Herrn Studer & Wicke | Cigarren- und Taback-Fabrik | BREMEN'.
4. The following unused P36-I postcard is addressed to "Herrn Wm Klöpper | Hamburg | Rödingsmarkt Ro. 9. | Postamt XI.". Print control codes occur at R5 on the first and second dotted address lines.
5. LEIPZIG: The next two P36-I cards have the addresses and details completed, but they were never sent. The first was destined for NÜRNBERG and the second to BERGEN. The pre-printed inscription on the reverse of the card reads "Leipzig, den ....... 189 | herr ........................ | Ihr gefl. Anschaffung vom .................... | M. ......... | habe ich Ihnen aufgabegemäfz und dankend gutgeschrieben. | Mit bester Empfehlung für fernere Aufträge zeichne ich | hochachtend"
'Leipzig, ....... 189 | Mr. ........................ | Your loved one Purchased from ..................... | M. ......... | I have credited you with thanks. | With the best recommendation for future orders, | respectfully'
6. The following example was cancelled in NORDHAUSEN and sent to HEMER on 29th Jun 1895
7. This card has a '9I' watermark and the front is inscribed "Herrn W. Randebrock Wwe. | Münster i. W.". The reverse side also has various inscriptions such as "Münster i. W., ............1998.", "Senden Sie mir", "........ Ctr. .........-Kohen.". This example has print control codes at position L20 in the first and second dotted address lines as well as several other random gaps in the first dotted line.