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GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS

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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.

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POSTCARD P181, P185, P187, P188
P189, P190, P191, P192, P193
and REPLYCARD P183

There were nine official postcards, P181, P185 (series of 10 cards), P186, P188 (series of 10 cards), P189 (series of 61 cards), P190, P191 (series of 36 cards), P192 (series of 35 cards) and P193, with this dark green Ebert pre-printed stamp. The was a single replycard P183.

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P181
(POSTCARD)

Issued: 1928. There are two versions of this postcard: P181-I has straight edges and P181-II has a serrated edge. With four dotted address lines in the destination section and two dotted lines in the senders section.

A P180 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 8Pf dark green Ebert 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) Four dotted lines in destination section and 2 dotted lines in the sender's section. And
(5) Measures 148 x 105mm.

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P181-I
POSTCARD
P181-II
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P183
(REPLYCARD)

Issued: 1928. There are two versions of this postcard: P183-I has straight edges and P183-II has a serrated edge. With four dotted address lines in the destination section and two dotted lines in the senders section.

A P183 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 8Pf dark green Ebert pre-printed stamp. And
(2) "Postkarte | mit Antwortkarte" directly to the right of the vertical dividing line. And
(3) Dividing line consists of three vertical lines. And
(4) Four lines of text in sender's section and 2 lines of text in the destination section. And

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P183-I
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P185
(POSTCARD)

Issued: 1928. P185 was a series of 10 postcards issued to advertise cities and places of interest throughout Germany. More details on this series can be found here.

A P185 must have the following characteristics:
(1) there is no border running around the edges of the cards, And
(2) long tail on the 'e' of 'Postkarte', And
(3) a thick central dividing line that is dark green in the middle and light green either side, And
(4) thick, solid, dark green line under the third dotted address line.

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P185/01
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P185/02
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P187
(POSTCARD)

Issued: 1929. Special souvenir postcard. this postcard has a small image of a hand holding a snake in the upper left-hand corner. To the right of this image is the inscription "Reichs= | Unfallverhütungs=Woche | 24.Februar bis 3. März | 1929".

A P187 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 8Pf dark green Ebert pre-printed stamp. And
(2) "Reichs= | Unfallverhütungs=Woche | 24.Februar bis 3. März | 1929" inscription.

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P187
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P188
(POSTCARD)

Issued: 1929. P185 was a series of 10 postcards issued to advertise cities and places of interest throughout Germany. More details on this series can be found here.

A P188 must have the following characteristics:
(1) a border that now extends around the four edges of the card, And
(2) a medium tailed 'e' of 'Postkarte', And
(3) central diving line which is now the same design as the outer border.

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P188/07
POSTCARD
P188/09
POSTCARD


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P189
(POSTCARD)

Issued: 1930. P189 was a series of 61 postcards issued to advertise cities and places of interest throughout Germany. More details on this series can be found here.

A P189 must have the following characteristics:
(1) a border that now extends around the four edges of the card, And
(2) a medium tailed 'e' of 'Postkarte', And
(3) central diving line which is now the same design as the outer border. And
(4) the line in the destination section is a solid, thick, green line.

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P189/01
POSTCARD
P189/02
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P190
(POSTCARD)

Issued: 1931. Commemorative postcard for the 10th anniversary of the referendum in Upper Silesia on 22 March 1921. On the left with multicoloured coat of arms in an oval frame with inscription

A P190 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 8Pf dark green Ebert pre-printed stamp. And
(2) Upper Silesian coat of Arms.

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P190
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P191
(POSTCARD)

Issued: 1931. P191 was a series of 36 postcards issued to advertise cities and places of interest throughout Germany. More details on this series can be found here.

A P191 must have the following characteristics:
(1) a border that now extends around the four edges of the card, And
(2) a long-tailed 'e' of 'Postkarte', And
(3) central diving line which is now the same design as the outer border. And
(4) the line in the destination section is a solid, thick, green line.

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P191/01
POSTCARD
P191/02
POSTCARD


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P192
(POSTCARD)

Issued: 1931. P192 was a series of 35 postcards issued to advertise cities and places of interest throughout Germany. More details on this series can be found here.

A P192 must have the following characteristics:
(1) a border that now extends around the four edges of the card, And
(2) a long-tailed 'e' of 'Postkarte', And
(3) central diving line which is now the same design as the outer border. And
(4) the thick line in the destination's section is now a rope like design.

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P192/01
POSTCARD
P192/02
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P193
(POSTCARD)

Issued: 10th Aug 1931. Commemorative postcard on Constitution Day and in memory of the anniversary of the death (29.6.1831) of the Prussian First Minister of State Carl Freiherr vom und zum Stein. New design with 5 address lines. On the left, rectangular portrait of Stein in line drawing with dates 1831-1931 and signature. Brown form.

A P192 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 8Pf dark green Ebert pre-printed stamp. And


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P193
POSTCARD


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MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES

1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-0
2. 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

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18-Mar-2021 08:35