OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1900)

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P40
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
2Pf REICHSPOST

Issued 1st Apr 1900. This postcard was published due to a reduction in the local postal rate. The lowering of the local postage was due to the closure of the private city post offices, which were operated until 31st Mar 1900, by the Deutsche Reichspost.

This card has a print date code on the bottom right-hand side of the card, details below. There are two variations of this card, the first variant, Type 'A', measures 140 x 90mm and the second, Type B, measures 120 x 79mm. In addition there are two colour varieties for Type 'A' (Type Aa = grey and Ab = bright blue) and two for Type 'B' (Type Ba = grey and 'Bb' = bright blue) making 4 different versions.

To further confuse matters the 4 versions above also occur in two additional variants. The formation of the word 'Wohnung' has two versions, the first where the 'g' has two 'ears' on the upper circle of the 'g' and the left arm of the 'W' sweeps slightly to the left at the top. The second type, Wohnung Type II, has a thicker sngle 'ear' on the 'g' and the left arm of the 'W' does not sweep to the right at the top.


ABOVE LEFT: Wohnung Type I: two ears on the upper circle of the 'g'
ABOVE RIGHT: Wohnung Type II: one thicker ear on the upper circle of the 'g'

P40 Bb I

Measures 120 x 79mm, bright blue and Wohnung Type I. Valid print control dates as follows:

Only 599-




ABOVE: P40 Bb I: 599 -

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Date code 599 -