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.
P208
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1928. Special postcard for the benefit of German Emergency Aid. The Value stamp features the Mecklenburg-Schwerin Coat of Arms. On the left, multi-coloured image of a child with shamrocks, pre-printed light brown-red. Over 1,050,000 of these cards was sold and they were valid until 30th Apr 1929. There was also a hand and special machine cancel inscribed "Frankiere mit Wohlfahrtsbriefmarken" used in many cities.
A P208 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 8Pf + 7Pf multicoloured coat of arms pre-printed stamp with Mecklenburg-Schwerin Coat of Arms.
P208
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
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
