GERMAN EMPIRE
PRINTED TO PRIVATE ORDER
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).
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25th ANNIVERSARY WÜRTTEMBERG PHILATELISTS and 19th GERMAN PHILATELIST'S DAY
25th ANNIVERSARY
WÜRTTEMBERG PHILATELISTS
FOUNDATION FESTIVAL
(7th/9th Jun 1907)
There were two postcards (2Pf Germania PP20-C-13 and 5Pf Germania PP27-C-73) published to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Württemberg Philatelists held in STUTTGART from 7th to 9th Jun 1907. The design on the card features two philatelists on the left side examining what appears to be stamp albums. The top right has two Württemberg stamps and a coat of arms. Below this is a view of the Schloβplatz in the city of Stuttgart.
PP20-C-13
19th GERMAN PHILATELIST'S DAY
(24th/26th Aug 1907)
There were a staggering 42 postcards with a 3Pf Germania pre-printed stamp (PP23-C-7/01 to /42) as well as another 42 postcards with a 5Pf Germania pre-printed stamp (PP27-C-77/01 to /42) published to commemorate the 19th German Philatelist's day held from 24th to 26th Jun 1907. In addition these postcards also exist without pre-printed stamps, making 126 different variations to collect.
The cards all feature different combinations of value stamp, scenery and Hamburg private stamp on the reverse as well as either "Postkarte" or "Drucksache"
Below are just a couple of examples.
19th GERMAN PHILATELIST'S DAY
