OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1900)

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MICHEL P44
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
2 Pf

Issued: 1900. There are two variants of the basic card:

Type 'a': Grey
Type 'b': Light blue.

In addition each of thse two variants can also be found with a Type 'I' and a Type 'II' Wohnung for a total of 4 possible variants.

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'

P41-I: with a Type I Wohnung type
P41-II: with a Type 'II' Wohnung type.

Valid print control date data:
P44 a I: 400, 500
P44 a II: 300, 400, 500
P44 b I: 400-, 400--, 500- or 500--
P44 b II: -, --, 300--, 400-, 400--, 500, 500- or 500--

In addition to the official cards there were many other cards with private printing, some of which can be seen below.

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P44-I
TYPE I WOHNUNG

P44-II
TYPE II WOHNUNG

(1) P44-II-b

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OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

BERLIN

1: P44-Ab-II: Sponsored by "Freiwilliger Erziehungsbeirath fur schulentlassene Waisen", 'The Voluntary Educational Council for school-leaving orphans.'

BRAUNSCHWEIG

1: P44-Ab-II: This privately printed card was sponsored by "An die Geschäftsstelle der "Neueste Nachrichten" Braunschweig." - 'The office of the "Newest News" Braunsweig."

GERA

This next card is inscribed "Zu Police: _____ | Ihre Prämienquittung der Deutschen Militär-Versicherungs- | Anstalt wolle Sie gefl. gegebn Zahlung von M. _____ | in meinem Comptoir, Bielitztrasse 9, parterre, Vormittags vom | ½ 9-10 Uhr in Empfang nehmen. | Gera, den __________ 19____ | Hochachtungsvoll | Generalagentur Gera."

"For policy: _____ | You would like to receive your premium receipt from the German military insurance institution with payment from M. _____, in my office, Bielitztrasse 9, ground floor, in the morning from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Gera , the 6th August 1912
Sincerely
Generalagentur Gera."