WEIMAR REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1926
The 1926 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1926 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:
P164, P165, P166, P167, P168, P170, P171, P172 and P173
ROHRPOSTUMSCHLÄGE:
RU12
MICHEL P164
OFFICIAL BILDPOSTKARTE
5Rpf
Issued in 1926, P164 is really a series of 26 postcards featuring various scenes around Germany, similar in some respects to the "Get to Know Germany" series of postcards. Each of these cards features a 5Rpf Eagle stamp as well as the word "Postkarte" with a long tailed 'e' and a small picture on the left-hand pane with a short description.
For more details on this series see here
P164
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P165
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5Rpf
Issued 1926 with a green 5Rpf stamp. This new design is similar to the 1925 P162 only now with four lines of text and two lines of dots in the sender section. The words "Straβe" and "Stockwerk" both begin with a gothic "S" compared to P167 below, which has a more Romanised 'S'. The address section now consists of two lines of text.
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Michel P165-I
5Rpf green
5Rpf green
MICHEL P166
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
5Rpf
Issued 1926 with a green 5Rpf stamp. This new design is similar to the 1925 P163 only now with four lines of text and two lines of dots in the sender section. The words "Straβe" and "Stockwerk" both begin with a gothic "S" compared to P167 below, which has a more Romanised 'S'. The address section now consists of two lines of text.
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Michel P166
2x 5Pf green
2x 5Pf green
MICHEL P167
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
5Rpf
Issued 1926, P167 is also a double sided reply card featuring a 5Rpf stamp on each side. There are two variations on this card: Type 'I' has straight edges whereas Type 'II' has serrated edges. This card differs from P166 above in the different style of the "s" in "Straβe" and "Stockwerk". In this case the 'S' is more romanised.
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Michel P167-I
2x 5Rpf green
2x 5Rpf green
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P168
OFFICIAL LUFTPOSTKARTE
15Rpf
Issued in 1926 and featuring a 15Rpf, lilac Airmail stamp inscribed 'DEUTSCHES LUFTPOST'. The postcard measures 148 x 105mm and has the inscription "Luftpostkarte" directly above the vertical divider. This card differs from the 1927 issue P169 in that it only has one line of text and no dotted lines in the sender section. In the destination section there are no inscriptions.
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Michel P168
15Rpf lilac
15Rpf lilac
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P170
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5Rpf
Issued in 1926. This postcard measures 148 x 105mm. P170 features a 5Rpf stamp of Friedrich von Schiller and exists in two variants: Type 'I' has straight edges whereas Tpe 'II' is serrated. This card is almost identical to P175 except that P175 has a light yellow-green pre-printed stamp.
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Michel P170-I
5Pf dark green
5Pf dark green
FROM MY COLLECTION
Michel P170-II
5Pf dark green
5Pf dark green
MICHEL P171
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
15Rpf
This postcard measures 148 x 105mm. P171 features a 15Rpf stamp of Immanuel Kant. It too exists in two variants: Type 'I' has straight edges whereas Tpe 'II' is serrated.
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Michel P171-I
15Pf red
15Pf red
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P172
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
5Rpf
P172 is a double-sided reply card and features a 5Rpf stamp of Friedrich von Schiller. It exists in two variants: Type 'I' has straight edges whereas Tpe 'II' is serrated.
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Michel P172
2x 5Rpf green
2x 5Rpf green
MICHEL P173
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
15Rpf
P173 is also a double-sided reply card and it features a 15Rpf stamp of Immanuel Kant. It also exists in two variants: Type 'I' has straight edges whereas Tpe 'II' is serrated.
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Michel P173-I
2x 15Rpf red
2x 15Rpf red
MICHEL RU12
ROHRPOST UMSCHLÄGE
40Rpf
RU12 was issued in 1926 and was the last Rohrpost envelope issued. It features a violet 40Rpf stamp picturing Gottfried Wilhem Leibniz. The words "Rohrpost=Brief" appear on the top left of the card.
Two versions exist: RU12/01 Rohrpost Berlin and RU12/02 Rohrpost Munich. The card also features a border consisting of 3 parallel lines which extend all the way around the card.
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Michel RU12
Postcard
40Rpf violet
Postcard
40Rpf violet
