AMTLICHE POSTKARTE MIT SONDERWERTSTEMPEL
(OFFICIAL POSTCARD WITH SPECIAL VALUE STAMP)
(1949)
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27-Sep-2026 03:30
PSo 1
FIRST BUNDESTAG IN BONN
(7.9.1949)
BACKGROUND: Issued on 7th Sep 1949 and valid for use until 31st Aug 1950. This card was issued to commemorate the first session of the Bundestag, the parliament and legislative body of the Federal Republic of Germany, located in the city of Bonn. Following German reunification in 1991 the Reichstag moved from Bonn to Berlin and has been at its present location in the Mitte district of Berlin since 1999.
SPECIAL CANCELLation: There are two related special cancellations.
FEATURES: This card measures 148 x 105mm and was produced on cream coloured card. The left-hand side is the sender's section and contains a circular area for indicating the sender's postcode and five dotted lines for the sender's address, in case the card cannot be delivered and has to be returned to the sender.
The right-hand or destination section contains another circle for the destination postal code as well as 5 dotted lines and a single solid line for the destination address.
The pre-printed stamp is a Michel No: 111, green 10 Pf stamp with the inscription "BUNDESREPUBLIK | DEUTSCHLAND | 1. | BUNDES | TAG | 1949 | DEUTSCHE POST". The image on the stamp symbolises growth and a new start for Germany.
VARIANTS TO COLLECT
The following are suggested additions to your collection:1. Postally unused without any cancellation
2. With special cancellation "BONN | ERSTE SITZUNG | DES | BUNDESTAGES" on 7.9.1949"
3. With special cancellation "BONN | TAG DER WAHL | DES | BUNDESPRÄSIDENTEN" on 12.9.1949"
4. Cancelled with CDS handstamp on first day of issue 7.9.1949
5. With other unrelated special cancellations
1. PSo 1
POSTALLY UNUSED
2. WITH THE FIRST SPECIAL CANCELLATION
Cancelled with the special cancellation inscribed "(22c) BONN | ERSTE SITZUNG | DES | BUNDESTAGES" on 7.9.49"
ABOVE: First special cancellation counter 'a'
ABOVE: First special cancellation counter 'b'
ABOVE: First special cancellation counter 'c'
3. WITH THE SECOND SPECIAL CANCELLATION
Cancelled with the special cancellation inscribed "(22c) BONN | TAG DER WAHL | DES | BUNDESPRÄSIDENTEN" on 12.9.49"
ABOVE: Two examples of this special cancellation with counter 'a'
ABOVE: Two examples of this special cancellation with counter 'b'
ABOVE: Second special cancellation counter 'c'
4. WITH REGULAR CDS ON FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
Cancelled with a regular CDS cancellation on the first day of use 7.9.1949"
CANCELLED WITH UNRELATED SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
Cancelled with a special cancellations not related to the first session of the Reichstag.FRANKFURT (MAIN)
The example below bears the inscription:"(16) FRANKFURT (MAIN) 1 | vom 30.4 bis 7.5.50 | AUSSTELLUNG | DER | ENTWERBE ZU NEUEN BRIEFMARKEN"
'(16) FRANKFURT (MAIN) 1 | from 30.4 to 7.5.50 | EXHIBITION | OF | PROMOTIONS FOR NEW STAMPS'
REFERENCES:These pages were compiled from several sources including, but not limited to:
[1]: BOREK, Ganzsachen-Spezial-Katalog Deutschland ab 1933. Hans Meier zu Eissen. ISBN: 3-87091-060-7
[2]: MICHEL, Ganzsachen Deutschland 2021 / 2022. 23 Auflage. ISBN: 978-3-95402-374-5
[3]: MICHEL, Bildpostkarten- und Motivganzsachen- Katalog Deutschland 1989 ISBN: 3 87858 618 3
