GERMAN EMPIRE
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1898
All 1898 Official postcards are now on this page. Official postcards are cards that were issued by the Reich’s post office, had pre-printed (indicia) stamps and were widely available throughout German towns and cities.
Secondly Printed to Private Order postcards are postcards that were generally issued by entities that were advertising an event or commemorating an anniversary, and also had pre-printed stamps, but were not widely available throughout Germany (most were only available at the event they were commemorating).
Thirdly Other postcards are postcards that fall into the same general category as printed to private order however they do not have pre-printed stamps.
Finally, Miscellaneous postcards is where you will find postcards that do not fit into the first three categories (i.e. they are not official, they do not have pre-printed stamps, and they do not commemorate an event).
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POSTCARDS:
P37, P38 and P39
POSTANWEISUNGEN (POSTAL ORDER):
A10 and A11
MICHEL P37
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
10Pf
Issued 1898. Only numbers in the print control data, no letters anymore. The double cards only have print control data on the question part. No watermark.
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Michel P37
10Pf carmine stamp
10Pf carmine stamp
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MICHEL P38
OFFICIAL REPLYCARD
5Pf
Issued 1898. Plate printing with a changed imprint, now only control numbers, without letters (1098-1099). The control data is only found on the question part. P38I with a gap in the 4th dotted line of the address, otherwise without a gap. No watermark. The example below is a P38II.
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Michel P38-II
2x 5Pf green stamp
2x 5Pf green stamp
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MICHEL P39
OFFICIAL REPLYCARD
10Pf
Issued 1898. P39 exists only with control date 399, no other dates are possible.
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Michel P39
Reply Card
2x 10Pf carmine stamp
Reply Card
2x 10Pf carmine stamp
MICHEL A10
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISENGUN
10Pf
Valid print date: (1298-599). New value 10Pf. Print date now with no checkpoints. There are two different types of 'Pf' Under "Post-Anweisung". Type I has a larger 'P' in "Pf" (3 x 2 mm) and with Type 'II' the 'P' of the "Pf" is smaller (2.5 x 1.75 mm).
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Michel A10
10Pf carmine stamp
10Pf carmine stamp
MICHEL A11
OFFICIAL POSTANWEISENGUN
20Pf
The same design as A10 but now with a value of 20Pf. Print date now with no checkpoints. There are two different types of 'Pf' Under "Post-Anweisung". Type I has a larger 'P' in "Pf" (3 x 2 mm) and with Type 'II' the 'P' of the "Pf" is smaller (2.5 x 1.75 mm).
Valid print date: (1098-799)
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Michel A11
20Pf blue stamp
20Pf blue stamp
