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My POSTCARDS & COVERS
MICHEL P1
Crown/Eagle Overprinted 'Togo'
Issued 1898. Postcard without letters next to the print date and with watermark and a green 5Pf pre-printed crown / eagle stamp. The pre-printed stamp is inscribed 'REICHSPOST' and has a black 'Togo' overprint running from the bottom left-hand of the stamp to the upper right-hand.
Michel P1 - 5RPf green stamp
MICHEL P7
Crown/Eagle Overprinted 'Togo'
Issued 1899/1900. The Reply Card below is the first type (the 'K' of the 'Karte' in the inscription 'Die angebogene Karte ist fur die Antwort bestimmt' is closed, the other type has an open 'k'). This postcard also has a date code 297f.
Michel P7
Reply Card
2x 5Pf, green
Reply Card
2x 5Pf, green
MICHEL P9
REGULAR ISSUE IMPERIAL YACHT
P9 is the first postcard in the Imperial Yacht series and was printed in 1900 and has no control data or print date. There are a large number of fake postcards for the Imperial Yacht series of postcards, below is the genuine version.
Michel P9
5Rpf, green
5Rpf, green
MICHEL P10
The second postcard in the Imperial Yacht series and like P9 above it was printed in 1900 and has no control data or print date. There are a large number of fake postcards for the Imperial Yacht series of postcards, below are examples of the fake and genuine versions.
Michel P10
10Rpf, carmine
FAKE
10Rpf, carmine
FAKE
Michel P10
10Rpf, carmine
GENUINE
10Rpf, carmine
GENUINE
MICHEL P12
P12 is the second Reply Card in the Imperial Yacht series and was printed in 1900 and has no control data or print date. There are a large number of fake postcards for the Imperial Yacht series of postcards, below is the genuine version. There are two sides to the card, the front is shown on the left and the reverse (reply) is shown on the right,
Michel P12
Reply Card
2x 10Rpf, carmine
Reply Card
2x 10Rpf, carmine
MICHEL P13
Printed 1903. This postcard is the same as P11 but now with the "K" of "Karte" open and the card is more of a cream-color.
Michel P13
Reply Card
5Rpf, green
Reply Card
5Rpf, green
MICHEL P17
P17 was printed in 1912 and has no control data or print date, and only the word 'Postkarte' which is printed to the right of the dividing line. This postcard also has a Diamond watermark. There are a large number of fake postcards for the Imperial Yacht series of postcards, below is the genuine version.
Michel P17
5Rpf, green
5Rpf, green