GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1901
The 1901 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1901 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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POSTCARDS:
P55 and P56
POSTANWEISUNGEN (POSTAL ORDERS):
A17 and A18
KARENTBRIEFE:
K10
ROHRPOSTKARTE:
RP12
MICHEL P55
OFFICAL REPLYCARD
2Pf
Issued: 1901. The question side has 'Deutsche Reichspost | Postkarte' in the centre of the card. 'An' is all the way to the left and 'In' is between the 'An' and 'Postkarte'. On the bottom left is the inscription "Die Angebogene | Karte ist für die | Antwort | bestimmt". Note the "K" of "Karte" is open unlike P54 where the "K" is open.
The Answer side is the same design except for the inscription '(Antwort)' is added below 'Postkarte' and the "Die Angebogene | Karte ist für die | Antwort | bestimmt." inscription is no longer present.
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Michel P55
2x 2Pf slate-grey stamp
2x 2Pf slate-grey stamp
MICHEL P56
OFFICIAL REPLYCARD
5Pf
Issued: 1901. The question side has 'Deutsche Reichspost | Postkarte' in the centre of the card. 'An' is all the way to the left and 'In' is between the 'An' and 'Postkarte'. On the bottom left is the inscription "Die Angebogene | Karte ist für die | Antwort | bestimmt". Note the "K" of "Karte" is open unlike P54 where the "K" is open.
The Answer side is the same design except for the inscription '(Antwort)' is added below 'Postkarte' and the "Die Angebogene | Karte ist für die | Antwort | bestimmt." inscription is no longer present.
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Michel P56
2x 5Pf green stamp
2x 5Pf green stamp
MICHEL A17
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
10Pf
Issued 1901. "Postanweisung", this time as a single word without a break, '-' or '=' as in previous cases. With a 10Rpf Germania 'REICHSPOST' carmine stamp.
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Michel A17
10Pf carmine stamp
10Pf carmine stamp
MICHEL A18
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
20Pf
Issued 1901. "Postanweisung", this time as a single word without a break, '-' or '=' as in previous cases. With a 20Rpf Germania 'REICHSPOST' blue stamp.
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Michel A18
20Pf blue stamp
20Pf blue stamp
MICHEL K10 **
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
10Pf
Issued: 1901. There are only two Kartenbrief with a 10Pf Germania stamp inscribed "REICHSPOST", see also Michel K9.
Distinguishing features:
i) Carmine 10Pf REICHSPOST Germania stamp and
ii) Measures 140 x 90mm, (K9 measures 141 x 96mm) and
iii) 'Kartenbrief' is directly below 'Deutsche Reichspost' in the centre of the card.
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Michel K10a
10Pf carmine stamp
10Pf carmine stamp
Michel K10b
10Pf carmine stamp
10Pf carmine stamp
MICHEL RP12
OFFICIAL ROHRPOSTKARTE
25Pf
Issued 1901 with the same design as the 1900 issue RP10 featuring a 25Pf, Germania "REICHSPOST" pre-printed stamp. RP12 can be identified by the open 'K' in Ruhrpost-Karte.
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Michel RP12
25Pf brown-yellow stamp
25Pf brown-yellow stamp
