POSTCARDS
GERMAN OCCUPATION WW1
GERMAN MILITARY ADMINISTRATION IN ROMANIA
The national post office was establishment on February 24, 1917 to serve the needs of the civilian population. Occupation troops used the Feldpost system.
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OFFICIAL POSTCARDS:
P1 , P2 , P3 , P4 , P5 and P6
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MICHEL P1
"M.V.i.R" Overprint
(10 Bani on 10Pf)
Issued on 1st Jun 1917 and measuring 140 x 90mm. This postcard featured a 10Pf GERMANIA pre-printed stamp over printed with a black 'M.V.i.R' in a rectangle, and '10 Bani' in Gothic script. This postcard was an adapted P107 postcard with the word "Postkarte" inscribed directly above the vertical dividing line.
P1
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P2
"M.V.i.R" Overprint
(10 Bani on 10Pf)
Issued on 1st Jun 1917. This reply card featured a 10Pf GERMANIA pre-printed stamp over printed with a black 'M.V.i.R' in a rectangle, and '10 Bani' in Gothic script. This postcard was an adapted P113 postcard with the words "Postkarte | mit Antwortkarte" inscribed directly above the vertical dividing line.
P2
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P3
"M.V.i.R" Overprint
(10 Bani on 10Pf)
Issued Jul 1917 and measuring 140 x 90mm. This postcard featured a 10Pf GERMANIA pre-printed stamp over printed with a black 'M.V.i.R' (this time without the rectangle), and '10 Bani' in Gothic script. This postcard was an adapted P107 postcard with the word "Postkarte" inscribed directly above the vertical dividing line.
P3
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P4
"M.V.i.R" Overprint
(10 Bani on 10Pf)
Issued Jul 1917. This reply card featured a 10Pf GERMANIA pre-printed stamp over printed with a black 'M.V.i.R' (this time without the rectangle), and '10 Bani' in Gothic script. This postcard was an adapted P108 postcard with the words "Postkarte mit Antwortkarte | Carte postale àvec réponse payée" inscribed directly above the vertical dividing line.
There are two variations of this card: the first P4-I, has a distance between the "10" and the "B" of 'Bani' measuring 0.5mm and P4-II where the distance is 1mm.
P4I
P4II
EDITION FOR THE WHOLE OF ROMANIA
Imprint change "Romania" instead of the previous "MViR", because after the peace negotiations in Cotroceni the Romanian authorities were more involved. MICHEL P5
'Rumanien | 10 Bani'
Issued 1918. This postcard featured a 10Pf GERMANIA pre-printed stamp over printed with a black 'Rumanien', and '10 Bani' in Gothic script. This postcard was an adapted P107 postcard with the word "Postkarte" inscribed directly above the vertical dividing line.
There are three variations of this card: the first P5-I, has a distance between the "10" and the "B" of 'Bani' measuring 0.75mm, P5-II where the distance is 1.5mm and P5-III which is like P5-II but the line spacing is 3.5 and 2.75mm.
P5
MICHEL P6
'Rumanien | 10 Bani'
Issued 1918. This reply card featured a 10Pf GERMANIA pre-printed stamp over printed with a black 'Rumanien', and '10 Bani' in Gothic script. This reply card was an adapted P108 postcard with "Postkarte mit Antworte | Carte postale avec réponse payée" directly above vertical, central dividing line.
P6