OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1931)

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P198
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
15 Rpf

BACKGROUND: Like 1928 issue P184. P198 is a double-sided reply card and has two 15 Rpf carmine Paul von Hindenburg pre-printed stamp.

On the Answer portion: P198 has the sender's section dotted line 1½ mm below the crossbar of the vertical dividing line, whereas for P184 the dotted line is 3mm below the crossbar of the vertical dividing line.



There are two versions of this card as follows:

P198-I: with four straight edges
P198-II: with one or more serrated edges.

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

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

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

REFERENCES

1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2021/2022. 23 Auflage ISBN 978-95402-374-5
2. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.