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.

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POSTCARD P204 and P205

There were only two official postcards, P204 and P205 (a series of 6 postcards) issued with this particular pre-printed stamp.

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P204
(POSTCARD)

Issued: 1925. Special postcard to commemorate 1,000 years of the Rhineland. This card measures 140 x 90mm and there were two versions: P204-I with straight edges and P204-II with a serrated edge.

A P204 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 5Pf green Eagle's head pre-printed stamp. And

P204-I
POSTCARD

P205
(POSTCARD)

Issued: 1925/1926. P205 is a series of 6 postcards designed to advertise places of interest within Germany.

A P205 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 5Pf green Eagle's head pre-printed stamp. And
(2) Picture of a well-known tourist place in Germany. And