OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1919)

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P117
REPLY CARD
(15Pf - Brown Lilac)

BACKGROUND: Postage fees were increased from 1st Oct 1919 and this postcard was issued to account for the new rate. The new rate was 15Pf and applied to both domestic and international postcards until 5th May 1920. This card features a pre-printed version of the 1920 issue Michel 142 Germania stamp.

P117 is similar to P118, only P117 has the inscription "Postkarte | (mit Antwortkarte)" directly above the vertical divider. The reply portion reads "Postkarte | (Antwort)".

There are at least 15 official P117 postcards with additional private printing.

SPECIAL CANCEL: NONE

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

There are at least 15 official P117 postcards with additional private printing.

1. P117(A): Destination address "AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | BERLIN W.8" - two versions
2. P117(F): Destination address "Organ des | handelsvertragsvereins | Berlin-Schöneberg" - six versions
3. P117(F)/(A): Destination address "Bonner Fahnenfabrik | Bonn"
4. P117(A): Destination address "Elektr Kraftubbertragung | Herrenberg"
5. P117(A): Destination address "Redaktion der Niekammer'schen | Leipzig"
6. P117(F)/(A): Destination address "Vereins-Wahlzettels | Leipzig"
7. P117(F): Reverse side text "AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | New York und". Two versions with printer's code of "3014" or "824"

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