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 P168 and P169
There were two official postcards, P168 and P169, with this 15Pf eagle, Luftpost pre-printed stamp.
P168
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1926. This Airmail postcard measures 148 x 105mm. Single line sender's note 'Absender' only, no dotted lines. No text below destination section.
A P168 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 15Pf Airmail eagle pre-printed stamp. And
(2) "Luftpostkarte" directly above the vertical dividing line. And
(3) Dividing line consists of three vertical lines. And
(4) Measures 148 x 105mm.
P168
LUFTPOSTCARD
LUFTPOSTCARD
P169
(REPLYCARD)
Issued: 1927. Re-printed version, with extended four-lines of sender's address and no dotted lines. Two new lines of text below destination section.
A P169 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 15Pf Airmail eagle pre-printed stamp. And
(2) "Luftpostkarte" directly above the vertical dividing line. And
(3) Dividing line consists of three vertical lines. And
(4) Measures 148 x 105mm.
P169
LUFTPOSTCARD
LUFTPOSTCARD
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
