GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1885
All 1885 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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A4
MICHEL A4
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
20 PFENNIG
Issued 1885. The same design as 1884 issue Michel A3 but now with the year "188" on the front.
Valid printing control dates:
285(1), 385(1), 485(2), 585(2), 685(1,2), 785(2), 885(0.2,3,4), 985(2), 1085(2), 1185(2,4), 1285(2), 186(2,3,4), 286(2,4), 386(2), 486(2) and 586(4).
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Michel A4
20Pf blue
20Pf blue
