GERMAN COLONIES
SÜDWEST-AFRIKA
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
MICHEL P1 to P12
KRONE-ADLER
(Imperial Eagle)
MICHEL P1
DEUTSCHE-SÜDWEST-AFRIKA Overprint
Produced from 1897. Features a 5Pf, green Krone-Adler German Empire stamp, overprinted 'Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika' overprint diagonally from bottom left to top right side. Note for this postcard there is a '-' between 'Südwest' and 'Afrika'. Postcard size 140 x 90mm.
Michel P1
MICHEL P2
DEUTSCHE-SÜDWEST-AFRIKA Overprint
Produced from 1897. Features a 10Pf, carmine Krone-Adler German Empire stamp, overprinted 'Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika' overprint diagonally from bottom left to top right side. Note for this postcard there is a '-' between 'Südwest' and 'Afrika'. Postcard size 140 x 90mm.
Michel P2
MICHEL P3
DEUTSCHE-SÜDWEST-AFRIKA Overprint
Produced from 1897. Features two 5Pf, green Krone-Adler German Empire stamp, overprinted 'Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika' overprint diagonally from bottom left to top right side. There are twwo versions: A simple postcard (F - Frageteil) and a reply card (A - Antwortteil). Note for this postcard there is a '-' between 'Südwest' and 'Afrika'. Postcard size 140 x 90mm.
Michel P3
MICHEL P4
DEUTSCHE-SÜDWEST-AFRIKA Overprint
Produced from 1897. Features two 10Pf, carmine Krone-Adler German Empire stamp, overprinted 'Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika' overprint diagonally from bottom left to top right side. There are twwo versions: A simple postcard (F - Frageteil) and a reply card (A - Antwortteil). Note for this postcard there is a '-' between 'Südwest' and 'Afrika'. Postcard size 140 x 90mm.
Michel P4
MICHEL P5
DEUTSCHE-SÜDWESTAFRIKA Overprint
Produced from 1898. The same as P1 to P4 above. Features a 5Pf, green Krone-Adler German Empire stamp, overprinted 'Deutsch-SüdwestAfrika' overprint diagonally from bottom left to top right side. Note for this postcard there is now no '-' between 'Südwest' and 'Afrika'. Postcard size 140 x 90mm.
Michel P5
MICHEL P6
DEUTSCHE-SÜDWESTAFRIKA Overprint
Produced from 1898. The same as P1 to P4 above. Features a 10Pf, carmine Krone-Adler German Empire stamp, overprinted 'Deutsch-SüdwestAfrika' overprint diagonally from bottom left to top right side. Note for this postcard there is now no '-' between 'Südwest' and 'Afrika'. Postcard size 140 x 90mm.
Michel P6
MICHEL P7
DEUTSCHE-SÜDWESTAFRIKA Overprint
Produced from 1898. The same as P1 to P4 above. Features two 5Pf, green Krone-Adler German Empire stamp, overprinted 'Deutsch-SüdwestAfrika' overprint diagonally from bottom left to top right side. Note for this postcard there is now no '-' between 'Südwest' and 'Afrika'. Postcard size 140 x 90mm.
Michel P7
MICHEL P8
DEUTSCHE-SÜDWESTAFRIKA Overprint
Produced from 1898. The same as P1 to P4 above. Features two 10Pf, carmine Krone-Adler German Empire stamp, overprinted 'Deutsch-SüdwestAfrika' overprint diagonally from bottom left to top right side. Note for this postcard there is now no '-' between 'Südwest' and 'Afrika'. Postcard size 140 x 90mm.
Michel P8
MICHEL P10
Michel P10
MICHEL P11
Michel P11
MICHEL P12
Michel P12
MICHEL P13 to P22
GERMAN EMPIRE IMPERIAL YACHT
inscribed "DEUTSCH-SÜDWESTAFRIKA"
P13 to P22 depict the Kaiser's yacht with the inscription 'DEUTSCH-SUDWESTAFRIKA' in an arc across the top. The postcards were issued to coincide with the new Imperial yacht stamps which have the same design as the pre-printed stamps on these postcards. Unfortunately there are a lot of fake versions of these postcards available on the internet. Not only DEUTSCH-SÜDWESTAFRIKA postcards have been forged, but also all other colonial issues of these postcards as well. However the forgeries and the real versions can be differentiated by looking closely at the pre-printed stamps. Below are two close up views of pre-printed postcard stamps (the genuine one is on the left and the forged is on the right) in the Kaiser's yacht series to assist with determining which are fake and which are genuine.
Genuine
Forged
The genuine stamp has clearly defined white lines running up the two smoke stacks (chimneys), two parallel lines on each chimney. The fake versions are much less visible and almost disappear on the second smoke stack. The horizontal shading lines each side of the denomination are also much clearer on the genuine stamp. Finally the smoke emitting from the genuine chimneys is much sharper than the blurred smoke of the fake version.
If you are looking to buy any of these postcards on the internet and the image posted is too small for you to make a positive identification, then it should be noted that the fake postcards look much newer and fresher than the genuine items. These postcards are over 100 years old and should not look like they are fresh of the printing press.
MICHEL P13
P13 was produced between 1900 and 1919. It features a 5Pf green Kaiser's Yacht pre-printed stamp.
Michel P13
MICHEL P14
P14 was produced between 1900 and 1919. It features a 10Pf carmine Kaiser's Yacht pre-printed stamp.
Michel P14
MICHEL P15
P14 was produced between 1900 and 1919. It features two 5Pf green Kaiser's Yacht pre-printed stamps. There is a postcard (F - Frageteil) and a reply card (A - Antwortteil).Michel P15
MICHEL P16
P14 was produced between 1900 and 1919. It features two 10Pf carmine Kaiser's Yacht pre-printed stamps. There is a postcard (F - Frageteil) and a reply card (A - Antwortteil).Michel P16
MICHEL P17
Produced in 1906. As P13 to P16 only now with narrower inscription lines indented to the right.Michel P17
MICHEL P18
Produced from 1909. Again with a 5Pf green pre-printed stasmp but now with further shortened address lines (85mm), text only "Postkarte", with diamond watermark.Michel P18
MICHEL P19
Michel P19
MICHEL P20
Michel P20