OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1931)
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MICHEL P194
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5 Rpf
BACKGROUND: Like 1928 issue Michel P180. Increased sender's note 5 pre-printed lines of text and 3 dotted lines (21mm high). P194 has a 5 Rpf olive-green Paul von Hindenburg pre-printed stamp.
There are two versions of this card as follows:
ABOVE LEFT: P194-I: with four straight edges
ABOVE RIGHT: P194-II: with one or more serrated edges.
As well as the official card there were official cards with additional private printing.
SPECIAL CANCEL: N/A
VARIANTS TO COLLECT
The following are suggested variants that might make good additions to a collection:1. As a domestic long-distance card without any special features
2. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to CSR
3. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to Hungary
4. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
5. As a Registered Delivery card
6. As a local delivery Express Delivery card
7. Used as a Rohrpost (pneumatic) card in BERLIN
8. Domestic Armail usage
9. European Airmail usage
10. Airmail usage to the USA from Bodensee (Lake Constance)
11. Postally unused
12. Domestic Bahnpost usage
13. Invalid Usage - either after expiration date or with incorrect postage applied
14. With additional private printing
15. With Special slogan cancels
EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTALLY UNUSED
DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT SPECIAL MARKINGS
FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to CSR
FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to HUNGARY
FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf
SPAIN
1. The following foreign usage was a P212-I card posted in WUPPERTAL on 17th Feb 1933 and destined for an address in MADRID, SPAIN.
REGISTERED DELIVERY CARD
EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD
POSTED AS ROHRPOST IN BERLIN
DOMESTIC AIRMAIL
EUROPEAN AIRMAIL
1. The example below was a Catapult flight from on board the BREMEN on its was from SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND, with delivery to DINSLAKEN in the RHINELAND on 19.08.1933.
AIRMAIL TO USA FROM LAKE CONSTANCE
GERMAN BAHNPOST
INVALID USAGE
SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS
1. This domestically used example was a local delivery in LEIPZIG on 20th Feb 1932. The special slogan reads "Gebt für die | Winterhilfe | der freien Wohlfahrtspflege | Wir wollen helfen | Postscheck Dresden 16500" - 'Give for the Winter Aid, the independent welfare service. We want to help. Postal check Dresden 16500' and it was used in BAUTZEN, CHEMNITZ, DRESDEN, LEIPZIG, ZITTAU and ZWICKAU but only from 17th Jan to 26th Mar 1932.[BOCHMANN: Heft: 25, Page: 814, No. 128]
REFERENCES
1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2021/2022. 23 Auflage ISBN 978-95402-374-52. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.
