OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1944)

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MICHEL P314
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
6Rpf

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.

There are three variations:
Type 'Ia': without a propaganda message and with a 21.5mm gap in the vertical divinding line.
Type 'IIa': with a propaganda message and a 21.5mm gap in the vertical line
Type 'IIb': with a propaganda message and also a 18.5mm gap in the vertical divider.

SPECIAL CANCEL:

In addition to the regular official cards there were several with additional private printing.

P314-Ia
OFFICIAL POSTCARD

Type 'Ia': without a propaganda message and with a 21.5mm gap in the vertical divinding line.

P314-IIa
OFFICIAL POSTCARD

Type 'IIa': with a propaganda message and a 21.5mm gap in the vertical line

P314-IIb
OFFICIAL POSTCARD

Type 'IIb': with a propaganda message and also a 18.5mm gap in the vertical divider.




ABOVE RIGHT: P314 II(b)

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

The postcard below is a P314-II-a with a private overprint.




ABOVE: P314 II(a)

MORE EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION

P313-II-b

DOMESTIC USAGE

1. The example below was cancelled on the IMMELBORN-STEINBACH railway on 28th Aug 1944. The final destination was WERBEN near KOTTBUS.




2. The next example was sent from DETMOLD on 5th Feb 1945.

MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES

1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-0
2. BOREK GANZSACHEN-SPEZIAL-KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND ab 1933. ISBN: 3-87091-060-7
3. MICHEL BILDPOSTKARTEN- UND MOTIVGANSACHEN KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND 1997. ISBN: 3-87858-631-0
4. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DITTEN REICHES" 1933-1945 by FRECH. ISBN: UNKNOWN