WEIMAR REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
1922
The 1922 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1922 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:
P146, P147, P148, P149, P150, P151, P152 and P153
DIENSTPOSTKARTEN:
DP13
POSTANWEISUNGEN (POSTAL ORDERS):
A49
MICHEL P146
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
75Pf + 10Pf
Issued Jul 1922. Issued due to increase in postal rates. The upper frame has the inscription "Nimm ein Postcheckkontrol" and the lower frame is inscribed "Papierpreiszuschlag 10Pf". The stamp is a blue pre-printed 75Pf stamp inscribed "Deutsches Reich" on the lower edge and depicting a man on a horse galloping along a country road. The word "Postkarte" is on the right-hand side near the central divider. The left-hand pane has the word "Absender" and the address field consists of 4 dotted lines and a single solid line.
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MICHEL P147
OFFICIAL REPLYCARD
75Pf + 10Pf
Issued Jul 1922. This reply card has the same design as the postcard, Michel P146, above. On the Question side there is additional text "mit Antwortkarte" and on the Answer side "Antwortkarte".
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P147
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MICHEL P148
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
1.50 MARK + 0.60 MARK
Issued Oct 1922. Issued to account for the latest increase in postal rates. The upper border has the inscription "Nimm ein Postcheckkontrol" and the lower border has a revised inscription, this time "Preis: Freigebuhr + Papierzuschlag". Apart from the revised text on the lower border, this postcard is the same a Michel P146 above. The other major difference being an increase in the value of the pre-printed stamp. The value has now increased to 1.50 Mark + 0.60 Mark.
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MICHEL P148
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MICHEL P149
OFFICIAL REPLYCARD
1.50 MARK + 0.60 MARK
Issued Oct 1922. This Reply Card has the same design and value stamp as P148 above. Unlike P148 this Reply Card only has a single variant.
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Michel P149
1.50 Mark + 1.20 Mark stamps
1.50 Mark + 1.20 Mark stamps
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MICHEL P150
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
3 MARK + 0.80 MARK
Issued Nov 1922. Another re-issue with a similar design to P146 - P149 again due to an increase in the postal rates. This time the pre-printed stamp is valued at 3 Mark with a 0.80 Mark surcharge.
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Michel P150-a-I
3 Mark + 0.80 Mark
3 Mark + 0.80 Mark
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MICHEL P151
OFFICIAL REPLYCARD
3 MARK + 0.80 MARK
Issued Nov 1922. The same design and denomination as P150 above. This card was actually issued in 1923 but is shown here as it follows the same design as the 1922 issue postcards above.
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Michel P151
Reply Card
3 Mark + 1.60 Mark surcharge
Reply Card
3 Mark + 1.60 Mark surcharge
MICHEL P152
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
35Pf + 40Pf
Issued Mar 1922. Only valid for domestic usage. On the occasions when these cards were incorrectly used, by adding additional postage, and then sending the card abroad, they were supposed to be returned to the sender as they did not meet the standards of the U.P.U (Universal Postal Union). However that was not always the case.
These cards were released to take account of another increase in the postal rates. This card is the same design as Michel P141 but with an additional number inside a rosette.
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P152-I
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MICHEL P153
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
80Pf + 40Pf
Issued Mar 1922. Only valid for domestic usage. On the occasions when these cards were incorrectly used, by adding additional postage, and then sending the card abroad, they were supposed to be returned to the sender as they did not meet the standards of the U.P.U (Universal Postal Union). However that was not always the case.
These cards were released to take account of another increase in the postal rates. This card is the same design as Michel P141 but with an additional number inside a rosette.
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P153
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MICHEL DP13 **
DIENSTPOSTKARTEN
125Pf + 30Pf
Issued to take account of postage increase. The same as DP12 with black overprint of the new value. Digits 7.1 mm high. There are 4 different variations each with a different control code.
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Michel DP13/02
125Pf on 30Pf light blue
125Pf on 30Pf light blue
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MICHEL A49
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISUNGEN
(HERMES STAMP)
Issued 1922. Form similar to Michel A48 but now with a 50Pf lilac 'Hermes' pre-printed stamp with additional text "Papierpreiszuschlag 5 Pf." in the dotted box next to the pre-printed stamp.
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Michel A49
50Pf lilac
50Pf lilac
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