GERMAN EMPIRE
1894

MICHEL P32
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5 PFENNIG

Issued 1894. From P32 onwards a new roller printing process was introduced that did not allow for the inclusion of print date data. Therefore from P32 onwards all cards are without printing data. P32, As with earlier cards, has a thick line under the 3rd dotted address line and occurs with or without gaps in the 1st, 1st and 2nd or 4th dotted lines. This card is also without a watermark. There are two varieties of P32: P32I with gaps in the dotted lines and P32II without gaps in the dotted lines.

Starting with P32, the text 'Wohnung' for the subsequent cards differs slightly from the previous cards. This new style is referred to Type 'I' and is recognizable by the form of the 'W' where the left arc curves slightly to the right. The 'g' also has two tails on the right-hand side of the 'g' on the top circle. From P40 onwards, a smaller version was used (Type II), which is similar to the type used up to P31 where the left arm of the 'W' continues in a stright line (without a curve) and the 'g' has only a single tail on the top right of the upper circle.

Note: P42 is identical except that the solid line beneath the 3rd dotted address line is thinner.

P32I Valid Control Data:
Gap in 5th left position on the 4 row.
Gap in 5th left position and the right 5th position in the 1st line or left 5, right 5, 5 + 10, 15, 15 + 20 in the 1st and 2nd line.
Also with many irregular gaps that don't appear to have any meaning.

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