Post card sent from Kuala Lumpur, Selangor (part of Federated Malay States) to Dömitz, Germany.

Transit in Penang on 9 June 1904.

Arrived in Dömitz on 5 July 1904.

This card is believed to be 'philatelic postcard' as no message was written on the back and the reply card is still intact.

It was probably self-addressed by the sender.

Water stained could caused by exposed to rain or wet condition OR water was used to separate the stamps that was use to uprate the card for international delivery.

Based on postmark and stain, it is believed that two stamps were originally applied.

Since 1 January 1899, postcard rate from Federated Malay States to another UPU countries was 3 cents.

INDICIA
 
Dimension: 22 x 19 mm.

POSTMARK 1

Original stamp was removed, only part of the postwark was able to read (LUMPUR).
 
Proud D8



The postmark was extrapolated based on Proud's The Postal History of Malaya Vol 2 - Federated Malay States

POSTMARK 2 (Transit)

Circular date stamp,
 
Proud D39, Penang G.P.O.



POSTMARK 3
 
RECIPIENT
 
The name was not written, but rubber-stamped using green ink.

Dömitz an der Elba is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania,Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, 25 km southwest of Ludwigslust, and 37 km northwest of Wittenberge. It was granted town rights by the counts of Dannenberg in the 13th century.