OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1920)

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MICHEL P124
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
10Pf

BACKGROUND: Published in 1920 for use in Bavaria and featuring a 10Pf orange-yellow 'BAYERN' pre-printed stamp overprinted 'Deutsches Reich'. The card measures 140 x 90mm.

The word 'Postkarte' is printed just to the right of the vertical divider, and the year of publication is printed in the lower right-hand corner of the card.

The card exists either with a date code of "20" (P124), or without a date code (P124-I).

There were at least five private versions of this card. I also have extra cards in my collection.

SPECIAL CANCEL:

P124
(With date Code "20")

P124-I
(Without date Code)

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

1. KARL KLIPSTEIN
This private card has an additional inscription in the sender's section. The text begins "Karl Klipstein | Philatelistisches Büro | Erlangen, Goethestrasse 13." Below this inscription is more text in the form of a doorway.

2. HEINRICH MAILAENDER & Co.
The front of this card is unchanged from the basic card, however the reverse is taken up completely with text, the lower right-hand side inscribed "Hochachtungsvoil | Heinrich Mailaender 7 Co."


3. KURT FÜHRLEIN
The front of this version of the card has 13 lines of text beginning "Kurt Führlein | Nürnberg" and the reverse side is completely taken over by texts and a small table titled "Extra starkes Dukaten-Doppelgold" - 'Extra strong ducat double gold'

4. HAHN & Co.
This version of the card has the same front side as the basic card but the reverse has a large "HAHN & Co." followed by 8 or 9 lines of pre-printed text.

5. ABBAU DER BINDFADENPREISE!
The fifth private version has an unchanged front side and the reverse side is completely taken up with text, the first line of text reading "Abbau der Bindfadenpreise!" - 'Breakdown of twine prices!'.

6. EMIL MÖNNICH, WÜRZBURG
The sixth private version has an unchanged front side and the reverse side is completely taken up with text. The Name "Emil Mönnich" appears on the reverse of the card in the bottom right-hand corner.

EXTRA P124 CARDS IN MY COLLECTION

The following card is a regular, postally unused, P120 postcard.