GERMAN EMPIRE
1880
MICHEL P10
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5 PFENNIG
Issued 1880. This postcard features a violet 5Pf 'Number in ellipse with small crown' value stamp inscribed "PFENNIG" (without the trailing 'E'). The text on the card reads 'DEUTSCHE REICHSPOST | POSTKARTE'. This card has print control gaps in the 4th dotted address line, but it does NOT have a date code on the bottom right-hand corner.
P10 PF II: Without a gap in the 4th dotted address line.
P10 PF III: The cross on top of the crown is deeper than usual.
P10 PF VI: Hatching in the sash of the left crown band partially missing
Valid P10 control date data:
Left 5 or 10 or 15 or 20 or 25 or 30 or 5 and 15 or Left 15 and Right 25 or
Right 5 or 10 or 15 or 5 and 10.
P10 UNUSED
UNUSED P10
--- P10 USED ---
The following P10 postcard was cancelled in FRANKFURT AM MAIN on 14th Oct 1881. This card has a print control code at position 'Right 5' on the 4th dotted address line.
(1)
Michel P10
Michel P10
FROM MY COLLECTION
The following P10 postcard was cancelled in MANNHEIM on 8th Feb 1881. This card has a print control code at position 'Left 15' on the 4th dotted address line.
(2)
Michel P10
Michel P10
FROM MY COLLECTION
The following P10 postcard was cancelled in BERLIN on 14th Nov 1881. This card has a print control code at position 'Left 5' on the 4th dotted address line.
(3)
Michel P10
Michel P10
FROM MY COLLECTION