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 P140
& REPLY CARD P143
There is only a single official postcard (P140) and one official replycard (P143) produced with the green, 30Pf (with 5Pf surcharge), postman on horse stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH" and "Papierpreiszuschlag 5Pf."
P140
(POSTCARD)
Issued: Aug 1921. There are two versions of P140; P140-I has straight edges whereas P140-II has a serrated edge. The serrated edge is less common than the straight edge and thus commands a higher price.
A P140 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 30Pf stamp featuring a postman on horseback on a country road
P140 I
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P143
(REPLY CARD)
Issued: Aug 1921.
A P143 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 30Pf stamp featuring a postman on horseback on a country road
P143
REPLY CARD
REPLY CARD
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
