OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1931)

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P212
GERMAN EMERGENCY AID
8 Rpf + 4 Rpf

Issued 1st Jul 1931. Special postcard to raise funds for German Emergency Aid, similar to the 1930 issue P210. The value stamp features the Wall pavillion of the Dresden Zwinger (a building complex with gardens in Dresden). Decorative border.

There are two versions of this postcard:




ABOVE LEFT: P212-I
ABOVE RIGHT: P212-II

As well as the regular official postcard there were also several with private overprints

VARIANTS TO COLLECT

The following are suggested variants that might make good additions to a collection:

1. Cancelled on first day of issue 1st Jul 1931
2. Cancelled at a rural or land post office
3. As a domestic long-distance card without any special features
4. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to CSR
5. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to Hungary
6. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
7. As a Registered Delivery card
8. As a local delivery Express Delivery card
9. Used as a Rohrpost (pneumatic) card in BERLIN
10. Domestic Armail usage
11. European Airmail usage
12. Airmail usage to the USA from Bodensee (Lake Constance)
13. Postally unused
14. Domestic Bahnpost usage
15. Invalid Usage - either after expiration date or with incorrect postage applied
16. With additional private printing
17. With Special slogan cancels

EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION

POSTALLY UNUSED

ABOVE LEFT: P212-I
ABOVE RIGHT: P212-II

CANCELLED on FIRST DAY of ISSUE
1st Jul 1931

Cancelled on the official issue date 1st Jul 1931

CANCELLED at a RURAL or LAND POST OFFICE

1. This following P212 postcard was cancelled in GENTHIN LAND Post office near MÜTZEL on 11th Apr 1931 and was a local delivery.

DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT SPECIAL MARKINGS

1. This following P212-II postcard was cancelled in SENFTENBURG in Southern Brandenburg on 11th Nov 1931 and was destined for the city of ERFURT.




2. This next domestically used P212-II was cancelled in HABELSCHWERGT on 12th Dec 1931.




3. Cancelled in BERLIN SW on 10.11.1931 this card was destined for the Hotel Tellkoppe in KIPSDORF, ERZGEBIRGE.

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to CSR

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to HUNGARY

FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf

SWITZERLAND

1. The P212 postcard below was sent from BERLIN SW to BERN in SWITZERLAND on 31st Aug 1932. To cover the international postage a 4 Rpf and a 5 Rpf self-adhesive stamp has been added for a total of 17 Rpf.

UNITED STATES of AMERICA

1. Posted in PLAUEN on 15th Nov 1931 this foreign used card was sent to an address in NEW YORK, U.S.A. The card was correctly franked 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. This domestically used P212 was sent from PLAUEN to HANNOVER on 7th Dec 1931.




2. The next example was posted in HAMBURG on 17th Nov 1931 and feature a slogan cancellation inscribed "Verwende Wohlfahrtsbriefmarken!" - 'Use welfare stamps!'.

REFERENCES

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