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.
POSTCARD P110 and P119
and REPLYCARD P112
The 7½Pf orange Germania stamp, inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH" was used on only one official postcard (P110), and one official replycard (P112), however there was an additional postcard (P119) that had two 7½Pf orange Germania stamps.
P110
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 28th Jul 1916. This postcard was introduced due to the introduction of a war tax (so-called Reichsabgabe) on 1st Aug 1916. The value stamp is a 7½Pf Germania stamp, inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH" on a non-hatched background.
A P110 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 7½Pf Germania stamp, inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH".
P110
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P112
(REPLYCARD)
Issued: 28th Jul 1916. This replycard was introduced due to the introduction of a war tax (so-called Reichsabgabe) on 1st Aug 1916. The value stamp is a 7½Pf Germania stamp, inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH" on a non-hatched background. A separated P112 can be differentiated from the P110 postcard by the additional text "mit Antwortkarte" on the (F) or question side and "(Antworte)" on the (A) or reply side.
A P112 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 7½Pf Germania stamp, inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH".
P112
REPLYCARD
REPLYCARD
P119
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1920. Custom Edition. This is a re-issued P112, separated into individual parts and revalued with an additional 7½Pf stamp. In this case the word "(Antworte)" has been overwritten by a solid orange line.
A P119 must have the following characteristics:
(1) two 7½Pf Germania stamp, inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH".
P119
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
