OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1921)

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MICHEL P140
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
30Pf + 5Pf

BACKGROUND: This official postcard was issued 1921 and features a 30Pf green stamp with a image of a postal rider approacing a city. The card measures 140 x 90mm and the text below the stamp reads "Papierpreiszuschlag 5 Pf" which was a 5Pf surcharge.

The card exists in two different formats:

P140-I: that has four straight edges
P140-II: which has a serrated edge.

SPECIAL CANCEL:

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

There are quite a number of official P140 postcards with additional private printing and below is a selection of what can be found.

1. 21. GERMANIA-RINGTAG &
18. DEUTSCHER BRIEFMARKENSAMMLERTAG

This privately printed P140 was published to commemorate the 21st Germania Ring Day and 18th German Stamp Collectors Day held in Hannover on 27th and 28th Aug 1921.




2. Deutscher Metallarbeiter-Verband, Berlin.
3. Albert Klickow - Sonderangebot 1944, Berlin
4. Müller, Berlin
5. Max Pieritz, Berlin
6. Borna Noske, Deutsche Sammler-Zeitung
7. Deutsche Bank, Hamburg (Without printer's code)
8. Deutsche Bank, Hamburg. (Printer's code G.735 / 22 8 21)
9. Herrn Freider. Carl Hoppe, Barmen-Ritt
10. Hoffmann, Leipzig (2 versions)
11. Otto Kopp, Ludwigsburg
12. Meldekarte, Mannheim