GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1904
The 1904 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1904 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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POSTANWEISUNGEN (POSTAL ORDERS):
A28 and A29
POSTANWEISUNGEN UMSCHLÄGE:
AU48
KARTENBRIEF:
K13
MICHEL A28
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
10Pf
Issued 1904/05. Like the previous issue Michel A25 but "Postanweisung" now shifted to the left next to the graduation line. Watermark 2 = alternating capital letters and numbers (A5) one below the other. 10Pf carmine Germania value stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH".
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Michel A28
10Pf carmine
10Pf carmine
MICHEL A29
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
20Pf
Issued 1904/05. Like the previous issue Michel A26 but "Postanweisung" now shifted to the left next to the graduation line. Watermark 2 = alternating capital letters and numbers (A5) one below the other. With 20Pf blue Germania stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH".
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Michel A29
20Pf blue
20Pf blue
MICHEL AU48
POSTANWEISUNGEN UMSCHLÄGE
20Pf
Issued: 1904. This instruction envelope was only issued for use in Württemberg, the numbering follows that of the Württemberg instruction envelopes.
Form changed with new font, heading with less ornate letters, "Post-Antweisung" now with a single stroke '-' instead of earlier '='. The card is light-yellow to brownish and measures 148 x 112mm.
Michel AU48
20Pf blue
20Pf blue
MICHEL K13 **
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
10Pf
Issued 1904 with a pre-printed 10Pf Germania stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH". This is the third of five Kartenbrief to feature a 10Pf, Germania pre-printed stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH".
As with K12 the words 'Kartenbrief', 'An' and 'in' are all in a vertical line. Now the distance from the first dotted address line to the 4th dotted address line is 33mm. The distance from the perforation lines to the edge is now 9mm and the distance between perforation lines is 122mm.
Distinguishing features:
i) No watermark and
ii) distance from side edge to perforation holes is 9mm and
iii) distance from left-hand perforation to the right-hand perforation is 122mm.
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Michel K13
10Pf carmine
10Pf carmine
FROM MY COLLECTION
