OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1931)

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MICHEL P195
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
8 Rpf

BACKGROUND: Like 1928 issue P181. Increased sender's note 5 pre-printed lines of text and 3 dotted lines (21mm high). P195 has an 8 Rpf dark green Friedrich Ebert pre-printed stamp and has two variations:

There are two versions of this card as follows:

ABOVE LEFT: P195-I: with four straight edges
ABOVE RIGHT: P195-II: with one or more serrated edges.

As well as the official card there were a number of official cards with additional private printing.

SPECIAL CANCEL: N/A

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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

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EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION

POSTALLY UNUSED

DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT SPECIAL MARKINGS

1. The following domestically used long-distance card was posted in GMÜND on 7th Feb 1932 and was delivered to an address in LORCH.

2. The P195 (I) below was cancelled in REICHENBACH on 29th Dec 1931 and was sent to CASSEL (KASSEL).

3. The following P195 (I) card was posted in GREIFSWALD on 12th Mar 1932 and was destined for WUPPERTAL.

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to CSR

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to HUNGARY

FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf

REGISTERED DELIVERY CARD

EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD

POSTED AS ROHRPOST IN BERLIN

DOMESTIC AIRMAIL

EUROPEAN AIRMAIL

AIRMAIL TO USA FROM LAKE CONSTANCE

GERMAN BAHNPOST

INVALID USAGE

SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS

1. The following card was posted in WARMENSTEINACH on 12th Apr 1932. The special handstamp on this card reads "WARMENSTEINACH | Skiparadies des Fichtelgebirges | 700 m | Luftkurort" - 'WARMENSTEINACH | Ski paradise of the Fichtelgebirge | 700 m | climatic health resort' and was one of only two special cancels used in the town. This particular cancel was used every year from 1931 to 1934.
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