GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1907
The 1907 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1907 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).
Quick Links:
POSTANWEISUNGEN:
A30, A31 and A32
POSTANWEISUNGEN UMSCHLÄGE:
AU50
KARTENBRIEF:
K14
MICHEL A30
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
20Pf
Issued 1907. Only 3 lines on the form section: drawn in am/Mark ... Pf./von ... (without "Mitteilungen"). Watermark 2. Single Germania 20Rpf blue stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH".
Click here for more information.
Michel A30
20Pf blue
20Pf blue
MICHEL A31
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
10Pf
Issued 1907. With watermark type 3, D R I 6(7,8,9). With a single Germania 10Pf carmine stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH".
Click here for more information.
Michel A31
10Pf carmine
10Pf carmine
MICHEL A32
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
20Pf
Issued 1907. With watermark type 3, D R I 6(7,8,9). With a single Germania 20Pf carmine stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH".
Click here for more information.
Michel A32
20Pf blue
20Pf blue
MICHEL AU50
POSTANWEISUNGEN UMSCHLÄGE
20Pf
Issued: 1906. This instruction envelope was only issued for use in Württemberg, the numbering follows that of the Württemberg instruction envelopes.
Larger format 155 x 122mm. The inscription "Post-Anweisung" has now changed to "Postanweisung" and the grids are meshed. No watermark and card colour yellow to brownish.
Michel AU50
20Pf violet-blue
20Pf violet-blue
MICHEL K14 **
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
10Pf
Issued 1907 with a pre-printed 10Pf Germania stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH". This is the fourth of five Kartenbrief to feature a 10Pf, Germania pre-printed stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH".
The design is exactly the same as K13 including all measurements, the only difference is that K14 has a diamond shaped watermark whereas the earlier cards do not.
Distinguishing features:
i) Diamond shaped 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.
The example below has a DR9V watermark (DVR9).
Click here for more details.
Michel K14
10Pf carmine
10Pf carmine
FROM MY COLLECTION
