GERMAN PHILATELY

OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1922)

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MICHEL P146
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
75 Pf + 10 Pf

BACKGROUND: Issued Jul 1922. Issued due to increase in postal rates. The upper frame has the inscription "Nimm ein Postcheckkontrol" and the lower frame is inscribed "Papierpreiszuschlag 10 Pf". The stamp is a blue pre-printed 75 Pf stamp inscribed "Deutsches Reich" on the lower edge and depicting a man on a horse galloping along a country road. The word "Postkarte" is on the right-hand side near the central divider. The left-hand pane has the word "Absender" and the address field consists of 4 dotted lines and a single solid line.

There are two versions of this card.




ABOVE LEFT: P146-I: with four straight edges and
ABOVE RIGHT: P146-II: with a serrated edge.

In addition to the regular official card described above there were at least 50 versions with private printing.

SPECIAL CANCEL: NOT APPLICABLE

SHORTCUTS:

P146 Index
(1) 1st Jul to 30th Sep 1922
(2) 1st Oct to 14th Nov 1922
(3) 15th Nov to 14th Dec 1922
(4) 15th Dec to 14th Jan 1923
(5) 15th Jan to 28th Feb 1923
(6) 1st Mar to 30th Jun 1923
(7) 1st Jul to 31st Jul 1923
(8) 1st Aug to 23rd Aug 1923
(9) 24th Aug to 31st Aug 1923
(10) 1st Sep to 19th Sep 1923
(11) 20th Sep to 30th Sep 1923
(12) 1st Oct to 10th Oct 1923