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 P124
and REPLYCARD P126
Postcard P124 and Replycard P126 were the only cards published with this 10Pf Bayern stamp overprinted "Deutsches Reich". These cards were only available in Bavaria but they were valid throughout Germany.
P124
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1920. This postcard measures 140 x 90mm and features a 10Pf orange-yellow, Bayern stamp overprinted "Deutsches Reich". The basic card, P124, has the print date (20) in the bottom right-hand corner but P124-I does not have the date.
A P124 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 10Pf orange-yellow, Bayern stamp overprinted "Deutsches Reich".
P124
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P126
(REPLYCARD)
Issued: 1920. This replycard features a 10Pf orange-yellow, Bayern stamp overprinted "Deutsches Reich". The basic card, P126, has the print date (20) in the bottom right-hand corner but P126-I does not have the date. For P126 the date is shown on the question (F) and the answer (A) sides of the card.
A P126 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 10Pf orange-yellow, Bayern stamp overprinted "Deutsches Reich".
P126
REPLYCARD
REPLYCARD
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
