OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1933)
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P230 - OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
15Rpf 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: P230-I has straight edges and P230-II has a serrated edge.
A P230 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 15Pf brownish-lilac, 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 other official cards with additional private printing.
ABOVE: P230 - 15Rpf brownish-lilac
VARIANTS TO COLLECT
The following are suggested variants that might make good additions to a collection:1. As a domestic long-distance card without any special features
2. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to CSR
3. As a foreign used card with 10Rpf to Hungary
4. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
5. As a Registered card
6. As a local delivery Express card
7. As a Rohrpost card in Berlin
8. Domestic Armail usage
9. European Airmail usage
10. Airmail usage to the USA from Bodensee (Lake Constance)
11. Postally unused
12. Domestic Bahnpost usage
13. Invalid Usage - either after expiration date or with incorrect postage applied
14. With additional private printing
15. Special slogan cancels
EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTALLY UNUSED
DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE
FOREIGN USE TO CSR
FOREIGN USE TO HUNGARY
FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf
GREAT BRITAIN
1. This foreign used P230 answer portion was sent from BERLIN to LONDON on 23rd Sep 1938. The card bears a special slogan cancellation that reads "HILFSWERK | MUTTER | UND KIND | Trägt dazu bei! | Werde Mitglied der NSV" - 'AID WORK | MOTHER | AND CHILD | Contribute to this! | Become a member of the NSV'
HOLLAND
1. This foreign used P230 is the ANSWER portion of the card. The Message portion (not present) was sent from WIESBADEN to AMSTERDAM and then this was the reply to that initial message. The sender has added a NETHERLANDS issue self-adhesive stamp which was cancelled at AMSTERDAM CENTRAL RAILWAY station on 13th Oct 1939.
2. The following Answer portion of a P230 postcard was cancelled in ANTWERP on 2nd Jul 1939 and was sent to BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG.
ITALY
1. Below is another foreign used P230 ANSWER portion of the card, this time used in VENICE, ITALY on 22nd Mar 1939.
SWEDEN
1. The card below is a P230 (F) that was sent from WIEN (VIENNA) to STOCKHOLM in SWEDEN on 8th Apr 1940. This example features an official censor stamp.
SWITZERLAND
1. Posted in FREIBURG on 5th Dec 1939 this P230 (F) portion of the postcard was sent to BADEN (ARGAU) in SWITZERLAND.
2. The following Answer portion was cancelled in LUGANO, SWITZERLAND on 2nd Jun 1942 and was destined for BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG. This example also has various censor stamps.
3. Another P230 (A) answer card posted in BASEL, SWITZERLAND on 22nd Jul 1940 and destintined for HEILDEBERG. This card has multiple censor stamps.
REGISTERED CARD
EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD
ROHRPOST in BERLIN
DOMESTIC AIRMAIL
EUROPEAN AIRMAIL
AIRMAIL TO USE FROM LAKE CONSTANCE
GERMAN BAHNPOST
INVALID USAGE
SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS
REFERENCES:1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2021/2022. 23 Auflage ISBN 978-95402-374-5 2. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.
