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.
P222
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1933.
A P222 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 15Pf Lilac-brown, Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp.
P222
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P223
(REPLYCARD)
Issued: 1933.
A P223 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 15Pf Lilac-brown, Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp.
P223
REPLYCARD
REPLYCARD
P227
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 1933/1934. The sender's section consists of 3 lines of text. There are two versions of this card: P226-I has straight edges and P226-II has a serrated edge.
A P227 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 15Pf lilac-brown, Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp.
(2) 3 lines of sender's text. And
(3) a single vertical line in central divider.
P227
POSTCARD
POSTCARD
P230
(REPLYCARD)
Issued: 1933/1934. The sender's section consists of 3 lines of text. There are two versions of this replycard: P230-I has straight edges and P230-II has a serrated edge.
A P230 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 15Pf lilac-brown, Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp.
(2) 3 lines of sender's text. And
(3) a single vertical line in central divider.
P230 I
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
