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

55. WALTER STEIN | MAGDEBURG

Destination address, five lines of text "Walter Stein | Magdeburg". Multiple versions.

56. B. SCHOTT'S SÖHNE | MAINZ

Destination address, four lines of text "B. Schott's Söhne | Mainz".

57.

Destination address, four lines of text "SCHWARZ NAUEN & Co | MANNHEIM".

58. JOS. ISSELS | M. GLADBACH

Sender's address, three lines of text "Jos. Issels | M. Gladbach".

59. J. ASCHENBRENNER | MÜNCHEN 23

Destination address, five lines of text "J. Aschenbrenner | München 23".

60. FEURICH-KEKS | MÜNCHEN S 25

Destination address, four lines of text "Feurich-Keks | München S 25".

61. ALFR KATIAN & ERWIN TREU | MÜNCHEN

Destination address, five lines of text "ALFR KATIAN & ERWIN TREU | MÜNCHEN".

62. JOS RUPRECHT | MÜNCHEN

Destination address, five lines of text "JOS RUPRECHT | MÜNCHEN".

63. SEBASTIAN SCHMID | MÜNCHEN-OST

Sender's address, four lines of text "Sebastian Schmid | München-Ost".

64. FRÖHLICH & CO | MÜNSTER

Destination address, five lines of text "Fröhlich & Co | MÜNSTER".

65. P.F. FELDHAUS | NEUSS

Destination address, three lines of text "P.F. Feldhaus | NEUSS".

66. STEINBRECHER & JASPER | NORDHAUSEN

Destination address, four lines of text "Steinbrecher & Jasper | Nordhausen".

67. DEUTSCHE VAACUUM OEL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | NÜRNBERG

Destination address, four lines of text "Deutsche Vaacuum Oel Aktiengesellschaft | Nürnberg".

68. GEBRÜDER FULD | NÜRNBERG

Destination address, five lines of text "Gebrüder Fuld | Nürnberg".

69. PAUL WALB | NÜRNBERG

Destination address, five lines of text "Paul Walb | Nürnberg".

70. FRITZ DAUBENSPECK | OBERWESEL

Destination address, five lines of text "Fritz Daubenspeck | Oberwesel".

71. GEBR. WOLFERTS | OHLIGS-RHLD

Destination address, four lines of text "Gebr. Wolferts | Ohligs-Rhld".

72. OSKAR OTTO | OSTRAU

Reverse side, nine lines of text "Oskar Otto | Ostrau".

73. JUNGDEUTSCHER ORDEN | PELKUM

Reverse side, multiple lines of text "Jungdeutscher Orden | Pelkum".

74. REEMTSMA A.-G. | REISHOLZ

Destination address, five lines of text "REEMTSMA A.-G. | REISHOLZ".

75. C. W. WEINREICH | SEESEN

Reverse side, "C. W. Weinreich | Seesen".

76. 3. PFALZISCHER PHILATELISTENTAG | SPEYER

Sender's address, three lines of text. Reverse side image and heading "3. Pfalzischer Philatelistentag | Speyer".

77. GLAS INDISTRIE | STETTIN

Destination address, five lines of text, "Glas Indistrie | STETTIN".

78. INTERNAT. LABORATORIEN | STUTTGART

Destination address six lines "Internat. Laboratorien | STUTTGART"

79. REEMTSMA A.-G | STUTTGART

Destination address, five lines of text, "Reemtsma A.-G | Stuttgart".

80. VOLKMANN & Co | STUTTGART

Destination address, four lines of text, "Volkmann & Co | Stuttgart".

MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES

1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-0
2. 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