GERMAN PHILATELY

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
(1873)

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P3 - OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
½ GROSCHEN

Issued Oct 1873: P3 is a reply card featuring a ½ Groschen pre-printed eagle in ellipse stamp on both sides of the card. It is the only reply card issued that features a ½ Groschen pre-printed stamp and has a wavy border.

The P3 Message (F) or Answer (A) portion should not be confused with the P1 postcard, and can easily be distinguised by the design of the border (P3 has a border consisting of breaking waves).



ABOVE RIGHT: P3 REPLYCARD BORDER.
ABOVE LEFT: P1 POSTCARD BORDER

In addition the title on the P3 replycard (F) and (A) portions also differs from that on the P1 postcard.



ABOVE LEFT: P3 MESSAGE TITLE.
ABOVE CENTRE: P3 ANSWER TITLE.
ABOVE RIGHT: P1 TITLE

P3 - OFFICIAL REPLY CARD

P3 - Reply Card - 2x ½ Groschen, brown