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 P199, P201, P202, P203
and REPLYCARDS P200
There were four official postcards, P199, P201, P202 and P203 and a single replycard, P200.
P199
(POSTCARD)
Issued: Jan 1932. There are two versions of this postcard: P199-I has straight edges and P199-II has a serrated edge. Like P203 with changed form and sender's note is 22mm high instead of 24½mm high.
A P199 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 6Pf olive-green Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp. And
(2) 5 lines of text in the sender's address section. (3) Height of dotted lines in sender's section 22mm high.
P199-I
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P199-II
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P200
(REPLYCARD)
Issued: Jan 1932. There are two versions of this postcard: P200-I has straight edges and P200-II has a serrated edge.
A P200 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 6Pf olive-green Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp. And
(2) 5 lines of text in the sender's address section.
P200-I
REPLYCARD
REPLYCARD
P201
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1932. P201 is a series of 9 postcards designed to advertise places of interest within Germany. Click Here for more details.
A P201 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 6Pf dark green Ebert pre-printed stamp. And
(2) "Lernt Deutschland Kennen!" title. And
(3) Long-tailed 'e' in "Postkarte". (5) Measures 148 x 105mm.
P201/01
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P201/02
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P202
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1932. P202 is a series of 81 postcards designed to advertise places of interest within Germany. Click Here for more details.
A P202 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 6Pf dark green Ebert pre-printed stamp. And
(2) "Lernt Deutschland Kennen!" title. And
(3) Long-tailed 'e' in "Postkarte". (5) Measures 148 x 105mm.
P202/02
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P202/08
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P203
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1931. Like P199 P199 with changed form. The funtional sender's note is now 24½mm high instead of 22mm high.
A P203 must have the following characteristics: (1) 6Pf olive-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) Five lines of text in sender's section. And
(5) Height of dotted lines in sender's section 24½ mm high.
P203-I
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
