OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1942)

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OFFICIAL P4
DEUTSCHES REICH POSTCARDS
USED IN LOTHRINGEN (LORRAINE)

MICHEL P4/04
I'M KAMPF UM DIE FREIHEIT

Issued 12th Jan 1940 this official card features an olive-green 6 Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp overprinted "Lothringen". For more details on this postcard see Michel P243.

There are a number of fake / re-print versions of these cards being sold over the Internet, below are some guidelines that should help you distinquish the originals from the fakes.



ABOVE LEFT: FAKE / RE-PRINT
ABOVE RIGHT: GENUINE ISSUE

1. The overall image is much sharper and the black tones much deeper on the genuine card.
2. The gold edging is much richer on the genuine card, it is more yellow on the re-print
3. The artist's name is more clearly defined on the genuine than it is on the re-printed card.
4. The image on the re-printed card is grey whereas the genuine card has a slight yellowish tinge.




ABOVE: FAKE / RE-PRINT P4 / 04