GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1917
The 1917 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1917 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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KARENTBRIEFE:
K17
ROHRPOSTBRIEF:
RU8
MICHEL K17 **
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
15Pf
Issued in 1917. K17 is the only official Kartenbrief to feature a lilac, 15Pf, GERMANIA pre-printed stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH". Like K16 there are many variations in the stamp and text colouring.
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Michel K17
Front
15Pf black violet
Front
15Pf black violet
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL RU8
OFFICIAL ROHRPOSTBRIEF
35Pf
Issued in 1917 due to increased postal rates, this Rohrpost envelope is easily identified as it is the only one to feature a Germania 35Pf stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH". RU8 and RU9 also occur (possibly with additional postage) in normal postal traffic, ie not transported by pneumatic tube.
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Michel RU8
Postcard
35Pf ultramarine
Postcard
35Pf ultramarine
