Post ID card
The post card was introduced on June 1, 1904. For a fee, this was issued on request at every post office and was valid at all post offices.
The period of validity from the date of issue was three years. However, a renewal was necessary before the expiry of the period of validity if the appearance of the owner had changed in such a way that the photo or the description of the person was no longer correct. If the applicant was not known personally, they had to identify themselves through another known, trustworthy person or in some other reliable way.
It was extended in 1943 in the German Reich for the duration of the Second World War . In the Federal Republic of Germany, the Deutsche Bundespost did not issue postcard cards in the 1950s, but all ID cards issued in countries of the Universal Postal Union were valid .
Usage
Among other things, it was used by the holder of a postal credit letter to prove that he was authorized to receive it or to hand over a poste restante item at the counter of a post office.
See also
literature
- Manual dictionary of the postal system ; 2nd Edition; P. 502
- Postal regulations and implementation provisions
- Article 45 of the Universal Postal Treaty
- Article 116 of the Universal Postal Manual