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 P170, P174, P175
REPLYCARD P172
There were three official postcards, P170, P174 (set of 10), and P175, with this 5Pf Freidrich Schiller pre-printed stamp.
P170
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1926. Measures 148 x 105mm. This card differs from P175 as the colour of P170 is dark green and P175 is light yellow-green.
A P170 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 5Pf Schiller pre-printed stamp. And
(2) "Postkarte" directly to the right of the vertical dividing line. And
(3) Dividing line consists of three vertical lines. And
(4) Measures 148 x 105mm. This postcard exists in two versions. P170-I has straaight edges and P170-II has a serrated edge.
P170-I
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P170-II
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P172
(REPLYCARD)
Issued: 1926. Measures 148 x 105mm.
A P172 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 5Pf Schiller pre-printed stamp. And
(2) "Postkarte" directly to the right of the vertical dividing line. And
(3) Dividing line consists of three vertical lines. And
P172
REPLYCARD
REPLYCARD
P174
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1927. Measures 148 x 105mm. Picture postcard (letterpress). This is a series of 10 postcards that preceeded the Get to Know Germany postcards. These cards all feature a well known place in Germnay on the left hand-pane, and the word "Postkarte" to the right of the three line vertical divider.
A P174 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 5Pf Schiller pre-printed stamp. And
(2) A scenic picture on the left-hand pane. And
(3) "Postkarte" directly to the right of the three line vertical divider. And
(4) Measures 148 x 105mm.
P174/01
P174/02
P175
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1927. Postage increase for domestic long-distance traffic from 1st Aug 1927. This card differs from P170 as the colour of P175 is now light yellow-green.
A P175 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 5Pf Schiller pre-printed stamp. And
(2) "Postkarte" directly to the right of the vertical dividing line. And
(3) Dividing line consists of three vertical lines. And
(4) Measures 148 x 105mm. This postcard exists in two versions. P170-I has straaight edges and P170-II has a serrated edge.
P175-I
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
