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 P128
and REPLYCARD P130
Postcard P128 and Replycard P130 were the only cards published with this 30Pf Bayern stamp overprinted "Deutsches Reich". These cards were only available in Bavaria but they were valid throughout Germany.
P128
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1920. This postcard measures 140 x 90mm and features a 30Pf light-blue, Bayern stamp overprinted "Deutsches Reich". P128 exists in several versions: P128-I/01 has straight edges and a print date of (20), P128-I/02 also has a straight edge but now with a date code of (21). P128-II has a serrated edge and a date code of (20).
A P128 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 30Pf light-blue, Bayern stamp overprinted "Deutsches Reich".
P128-I/01
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P130
(REPLYCARD)
Issued: 1920. This replycard features a 30Pf red, Bayern stamp overprinted "Deutsches Reich". P130 has two versions. P130/01 has a (20) date code and P130/02 has a (21) date code.
A P130 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 30Pf blue, Bayern stamp overprinted "Deutsches Reich".
P130/01
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
