GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
Please note the following for this website. Official Postcards are defined as:
1. Postcards of the German Empire issued by the Official German postal Authority, from 1873 until 1945.
2. Postcards that were generally available throughout the entire country and have a pre-printed (Indicia) stamp to cover the cost of postage.
The vast majority of official postcards have no printing on the reverse side so no image of the reverse side is provided, except in the few instances where there was something printed on the reverse of the card.
P304
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1941. This postcard consists of a series of 72 postcards issued to generate tourism within Germany. More details on P304 and examples of the 72 postcards.
A P304 must have the following characteristics:
(1) The value stamp depicts a 6Pf brown, olive-brown Adolf Hitler head pre-printed stamp. And
(2) The left-hand pane shows a place of interest within Germany. And
(3) Long text "Hausnummer" and "Postschlieβfachnummer".
P304
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P305
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1941. This postcard consists of a series of 375 postcards issued to generate tourism within Germany. More details on P305 and examples of the 375 postcards.
A P305 must have the following characteristics:
(1) The value stamp depicts a 6Pf brown, olive-brown Adolf Hitler head pre-printed stamp. And
(2) The left-hand pane shows a place of interest within Germany. And
(3) Short text "Haus-Nr" and "Postschlieβfach-Nr".
P305
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P307
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1942 Onwards. This postcard consists of a series of 651 postcards issued to generate tourism within Germany. More details on P307 and examples of the 651 postcards.
A P307 must have the following characteristics:
(1) The value stamp depicts a 6Pf brown, olive-brown Adolf Hitler head pre-printed stamp. And
(2) The left-hand pane shows a place of interest within Germany. And
(3) Additional "Nur im inland zugelassen".
P307
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES
1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-02. BOREK GANZSACHEN-SPEZIAL-KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND ab 1933. ISBN: 3-87091-060-7
3. MICHEL BILDPOSTKARTEN- UND MOTIVGANSACHEN KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND 1997. ISBN: 3-87858-631-0
4. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DITTEN REICHES" 1933-1945 by FRECH. ISBN: UNKNOWN
