OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1921)

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MICHEL P137
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
30Pf + 15Pf

BACKGROUND: Issued 1921. This postcard features a 15Pf Bayern stamp (without the "Freistaat Bayern" overprint) crossed out with two horizontal bars as well as a 30Pf Germania pre-printed stamp.

There are two versions of P137:

P137-I has solid bars across the '15Pf' Bayern stamp and a '20' date code.
P137-II has split horizontal bars and the date code is '20'.




ABOVE LEFT: PP137-I - Two solid bars and '20' date code
ABOVE RIGHT: PP137-II - Two split bars and '20' date code

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

There are several official P137 postcards with additional private printing and below is a selection of what can be found.

1. THE 27th GERMAN PHILATELIST'S DAY

This postcard was issued to commemorate the 27th German Philatelist's Day held from the 22nd until the 25th Juli 1921 in the city of Nürnberg. This card is based on the P137-I version of the card with two thick bars across the 15Pf stamp and a date code of "20".

OTHER P137 POSTCARDS IN MY COLLECTION

Michel P137-I - 30Pf dark blue & 15Pf red