WEIMAR REPUBLIC
1926
MICHEL P168
OFFICIAL LUFTPOSTCARD
15Rpf
Issued in 1926 but now featuring a 15Pf, lilac Airmail stamp inscribed 'DEUTSCHES LUFTPOST' on the vertical sides of the stamp. The postcard measures 148 x 105mm. This card is very similar to P169 only in this case there is only one line of sender text (P169 has 4 lines).
The details on the individual Luftpostbestätigungsstempel (Airmail confirmation stamps) and Flugplatzstempel (Airfield stamp) is from Michel “Zeppelin und Flugpost Spezial 2017/2018 3. Auflage ISBN 9 78 3954 021611".
P168
UNUSED
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P169
UNUSED
P169
UNUSED
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P169
UNUSED
P169
UNUSED
FROM MY COLLECTION
P168
(27th Aug 1926)
This used postcard was sent from MANNHEIM to FREIBURG on 27th Aug 1926. There were only two airmail confirmation stamps used in Mannheim and they are listed in the Michel catalogue as F72-01 and -02 on page 528 of the catalogue. Each of these stamps exists in either red (a) or violet (b) ink. This paticular example is F72-01(a) and is inscribed "Mit Luftpost befördert | Flugpostamt | Postamt 2 Mannheim". The -02 version is similar except that it only has a single line either side of the word 'Flugpostamt', instead of the three lines on the -01. The font is also slightly different but the main diferentiator is the number of lines.
The Flugplatzstempel (Airfield stamp) is inscribed "MANNHEIM | 7 | FLUGPLATZ" and is No A46-01(a) on page 498 of the Michel catalogue. There were five different version of airfield stamp used in Mannheim as well as a special slogan cancel.
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P168
USED
P168
USED
FROM MY COLLECTION
2nd Aug 1926
This Airmail example appears to be sent by the same person as the one above (the same handwriting). This time with one of the four Luftpostaufgabestempel (Airmail Postmarks) used in BRESLAU. This version inscribed "BRESLAU | 1 | LUFTPOST" and is D8-01 and can be found on page 510 of the catalogue.In addition to the Luftpostaufgabestempel there is also a Luftpostbestätigungsstempel (Airmail confirmation stamp) from DRESDEN. The inscription is "Mit Luftpost befördert. | Flugpostamt Dresden-N.25", No. F27-03 on page 521 of the catalogue and is one of seven used in Dresden.
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P168
USED
P168
USED
FROM MY COLLECTION
13th Jun 1927
The example below features a Vienna Luftpostaufgabestempel inscribed "1/1 WIEN 1 | a | FLUGPOST" and is No.38-02 in the catalogue on page 513.
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P168
USED
P168
USED
FROM MY COLLECTION
22nd Jun 1926
This postcard was cancelled in CHEMNITZ and has one of three Luftpostbestätigungsstempel (Airmail confirmation stamp) stamps. Two and three are almost the same as this one, only the others are without the ‘*’ either side of *befördert *. Each of the three stamps exists in either red or violet. This example is F18/01(a) on page 520 of the catalogue.
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P168
USED
P168
USED
FROM MY COLLECTION
11th Apr 1926
There were 4 Luftpostbestätigungsstempel (Airmail confirmation stamps) used in Hannover. This example exists in either red or violet ink and this particular one is F52/02(b) on page 525 of the catalogue. In addition to the airmail confirmation stamp there is a regular CDS inscribed "HAMBURG | 1" on 11th Apr 1926.Although initially sent to Hamburg it appears that it was then redirected to Dessau.
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P168
USED
P168
USED
FROM MY COLLECTION