OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1924)
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P156
5 Pf IMPERIAL EAGLE
BACKGROUND: Issued 1924. Stylised Adler, small postcard format 140 x 90 mm. Single line for the dividing line. Almost identical to P162 except for the dividing line on P162 is thicker and consists of a thick dark green line with light green on each side (3 lines).
There are two versions of this postcard as follows:
P156-I with four straight edges.
P156-II with one or more serrated edges.
In addition to the regular official card described above there were at least 120 private printings, some of which can be seen below.
OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS
There were at least 90 private printings of P156.
Cities A to E; Cities F to L; Cities M to S; Cities T to Z
1. ALPHONS SCHMITT | ASCHAFFENBURG
Destination address on five lines of text "Alphons Schmitt | Aschaffenburg".
2. C. WANNER SÖHNE | AUGSBURG
Destination address on five lines of text "C. Wanner Söhne | AUGSBURG".
3. WERNECKER & FARNBACHER | AUGSBURG"
Destination address on three lines of text "Wernecker & Farnbacher | AUGSBURG".
4. CHR. VOLKMANN A.-G | BAD OEYNHAUSEN
Destination address on four lines of text "Chr. Volkmann A.-G | Bad Oeynhausen".
5. WOLFGANG GRAF | BEYREUTH
Destination address on four lines of text "Wolfgang Graf | Beyreuth".
6. ROCKSTROH | BAYREUTH BAY
Sender's section text "Rockstroh | Bayreuth Bay."
7. DEUTSCHE TAPISSERIE-FABRIK
Destination address on five lines of text "Deutsche Tapisserie-Fabrik"
8. FALK-REKLAME A.G. | BERLIN S 14
Destination address on three lines of text "Falk-Reklame A.G. | Berlin S 14"
9. FURCHE-VERLAG G.M.B.H | BERLIN RW 7
Destination address on four lines of text "Furche-Verlag G.m.b.H | Berlin RW 7"
10. CARL GERBODE | BERLIN C 19
Destination address on five lines of text "Carl Gerbode | Berlin C 19", Three versions with different text on reverse side
11. L. SPÄTH | BERLIN-BAUMSCHULENWEG
Destination address on six lines of text "L. Späth | Berlin-Baumschulenweg"
12. TREUHANDGESSELLSCHAFT | BERLIN-WILMERSDORF
Destination address on four lines of text "Treuhandgessellschaft | Berlin-Wilmersdorf"
13. PFEIFFER & SCHMIDT | BRAUNSCHWEIG
Destination address on three lines of text "Pfeiffer & Schmidt | Braunschweig"
14. F. HAGEDORN & SÖHNE | BREMEN
Destination address on five lines of text "F. Hagedorn & Söhne | BREMEN". Multiple versions.
15. MINERALOEL-RAFFINERIE | BREMEN
Destination address on four lines of text "Mineraloel-Raffinerie | BREMEN".
16. FRIEDRICH MESTER | BREMEN
Destination address on five lines of text "Friedrich Mester | BREMEN"
17. HEINRICH MÃœLLER | BREMEN
Destination address on four lines of text "Heinrich Müller | BREMEN"
18. KAFFEE-SXHILLING | BREMEN
Destination address on four lines of text "Kaffee-Sxhilling | BREMEN"
19. DEUTSCHE VACCUUM OEL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | BRESLAU 5
Destination address on five lines of text "Deutsche Vaccuum Oel Aktiengesellschaft | Breslau 5"
20. PAUL EUGEN WOLF | CHEMNITZ
Destination address on four lines of text "Paul Eugen Wolf | Chemnitz"
21. CROSSENER WEIDEN-INDUSTRIE | CROSSEN (ODER)
Destination address on three lines of text "Crossener Weiden-Industrie | Crossen (Oder)"
22. OSCAR SCHOEMANN | DORTMUND
Destination address on five lines of text "Oscar Schoemann | Dortmund"
23. ED. STOPP & CIE | SASCHEN
Destination address on four lines of text "Ed. Stopp & Cie | Saschen". Two versions with different image in sender's section.
24. W. KIONKA | ERFURT
Destination address on five lines of text "W. Kionka | Erfurt"
25. REEMTSMA A.-G. | ERFURT
Destination address on five lines of text "REEMTSMA A.-G. | ERFURT"
26. PAUL JULIUS VOÎ’ | ERFURT
Destination address on five lines of text "Paul Julius Voß | ERFURT"
27. PROFESSOR | DR. OTTO STÄHLIN | ERLANGEN
Destination address on four lines of text "Professor | Dr. Otto Stählin | Erlangen"
MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES
1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-02. BOREK GANZSACHEN-SPEZIAL-KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND ab 1933. ISBN: 3-87091-060-7
3. MICHEL BILDPOSTKARTEN- UND MOTIVGANSACHEN KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND 1997. ISBN: 3-87858-631-0
4. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DITTEN REICHES" 1933-1945 by FRECH. ISBN: UNKNOWN
