GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1880
All 1880 Official postcards are now on this page. Official postcards are cards that were issued by the Reich’s post office, had pre-printed (indicia) stamps and were widely available throughout German towns and cities.
Secondly Printed to Private Order postcards are postcards that were generally issued by entities that were advertising an event or commemorating an anniversary, and also had pre-printed stamps, but were not widely available throughout Germany (most were only available at the event they were commemorating).
Thirdly Other postcards are postcards that fall into the same general category as printed to private order however they do not have pre-printed stamps.
Finally, Miscellaneous postcards is where you will find postcards that do not fit into the first three categories (i.e. they are not official, they do not have pre-printed stamps, and they do not commemorate an event).
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OFFICIAL POSTCARDS:
P10, P11
STRIEFBÄNDER (WRAPPERS):
S6
POSTANWEISUNGEN (POSTAL ORDERS):
A1 and A2
MICHEL P10
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5 PFENNIG
Issued 1880. This postcard features a violet 5Pf 'Number in ellipse with small crown' value stamp inscribed "PFENNIG" (without the trailing 'E'). The text on the card reads 'DEUTSCHE REICHSPOST | POSTKARTE'. This card has print control gaps in the 4th dotted address line, but it does NOT have a date code on the bottom right-hand corner.
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P10
5 PFENNIG VIOLET
5 PFENNIG VIOLET
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P11
OFFICIAL REPLYCARD
5 PFENNIG
Issued 1880. This reply card features a violet 5Pf 'Number in ellipse with small crown' value stamp inscribed "PFENNIG" (without the trailing 'E'). Apart from the value stamp this reply card is exactly the same design as 1876 issue P7 where the value stamp is inscribed "PFENNIGE" (with the trailing 'E').
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DEUTSCHE REICHSPOST.
POSTKARTE.
Die angebogene Karte ist für
die Antwort bestimmt
POSTKARTE.
Die angebogene Karte ist für
die Antwort bestimmt
DEUTSCHE REICHSPOST.
POSTKARTE.
(ANTWORT.)
POSTKARTE.
(ANTWORT.)
(F) Question Side
(A) Answer Side
MICHEL S6 **
OFFICIAL STRIEFBÄNDER
3 PFENNIG
Issued Aug 1880. This wrapper features a green 3Pf 'Number in ellipse with small crown' value stamp inscribed "PFENNIG" (without the trailing 'E'). The wrapper Measures 352 x 66mm and has no inscription on either the front or the reverse.
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S6
3 PFENNIG GREEN
3 PFENNIG GREEN
MICHEL A1
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
20 PFENNIG
Issued 1st Jul 1880 with a 'Small Eagle in Ellipse', Embossed 20Pf, blue stamp. This card measures 160 x 110mm. The deposit remainder field has 22 horizontal lines. On the reverse at the end of the 4th line there is the number "18". There are two versions of this card as follows:
A1 I: On the reverse the word "Nr" is thick and stylised.
A1 II: On the reverse the word 'Nr' is thiner.
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A1
20 PFENNIG, BLUE
20 PFENNIG, BLUE
MICHEL A2
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
20 PFENNIG
1880. Design the same as A1 but this time on the reverse the 4th line ends with "188". On the front there is a vertical "18". There are two variations of this card as follows:
A2 I: 20 lines in the grids.
A2 II: 27 lines in the grids.
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A2
20 PFENNIG, BLUE
20 PFENNIG, BLUE
