GERMAN EMPIRE
1902
MICHEL K12
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
10 PFENNIG
Issued 1902 with a pre-printed 10Pf Germania stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH". This is the second of five Kartenbrief to feature a 10Pf, Germania pre-printed stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH".
The words 'Kartenbrief', 'An' and 'in' are all now in a vertical line and the distance from the first dotted address line to the 4th dotted address line is 33mm. The disctance from the Tear-off (perforation holes) to the edge of the card is 6mm, and the distance from one set of perforated lines to the other is 127mm wide. Note K12 is very similar to K13 and K14.
Distinguishing features:
i) No Watermark and
ii) distance from side edge to perforation holes is 6mm and
iii) distance from left-hand perforation to the right-hand perforation is 127mm.
K12
K12
10Pf
(carmine)
10Pf
(carmine)
FROM MY COLLECTION
K12
10Pf
(carmine)
10Pf
(carmine)
FROM MY COLLECTION
See also:
10Pf, CARMINE, LARGE EAGLE IN CIRCLE STAMP
K1, K2, K3, K4, K6, K7 and K8
10Pf, CARMINE, GERMANIA, REICHSPOST
K9 and K10
10Pf, CARMINE, GERMANIA, DEUTSCHES REICH
K11, K12, K13, K14 and K15
15Pf, BROWN, GERMANIA, DEUTSCHES REICH
K16
15Pf, LILAC, GERMANIA, DEUTSCHES REICH
K17
20Pf, BLUE, GERMANIA, DEUTSCHES REICH
K18
20Pf, VIOLET, BAYERN, DEUTSCHES REICH
K19
40Pf, BRICK RED, BAYERN, DEUTSCHES REICH
K20
40Pf, RED, GERMANIA, DEUTSCHES REICH
K21, K22
60Pf, VIOLET, POSTAL RIDER
K23
