OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1920)
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P119
(7½Pf Orange)
BACKGROUND: Issued 1920. The postcard measures 140 x 90mm. P119 is the same as 1916 reply card P112, only now separated into individual cards and uprated to 15Pf by printing an additional 7½Pf stamp alongside the original.
P119 can be found as either the Message (F), with "mit Antwortkarte' obliterated, or the Reply (A), with "(Antworte)" obliterated, from the original card.
As well as the official card there were a number of private cards printed by various companies.
Here are some duplicates from my collection.
SPECIAL CANCEL: NONE
P119 A
This version of the card has "Antwort" obliterated.
P119(A) - 2x Germania 7½Pf orange
P119 F
This version of the card has "mit Antworte" obliterated.
P119(F) - 2x Germania 7½Pf orange
OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS
1. P119(F) ALBERT KLICKOW
The well-known supplier of philatelist's accessories, 'Albert Klickow', of BERLIN-WILMERSDORF, used a P119 official postcard (as well as many other cards), and modified it to promote their products. There are two Klickow P119(F) cards with private printing. The first example features the image of a blue "Stamp" on the front side in the sender's section and three columns of red text on the reverse side. Mid-way down the first column is the text "Wählen Sie | Markenhandling Klickow | Berlin-Wilmersdorf" - 'Choose the brand 'Klickow' of Berlin-Wilmersdorf'
2. P119(F) ALBERT KLICKOW
The second P119(F) from Albert Klickow has the heading "Seltene Briefmarken" in large letters in the sender's section. The reverse side has mostly text and the heading "Hervorragende Europa-Sammlung".
3. P119(F)/(A) SCHLESISCHE-KOHLEN UND KOKSWERKE
This private card has the basic P119 front side. The reverse however has the title "Schlesische-Kohlen und Kokswerke" - 'Silesian coals and coke plants'. Below this text are numberous dotted lines. This card exists as both the Message 'F' and Answer 'A' variants.
4. P119(F) H. DEBUSMANN
Another private version of P119, again with an unchanged front side. The reverse side has a large title "H. Debusmann" followed by several lines of text advertising their "Großes Lager an Ganzsachen" - 'Large stock of postal stationery'.
5. P119(A) J. H. RINNEBERG
This private card has the text "J.H. Rinneberg | Schirmfabrik | Mulhausen i. Th." along the top edge of the sender's section on three lines of text. There are an additional two lines of text along the left-hand edge of the front of the card.
OTHER P119 CARDS IN MY COLLECTION
P119 (A)
P119(A) - 2x Germania 7½Pf orange
