If I'm not mistaken - it was long before my time ;-) -, 5 Pfennig was the inland rate, and a postcard abroad cost 10 Pfennig. This should explain that postage was due.
-jmh
I looked through my notes on other cards, and yes, it should have been ten pfennigs. The postage due is for 'foreign letter' rate. That would have been 25 pfennigs. Apparently, because of the writing under the picture portion, they treated it as a letter instead of a card.
I think this resolves my issue; thanks for your help.
This post card puzzles me, probably because I'm mistaken on postal rates as they were in 1900-01. This is a illustrated card with no message area sent from Germany to Belgium. It is my understanding that the five pfennig stamp should have paid the post card rate to Belgium. I may be wrong, but do not think so. Why did the Belgian postal service apply postage due?
The sender wrote the date under the picture on the reverse. Is this the reason? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
re: Postage due on postcard
If I'm not mistaken - it was long before my time ;-) -, 5 Pfennig was the inland rate, and a postcard abroad cost 10 Pfennig. This should explain that postage was due.
-jmh
re: Postage due on postcard
I looked through my notes on other cards, and yes, it should have been ten pfennigs. The postage due is for 'foreign letter' rate. That would have been 25 pfennigs. Apparently, because of the writing under the picture portion, they treated it as a letter instead of a card.
I think this resolves my issue; thanks for your help.