OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1928)

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P180
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5 Rpf

BACKGROUND: P180 was issued in 1928, measures 148 x 105 mm and features a 5 Rpf olive-green Hindenburg pre-printed stamp. There are four lines of text and two dotted lines in the sender's section and the vertical dividing line consisting of three lines.

There were two variations:

P180-I: with four straight edges
P180-II: with at least one serrated edge.

In addition to the regular offical cards shown below there were a large number of these cards with additional private printing.

SPECIAL CANCEL: N/A

P180-I
Four Straight Edges

P180-II
One or More Serrated Edges

OTHER EXAMPLES

POSTALLY UNUSED

DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE USAGE

1. Cancelled in GREIFSWALD on 19th Jan 1931 the following card was sent to HIER.

EXPRESS DELIVERY

1. This card was a local delivery sent from MUNICH on 13th Sep 1930, delivery time was approximately 2 hours.

BORDER DELIVERY

1. The card below was posted in BERLIN-FRIEDENAU and sent to the SAAR region on 11th May 1930

FOREIGN USAGE

CHINA

1. This card was sent from ELBEFELD to SHANGHAI, CHINA on 18th May 1929 and travelled along the Trans-Siberian land route rather than by ship.

UNKNOWN DESTINATION

1.

SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS

1. The card below was cancelled in KARLSRUHE on 15th May 1929 and features a common slogan advising the public to use Airmail.




2. The following card was cancelled in BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG on 5th Jun 1931 and features a second commonly used slogan cancellation advising the public to use Airmail.