AMTLICHE POSTKARTE MIT SONDERWERTSTEMPEL
(OFFICIAL POSTCARD WITH SPECIAL VALUE STAMP)
(2020)

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PSo132 - 150th ANNIVERSARY OF GERMAN POSTCARDS - 2020
5 C + 55 C - MULTICOLOURED

BACKGROUND:

This card was issued on 2nd Jul 2020, to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of German postcards. The card measures 162 x 114 mm and was produced on cream coloured card. The card was only available through the postal philatelic services and retailed at 75 cents per card. A total of 22,000 cards were printed.

SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS:

N/A

SENDER'S SECTION

The sender's section is almost completely taken up by a bust of Heinrich von Stephan (1831-1897). von Stephan was Director General of Posts of the German Empire, organizer of the German postal system, and co-founder of the Universal Postal Union.

In addition to the bust are two historic postcards, one from the North German Postal Federation and the other from Württemberg. The image is also surrounded by several texts as follows:

"1870-2020
150 Jahre
Einführung der
POSTKARTE
in Deutschland

Postkarten-Ganzsache
Württembergisches Postgebiet

Postkarte
Norddeutsches Postgebiet

Fotos: Museumsstiftung Post u. Telecommunikation"

"1872-2020: 150 Years since the Introduction of the POSCTARD in Germany. Postcard Postal Stationery. Württemberg Postal Area Postcard. North German Postal Area. Photos: Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunications"

DESTINATION SECTION

The destination section features two indicia stamps, four dotted address lines, and the texts:

"Postleitzahl" amd "Bestimmungsort"

INDICIA STAMP

There are two pre-printed multicoloured stamps; a multicoloured 5 C stamp featuring a Phlox flower and another, a 55 C stamp featuring the Day of the Stamp inscribed:

"55 Deutschland
Dampfer-Post
Bundes deutscher und oesterreichischer
philatelisten Vereine

Postkarte

Tag der Briefmarke
Deutscher und Österreichischer
Philatelisentag"

"55th Germany Steamship Mail. Federation of German and Austrian Philatelic Societies. Postcard. Stamp Day, German and Austrian Philatelic Day"

VARIANTS TO COLLECT

The following are suggested additions to your collection:

1. Postally unused
2. Postally used

1. POSTALLY UNUSED

2. POSTALLY USED