GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1908
The 1908 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1908 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:
P76, P77,P78, P79, P80, P81, P82, P83, P84, P85, P86 and P87
DRUCKSACHE-POSTKARTEN:
DRP3
ROHRPOST-KARTE:
RP15 and RP16
MICHEL P76
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
2Pf
Issued 1908. Format change. 'Postkarte' on the top left and no central dividing line. No other text on this card. Short address lines (86mm), address lines without any notes or graduation, Watermark 3.
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Michel P76
2Pf slate grey stamp
2Pf slate grey stamp
MICHEL P77
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
3Pf
Issued 1908. Format change. 'Postkarte' on the top left and no central dividing line. No other text on this card . Short address lines (86mm), address lines without any notes or graduation, Watermark 3.
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Michel P77
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P78
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5Pf
Issued 1908. Format change. 'Postkarte' on the top left and no central dividing line. No other text on the card. Short address lines (86mm), address lines without any notes or graduation, Watermark 3.
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Michel P78
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P79
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
10Pf
Issued 1908. Format change. 'Postkarte' on the top left and no central dividing line. No other text on the card. Short address lines (86mm), address lines without any notes or graduation, Watermark 3.
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Michel P79
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P80
OFFICIAL REPLYCARD
3Pf
Issued 1908. Text on top left-hand side reads 'Postkarte mit Antwort | Carte Postale avec réponse payée' but no other text on the card. Value stamps are two 3Pf Germania inscribed 'DEUTSCHES REICH'
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Michel P80(A)
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P81
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
5Pf
Issued 1908. Text on top left-hand side reads 'Postkarte mit Antwort" but no other text on the front of the card. The reverse reads "Postkarte - Antworte" and the value stamps are two 5Pf Germania inscribed 'DEUTSCHES REICH'
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Michel P81
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P82
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
10Pf
Issued 1908. Text on top left-hand side reads 'Postkarte mit Antwort | Carte Postale avec réponse payée' but no other text on the card. Value stamps are two 10Pf Germania inscribed 'DEUTSCHES REICH'
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Michel P82
2x 10Pf Carmine stamp
2x 10Pf Carmine stamp
MICHEL P83
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
3Pf + 2Pf
The same design as Michel P57 with an additional 3Pf stamp and the 2Pf stamp cancelled with 4 horizontal solid bars.
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Michel P83 - 3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
MICHEL P84
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
3Pf + 2Pf
The same design as Michel P63 with an additional 3Pf stamp and the 2Pf stamp cancelled with 4 horizontal solid bars. There are two versions of this card: Type 'X' with a watermark and Type 'Y' without a watermark.
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Michel P84-X
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P85
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
3Pf + 2Pf
The same design as Michel P76 with an additional 3Pf stamp and the 2Pf stamp cancelled with 4 horizontal solid bars.
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Michel P85 - 3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
MICHEL P86
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
3Pf + 2Pf
The same design as Michel P60 with an additional 3Pf stamp and the 2Pf stamp cancelled with 4 horizontal solid bars.
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Michel P86 - Replycard
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
MICHEL P87
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
3Pf + 2Pf
The same design as Michel P66Y with an additional 3Pf stamp and the 2Pf stamp cancelled with 4 horizontal solid bars.
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Michel P87
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
3Pf brown and 2Pf grey stamps
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL DRP3
DRUCKSACHE-POSTKARTEN
3Pf + 2Pf
Issued 1908 due to the elimination of the reduced local postage for wurttemberg. The same as DRP1 but now with added 3Pf value stamp, the old 2Pf value stamp cancelled with horizontal bars. DRP1 with the imprint "Postcard" above the word "Drucksache" (formerly P88) is not an official issue.
Michel DRP3
3Pf + 2Pf grey
3Pf + 2Pf grey
MICHEL RP15
OFFICIAL ROHRPOSTKARTE
25Pf
Issued 1908 and measuring 125 x 88mm. Inscribed 'Rohrpost=Karte' with a 25RPf Germania stamp inscribed 'DEUTSCHES REICH'. This card has a diamond shaped watermark. Similar design to the 1902 Michel RP13 and 1915 issue Michel RP17 .
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Michel RP15
25RPf yellowish-brown stamp
25RPf yellowish-brown stamp
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MICHEL RP16
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
25Pf
Issued 1908 and measuring 125 x 88mm. Inscribed 'Rohrpost=Karte' with two 25RPf Germania stamps inscribed 'DEUTSCHES REICH'. This card has a diamond shaped watermark. Similar design to the 1902 Michel RP14 and 1915 issue Michel RP18 .
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Michel RP16
2x 25RPf yellowish-brown stamp
2x 25RPf yellowish-brown stamp
