GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1906
The 1906 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1906 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:
P69, P70, P71, P72, P73, P74, P75, PZP and PZD
POSTANWEISUNGEN UMSCHLÄGE:
AU49
MICHEL P69
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
3Pf + 2Pf
Issued 1906. Elimination of the reduced local postage (except in Württemberg). This is an upgraded version of P57 by adding a value stamp of 3Pf with otherwise unchanged form. P69 has address lines measuring 121mm.
Unique features:
1. 3Pf + 2Pf value stamps.
2. Address lines are 121mm long.
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Michel P69
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
MICHEL P70
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
3Pf + 2Pf
Issued 1906. Elimination of the reduced local postage (except in Württemberg). This is an upgraded version of P63 by adding a value stamp of 3Pf with otherwise unchanged form. For P70 the address lines are shorter at 104mm.
Unique features:
1. 3Pf + 2Pf value stamps.
2. Address lines are 104mm long.
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Michel P70-X
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P71
OFFICIAL REPLYCARD
3Pf + 2Pf
Issued 1906. Elimination of the reduced local postage (except in Württemberg). This is an upgraded version of P60Y by adding a value stamp of 3Pf with otherwise unchanged form. For P71 the address lines are shorter at 121mm.
Unique features:
1. 3Pf + 2Pf value stamps.
2. Address lines are 121mm long.
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Michel P71 - Answercard
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
MICHEL P72
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
3Pf + 2Pf
Issued 1906. Elimination of the reduced local postage (except in Württemberg). This is an upgraded version of P66Y by adding a value stamp of 3Pf with otherwise unchanged form. For P71 the address lines are shorter at 104mm.
Unique features:
1. 3Pf + 2Pf value stamps.
2. Address lines are 104mm long.
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Michel P72
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey
FROM MY COLLETION
MICHEL P73
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5Pf
Issued: 1906. Watermark change, otherwise like P64. Medium-length address form (104mm) "To" or "Only for the address" in the middle under "Postcard". Watermark 3 (letters and numbers in diamonds).
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Michel P73
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P74
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
10Pf
Issued: 1906. Watermark change, otherwise like P65. Medium-length address form (104mm) "To" or "Only for the address" in the middle under "Postcard". Watermark 3 (letters and numbers in diamonds).
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Michel P74 - 10Pf carmine
MICHEL P75
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
5Pf
Issued: 1906. Watermark change, otherwise like P67. Medium-length address form (104mm) "To" or "Only for the address" in the middle under "Postcard". Watermark 3 (letters and numbers in diamonds).
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Michel P75 - 2x 5Pf green
MICHEL PZP
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
Between 1906 and 1920 there were 42 different cards classified under the prefix PZP. These were Official postcards with a single Germania pre-printed stamp, but now privately printed with an additional Germania pre-printed stamp.
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Michel PZP2 (F)
2½Pf grey and 3Pf brown
2½Pf grey and 3Pf brown
MICHEL PZD
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
Issued in 1906, there were 10 different cards classified under the prefix PZD. These were existing Official postcards with a Germania pre-printed stamp, but now with 4 bars over the original stamp and the word "Postkarte" obliterated. An additional stamp has been added next to the old stamp and the word "Drucksache" has been printed below the obliterated "Postkarte". These were printed to private order.
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Michel PZD2
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
FROM MY COLLETION
MICHEL AU49
POSTANWEISUNGEN UMSCHLÄGE
20Pf
Issued: 1906. 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 same as AU48. The card is light-yellow to brownish and measures 148 x 112mm. Differs from AU48 in that it now has a type 3 watermark "6V" or "7V".
Michel AU49
20Pf blue
20Pf blue
