GERMAN PHILATELY

OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1920)

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MICHEL DP 14
DIENSTPOSTKARTEN
WITH PRIVATE OVERPRINTS
10 Pf

BACKGROUND: Issued 1920: Permitted to all parts of the German Empire and to Austria-Hungary until 14th Oct 1920. Like DP46 from Württemberg, but with different print data and pre-printed stamp. In this case the stamp is a 1920 issue, 10 Pf, Michel 58. There are five variations in terms of control dates:

DP14 / 02: DATE CODE 4 20
WÜRTTEMBERG DISTRICT COURT IN HEILBRONN

1. This card was a notice sent by a Württemberg district court in Heilbronn in 1922 to an individual in the small village of Weiler (post via Wiesbach)..




The reverse side reads:

"The addressee has today, pursuant to the declaration of membership dated 14 Dec 1921 and the notification of the board dated 15 Feb 1922, been entered under No. 14405 in the register of members of the Savings and Consumer Cooperative Heilbronn and Vicinity, a registered cooperative with limited liability, in Heilbronn.

Heilbronn, 23 Feb 1922.

District Court (Amtsgericht)
Court Registrar/Clerk (Amtsgerichtssekretär)
[signature]"

The circular seal at lower left reads: "WÜRTT. AMTSGERICHT · HEILBRONN a. N.", "Württemberg District Court, Heilbronn on the Neckar," with the Württemberg state coat of arms (three lions/leopards on a shield, ducal crown, wreath).