Allegories
(1882)
Date of Issue: December 1, 1882
5c gray Allegories
A variety of this card also exists with no period after Postkarte.
5c gray Allegories (Double Card)
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5c green Allegories
(3 address lines)
There are three primary varieties: one where the bar of the letter "A" in Carte and in Postale is in the shape of a "V" (shown), one with no period after Postkarte, and one where the bar of the letter "A"s is horizontal.
5c green Allegories
(4 address lines)
In early printings, this card measured 143x93 mm. In later printings (starting around 1891), it measured 139x90 mm.
5c green Allegories (Double Card)
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10c yellow-brown Allegories
The NB line is usually 53 mm long. A variety exists where it is only 51 mm long.
10c yellow-brown Allegories (Double Card)
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The third dotted address line is usually 50 mm long. A variety exists where it is only 46 mm long.
10c red Allegories
(3 address lines)
There are two primary varieties: one where the two NB lines are 53.5 mm and 47 mm long, respectively, and one where the lines are only 50 mm and 44 mm long. Note that the second NB line is in old German Gothic script.
10c red Allegories
(4 address lines)
10c red Allegories (Double Card)
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Last updated on July 16, 2005.
