GERMAN EMPIRE
OTHER
POSTCARDS
1916
The 1916 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1916 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).
Quick Links:HAMBURG WEEK OF THANKS and TAX SURCHARGE
HAMBURG WEEK OF THANKS
(14th/21st May 1916)
This rare postcard was published mid-way through the First World War, and its purpose was as a donation card to raise money for welfare.
WEEK OF THANKS
FROM MY COLLECTION
TAX SURCHARGE
(1st Aug 1916)
This postcard announces the introduction of a 2½ Pfennig surcharge mid-way through the First World War. The card states that the tax will remain in place until the war's end (11th Nov 1918). The card features Germania and on her arm is a peice of cloth inscribed 7½ denoting the increase in postal rates due to the new tax.
FROM MY COLLECTION
