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 P133
and REPLYCARD P135
Postcard P133 and Replycard P135 were the only cards published with this 30Pf Germania Stamp, with over-struck 15Pf Bayern stamp, overprinted "Freistaat Bayern". These cards were only available in Bavaria but they were valid throughout Germany.
P133
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1921. This postcard measures 140 x 90mm and features a 30Pf Blue Germania stamp adjacent to a 15Pf Bayern stamp overprinted "Freistaat Bayern" and cancelled with two parallel beams. P132 exists in several versions:
P133-I/01: Two solid bars over the 15Pf Bayern stamp and a (19) date code.
P133-I/02: Two solid bars over the 15Pf Bayern stamp and a (20) date code.
P133-II/01: Two divided bars (looks like 4 bars) over the 15Pf Bayern stamp and a (19) date code.
P133-II/02: Two divided bars (looks like 4 bars) over the 15Pf Bayern stamp and a (20) date code.
A P133 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 30Pf Blue Germania stamp adjacent to a 15Pf Bayern stamp overprinted "Freistaat Bayern" and cancelled with two parallel beams.
P133-I/01
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P133-I/02
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P133-II/01
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P133-II/02
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P135
(REPLYCARD)
Issued: 1920. This replycard features features a 30Pf Blue Germania stamp adjacent to a 15Pf Bayern stamp overprinted "Freistaat Bayern" and cancelled with two parallel beams. P135 exists in several versions:
P135-I/01: Two solid bars over the 15Pf Bayern stamp and a (19) date code.
P135-I/02: Two solid bars over the 15Pf Bayern stamp and a (20) date code.
P135-II: Two divided bars (looks like 4 bars) over the 15Pf Bayern stamp and a (20) date code.
A P135 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 30Pf Blue Germania stamp adjacent to a 15Pf Bayern stamp overprinted "Freistaat Bayern" and cancelled with two parallel beams.
P135
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
