Update on this:
Germany - Provisional Government - March 15, 1919
Stampless Army Offcial. Postage Due in Switzerland Assessed at Twenty-five Rappen (As Noted in Blue Crayon) and Reassessed at Fifty Rappen. Postage Due Stamp Applied.
A Reply from Abteilung IV to a Deserter Seeking Amnesty. Official Seal on Reverse. Censor’s Mark on Front.
Translation:
We recommend that you first contact the district command or registration office responsible for you, with your military papers affixed or, in the absence of such, with precise details of the facts of the matter, which will provide you with reliable information about whether and under what conditions the amnesty ordinances issued also apply to you.
Only when you have received a certificate from this military authority that your military conditions are to be regarded as regular and when the issuance of a certificate of residence has been approved by the military do you want to apply for a certificate of residence.
