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GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1893

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All 1893 Official postcards are now on this page. Official postcards are cards that were issued by the Reich’s post office, had pre-printed (indicia) stamps and were widely available throughout German towns and cities.

Secondly Printed to Private Order postcards are postcards that were generally issued by entities that were advertising an event or commemorating an anniversary, and also had pre-printed stamps, but were not widely available throughout Germany (most were only available at the event they were commemorating).

Thirdly Other postcards are postcards that fall into the same general category as printed to private order however they do not have pre-printed stamps.

Finally, Miscellaneous postcards is where you will find postcards that do not fit into the first three categories (i.e. they are not official, they do not have pre-printed stamps, and they do not commemorate an event).

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POSTANWEISUNGEN (POSTAL ORDER):
A9

ROHRPOSTUMSCHLÄGE (ROHRPOST ENVELOPE):
RU3

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MICHEL A9
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
20 PFENNIG

1893."Post=Anweisung". Eagle in Circle measuring 160 x 110mm. The third line of text reads 'auf ...... Mark ...... Pf'. Simplified postal note when compared to 1889 issue Michel A8 . The tasks: "Aufgabezirk" (Posting District) and "Aufgabepost" (posting mail) have been fixed. Distance between the 20Rpf stamp and the penny grid has two variations:

Type I: 2½mm
Type II: 5mm.

Valid Print Control Data:
Type I: (493-195)
Type II: (195-1098).

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Michel A9 Type II
20Pf blue


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MICHEL RU3
OFFICIAL ROHRPOSTUMSCHLÄGE
30 PFENNIG

Issued 1893 and printed on "Dianer duplex" paper. This envelope is the same design as the earlier 1890 issue RU2 only now with a different material. This change in the design of the Ruhrpost card was due to complaints about the earlier RU1 and RU2 envelopes being too transparent. This paper consists of two layers of "differently colored materials, each side being a different color.

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Michel RU3
30Pf dark blue stamp

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11-Oct-2021 08:10