OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1933)

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P218
6Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION STAMP

Broad graduation (three lines) down the centre. Five-line sender's note with a height of 24.5mm. There are two variations of P218: Type 'I' has a straight edge whilst Type 'II' has a serrated edge.

Versions of this card can be found with private overprints.

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 10Rpf to Hungary
4. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
5. As a Registered card
6. As a local delivery Express card
7. As a Rohrpost 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. Special slogan cancels

EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION

POSTALLY UNUSED

DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE

1. The following domestically used postcard was send from STUTTGART-CANNSTADT on 16th Jun 1934.




2. This card has a small image affixed to the reverse side.




3. The next long-disatnce usage was cancelled in GRÜNBACH on 29th Jun 1934 and was sent to LORCH.




4. The following card was sent from SCHÖNEBECK on 8th Jun 1934.

FOREIGN USE TO CSR

FOREIGN USE TO HUNGARY

FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf

1. The following foreign used postcard was send from DÜSSELDORF to ZURICH in SWITZERLAND on 21st Sep 1935. The sender under paid the postage by 3Rpf which explains the addition of the SWISS postage due stamp to the left of the Hindenburg stamps.

REGISTERED CARD

EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD

1. The express delivery card below was posted in Gieβen between 4 and 5pm on 12th Aug 1933 and was delivered to an address in MARBURG later the same day between 8 and 9pm (a distance of approx. 30 Km these days). The card has the usual red "Durch Gilboten" label and red 'X' that is typical of these express deliveries.




2. Below is another Express Delivery, this time from MUNICH to WIESBADEN at 10:00am on 11th Apr 1934. The card was delivered the following day between 4pm and 5pm.

ROHRPOST in BERLIN

DOMESTIC AIRMAIL

EUROPEAN AIRMAIL

AIRMAIL TO USE FROM LAKE CONSTANCE

GERMAN BAHNPOST

INVALID USAGE

SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS

1. Posted in BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG on 30th Nov 1933, this card was sent to NEUSTADT.




2. Posted in WÜRZBURG on 13th Oct 1933, this card was sent to NÜRNBERG-SOUTH. This example features a slogan cancel inscribed "Rollende Mark | macht Handwerk stark! | Deine Hand dem | Handwerk: 15.-21.10.33" - 'Rolling Mark | makes crafts strong! | Your hand to the | Crafts: 15.-21.10.33' thart was used in 58 towns and cities




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