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'

Valid print control dates:
P40 Aa I: 599-, 599-- and 799-
P40 Aa II: 599--, 799- and 799--
P40 Ab I: 599-, 599--, 699-, 699--, 799, 799- and 899--
P40 Ab II: 599--, 699-, 699--, 799-, 799--, 899-- and 300--
P40 Ba I: 599-
P40 Ba II: 599-
P40 Bb I: 599-
P40 Bb II: 599-

As well as the official postcard there were many other versions published with private printing.

P40 Aa I

Measures 140 x 90mm, grey and Wohnung Type I. Valid print control dates:
P40 Aa I: 599-, 599-- and 799-

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ABOVE LEFT: P40 Aa I date code 599 -
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: P40 Aa I date code 599 - -
ABOVE RIGHT: P40 Aa I date code 799 -

P40 Aa II

Measures 140 x 90mm, grey and Wohnung Type II. Valid print control dates:
P40 Aa II: 599--, 799- and 799--


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ABOVE LEFT: P40 Aa II date code 599 - -
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: P40 Aa II date code 799 -
ABOVE RIGHT: P40 Aa II date code 799 - -

P40 Ab I

Measures 140 x 90mm, bright blue and wohnung Type I with valid print control dates:
P40 Ab I: 599-, 599--, 699-, 699--, 799, 799- and 899--

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ABOVE LEFT: P40 Ab I date code 599 -
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: P40 Ab I date code 599 - -
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: P40 Ab I date code 699 -
ABOVE RIGHT: P40 Ab I date code 699 - -




ABOVE LEFT: P40 Ab I date code 799
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: P40 Ab I date code 799 -
ABOVE RIGHT: P40 Ab I date code 899 - -

P40 Ab II

Measures 140 x 90mm, bright blue and wohnung Type II. Valid print control dates:
P40 Ab II: 599--, 699-, 699--, 799-, 799--, 899-- and 300--

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ABOVE LEFT: P40 Ab II date code 599 - -
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: P40 Ab II date code 699 -
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: P40 Ab II date code 699 - -
ABOVE RIGHT: P40 Ab II date code 799 -





ABOVE LEFT: P40 Ab II date code 799 - -
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: P40 Ab II date code 899 - -
ABOVE RIGHT: P40 Ab II date code 300 - -

P40 Ba I

Measures 120 x 79mm, grey and Wohnung Type I. Valid print control dates:
P40 Ba I: 599-

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ABOVE: P40 Ba I: 599 -

P40 Ba II

Measures 120 x 79mm, grey and Wohnung Type II. Valid print control dates:
P40 Ba II: 599-

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ABOVE: P40 Ba II: 599 -

P40 Bb I

Measures 120 x 79mm, bright blue and Wohnung Type I. Valid print control dates:
P40 Bb I: 599-

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ABOVE: P40 Bb I: 599 -

P40 Bb II

Measures 120 x 79mm, bright blue and Wohnung Type II.

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Valid print control dates:
P40 Bb II: 599-