GERMAN EMPIRE
PRINTED TO PRIVATE ORDER
POSTCARDS
1911
The 1911 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1911 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:
PP23-C-11 / SILVER WEDDING #1 , PP23-C-12 / SILVER WEDDING #2 , PP23-C-13 / SILVER WEDDING #3 , PP23-C-14 / SILVER WEDDING #4 , PP27-C-107 / SILVER WEDDING #5 , PP27-C-108 / SILVER WEDDING #6 , PP23-C-16 / SILVER WEDDING #7 and PP23-C-17 / SILVER WEDDING #8
SILVER WEDDING #1
There were three postcards to commemorate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of King William II of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe on 8th Apr 1911. The cards are identical except for the colour and the value stamp.PP23-C-11: 3Pf Germania
PP27-C-103: 5Pf Germania
PP32-C-6: 10Pf Germania
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PP23-C-11
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SILVER WEDDING #2
There were three postcards published to commemorate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of King William II of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe on 8th Apr 1911. These cards are almost identical to Wedding #1 above, but the length of the vertical divider is shorter.PP23-C-12: 3Pf Germania
PP27-C-104: 5Pf Germania
PP32-C-7: 10Pf Germania
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PP27-C-104/01
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SILVER WEDDING #3
Another set of three postcards to commemorate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of King William II of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe. Almost exactly the same as Silver Wedding 7 below, only now with the date below the value stampPP23-C-13: 3Pf Germania
PP27-C-106: 5Pf Germania
PP32-C-8: 10Pf Germania
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PP23-C-13/02
SILVER WEDDING #4
PP23-C-14
Individual postcard to commemorate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of King William II of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe. The design is the same as PP27-C-13 above only now on an official P77 postcard.
PP23-C-14
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SILVER WEDDING #5
PP23-C-15
Individual postcard to commemorate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of King William II of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe.
SILVER WEDDING #6
PP23-C-16
Individual postcard to commemorate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of King William II of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe. The reverse side has a poem by K. Ott, also based on official P77 postcard.
PP23-C-16
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SILVER WEDDING #7
Another set of three postcards to commemorate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of King William II of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe. Almost exactly the same as Silver Wedding 3 above, only now without the date below the value stampPP23-C-17: 3Pf Germania
PP27-C-120: 5Pf Germania
PP32-C-13: 10Pf Germania
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PP23-C-17
SILVER WEDDING #8
PP27-C-105
Individual postcard to commemorate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of King William II of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe. This card was also used to commemorate Flower Day and it also exists without the pre-printed stamp.
PP27-C-105
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SILVER WEDDING #9
Two more postcards to commemorate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of King William II of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe. The reverse side has a new Wurttemberg Song. This card also exists without the pre-printed stamp and the red text.PP27-C-107: 5Pf Germania
PP32-C-11: 10Pf Germania
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PP27-C-107
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SILVER WEDDING #10
PP27-C-108
Similar to PP27-C-107 above but now with two variants. PP27-C-108/01 is the same as PP27-C-107 but without the border around the Royal couple. PP27-C-108/02 has a five part stanza written by Karl Ott and is based on an offical P90 (Michel states a P78 which is incorrect).
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PP27-C-108/02
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