OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1933)

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P229 - REPLY CARD
6Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION STAMP

Issued: 1933/1934. Change of form, thin (single line) central divider. The sender's section now only has three lines of text and 3 dotted lines, the destination now has a single line of text. There are two versions of this card: P229-I has straight edges and P229-II has a serrated edge.

A P229 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 6Pf grey-green, Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp. And
(2) 3 lines of sender's text, 1 line of destination text and
(3) Only 1 vertical dividing line.



ABOVE LEFT: Message Side Text
ABOVE RIGHT: Answer Side Text

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




ABOVE: P229 - 6Rpf dark green

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

1. P229(A): Destination address "J. G. Jahreiβ & Sohn | HOF". Two versions.



2. P229(A): Destination address "Funke & Co. | Meiningen"



3. P229(F)/(A): (F) portion with destination address "herrn Ratasterdirektor", (A) portion with destination address "Regierungs und Steuerrat Brock | Potsdam"



4. P229(F)/(A): (F) portrion with sender's address "A.Reiff & Co. Reutlingen". (A) portion with destination address "A. Reiff & Oie". Two versions of (F) portion difference being the font used for the address.



5. P229(F)/(A): Destination address "Alfred Rost | Wien III"



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