Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands
Postal Stationery -- Card P 11
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Description Examples of Cancelled Items Modern Reprints and Forgeries

 

Description

P 11

 

Examples of Cancelled Items


P11. sent to Leipzig, postmarked Jaluit 6 February 1901 (text side of card)
[Source e-bay March 2002]

P11. sent to Moss Vale, Australia, postmarked Jaluit 1 August 1901.
The postage is the domestic rate for postage to Germany and other German colonies. It is insufficient for postage to Australia, suggesting that the post card was a cancel-to-order item, which at a later point was given a fictitious address
[Source e-bay March 2002]

P11. sent to Gustav Freyse, stamp dealer in Hannover, postmarked Jaluit 12 March 1903 backstamped Hannover 9 May 1906
[Source e-bay March 2002]

P 2. sent by the Carl Domnick to Ludwig Lutz in Frankfurt, postmarked Jaluit 5 May 1905, backstamped Frankfurt 1 July 1905. For the text of the card see here. The card is in response of a query dated 28 February 1905
[Source other auction z30]

P11. Botenmeister Schwenke in Dessau, postmarked Nauru 21 Oct 1908 backstamped Dessau 7 Dec 1908
[Source e-bay May 2002]
 

Modern Reprints and Forgeries

Like other post card forgeries were made of this series in the 1970s. These items are printed in better quality, more glossy cardstock.

Like other post card forgeries were made of this series in the 1970s. These items are printed in better quality, more glossy card stock.. These reprints can also be identified by details in the drawing of the ship and waves.


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Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2002). Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands. Postal Stationery -- Card P 11
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/Stamps/Stationery/Stationery_P11.html

CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au



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