OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1944)
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MICHEL P313
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5 Rpf
BACKGROUND: Issued Aug/Nov 1944. Change in format. "Absender" and address lines now consist of 5 dotted lines each. Sender and recipient both have a circle for the postal code.
Two types exist:
Type 'a': has a 21.5mm gap in the vertical line
Type 'b': has a 18.5mm gap.
The Propaganda Message reads "Der Führer Kennt nur Kampf, | Arbeit und Sorge. | Wir wollen ihm den Teil abnehmen, | Den wir ihm abnehmen Können" - ' The leader knows only struggle, work and care. We want to relieve the parts from him that we can'.
SPECIAL CANCEL: N/A.
ABOVE LEFT: P313(a)
ABOVE RIGHT: P313(b)
EXAMPLES OF UNUSED CARDS
The following two examples show the variation in the colour and the card used to print these postcards.
ABOVE LEFT: P313(b) - UNUSED
ABOVE RIGHT: P313(b) - UNUSED BUT WITH ADDITIONAL 1Rpf STAMP to COVER THE INTERCITY POSTAL RATE
EXAMPLES OF DOMESTIC USAGE
EXAMPLES OF FOREIGN USAGE
MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES
1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-0
