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.
P209
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1929. Special postcard for the benefit of German Emergency Aid. The Value stamp features the Lippe-Detmold Coat of Arms. On the left, multi-coloured image of a group of children smiling. Over 1,450,000 cards were sold and were valid until 30th Jun 1930. There was a special cancel used inscribed "Frankiere mit | Verwende/Wohlfahrtsbriefmarken".
A P209 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 8Pf + 4Pf multicoloured coat of arms pre-printed stamp.
P209
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
