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.
P274
(POSTCARD)
Issued: 18th Nov 1938. Special postcards, set of six, issued to raise money for the 1938/39 German Winter Relief fund. The value stamp is a 6 + 4Pf stamp featuring an Edelweiss flower, large No.6 and medium sized No.4. Each card has a different month, from Oct to Mar and each depicts a different trade or skill.
A P274 must have the following characteristics:
(1) 6Pf + 4Pf dark brown Edelweiss flower pre-printed stamp.
P274/01
OKTOBER
OKTOBER
P274/02
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER
P274/03
DEZEMBER
DEZEMBER
P274/04
JANUAR
JANUAR
P274/05
FEBRUAR
FEBRUAR
P274/06
MARZ
MARZ
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
