WEIMAR REPUBLIC
1920
MICHEL P121
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
40Pf
Issued 6th May 1920 and featuring a single red Germania 40Pf stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH". The only text on the card is the word "Postkarte" located directly over the vertical dividing line. There were two printings of this card:
The Berlin printing has 71 dots on each line of the address portion of the card.
The Munich printing has 76 dots on each line of the address portion of the card.
P121-A
BERLIN PRINTING
P121-A is referred to as the Berlin printing and it has 71 dots in each of the 4 dotted lines making up the destination portion of the card.
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P121-A
BERLIN PRINTING
P121-A
BERLIN PRINTING
P121-B
MUNICH PRINTING
P121-B is referred to as the Munich printing and it has 76 dots in each of the 4 dotted lines making up the destination portion of the card.
This particular example has been machine cancelled in WURZBURG on 20th Nov 1921. The slogan reads "Nimm ein Postscheck-Kontol" - 'Use a postal Checking Account'
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P121-B
MUNICH PRINTING
P121-B
MUNICH PRINTING
FROM MY COLLECTION