WEIMAR REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL
POSTCARDS
1921
The 1921 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1921 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:
P132, P133, P134, P135, P136, P137, P138, P139, P140, P141, P142, P143, P144 and P145
KARTENBRIEF:
K21, K22 and K23
DIENSTPOSTKARTEN:
DPI and DP12
ROHRPOSTKARTE:
RP21
ROHRPOST UMSCHLÄGE:
RU10
MICHEL P132 to P139
GERMANIA & CANCELLED BAYERN
Postcards measuring 140 x 90mm. Expenditure issue. These postcards feature an old Bayern stamp crossed through with two horizontal bars as well as an additional new Germania stamp. The Bayern stamps are 1919/20 issue stamps with overprinted "Freistaat Bayern" text. These postcards have the issue date of the card on the bottom right-hand corner; a '19' for '1919' or a '20' for '1920'.
The horizontal bars over the Bayern stamps exist as either solid bars or split bars. Postcards with solid bars are identified as Type 'I', whereas postcards with split horizontal bars are identified as Type "II".
MICHEL P132
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
30Pf + 10Pf
This card was issued 1921. The stamps are a 10Pf Bayern stamp overprinted 'Freistaat Bayern' and a 30Pf Germania 'DEUTSCHES REICH' stamp. P132 only exists as a Type II (split horizontal bars). There are however two variants of P132-II: '/01' with a '19' date code and '/02' with a '20' date code.
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Michel P132-II/02
Split Horizontal Bars
'20' Date code
30Pf dark blue & 10Pf red
Split Horizontal Bars
'20' Date code
30Pf dark blue & 10Pf red
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MICHEL P133
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
30Pf + 15Pf
Issued 1921. There are four possible variations of this postcard. P133-I-01 has two solid bars printed horizontally over the 15Pf Bayern stamp and a '19' date code in the bottom right-hand corner. P133-I-02 is exactly the same as P133-I-01 except it now has a '20' date code.
P133-II-01 has two horizontal lines over the 15Pf Bayern stamp, however these lines are divided horizontally in half making 4 horizontal lines and a '19' date code in the lower right-hand corner. P133-II-02 is identical to P113-II-01 except it has a '20' date code in the lower right-hand corner.
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Michel P133-I/01
Solid Horizontal Bars
'19' Date Code
30Pf dark blue & 15Pf brown lilac
Solid Horizontal Bars
'19' Date Code
30Pf dark blue & 15Pf brown lilac
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MICHEL P134
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
30Pf + 10Pf
This official reply card was issued 1921 and features a 10Pf Bayern stamp overprinted with two horizontal bars, as well as a 30Pf Germania pre-printed stamp. P134 occurs in three variations.
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Michel P134-I/02
Solid Horizontal Bars
'20' Date Code
Reply card
30Pf dark blue & 10Pf red
Solid Horizontal Bars
'20' Date Code
Reply card
30Pf dark blue & 10Pf red
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MICHEL P135
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
30Pf + 15Pf
This official reply card was issued 1921 and features a 15Pf Bayern stamp overprinted with two horizontal bars, as well as a 30Pf Germania pre-printed stamp. P135 occurs in three variations.
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Michel P135-I/02
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MICHEL P136-II
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
30Pf + 10Pf
Issued 1921. Unlike other postcards in this range P136 only exists as a P136-II, with split horizontal bars on the 10Pf Bayern stamp (without the "Freistaat Bayern" overprint), and a date code of '20'.
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Michel P136-II
30Pf dark blue & 10Pf yellow
30Pf dark blue & 10Pf yellow
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MICHEL P137
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
30Pf + 15Pf
Issued 1921. This postcard features a 15Pf Bayern stamp (without the "Freistaat Bayern" overprint) crossed out with two horizontal bars as well as a 30Pf Germania pre-printed stamp.
There are two versions of P137:
P137-I has solid bars across the '15Pf' Bayern stamp and a '20' date code. P137-II has split horizontal bars and the date code is '20'.
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Michel P137-I
30Pf dark blue & 15Pf red
30Pf dark blue & 15Pf red
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MICHEL P138-I
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
30Pf + 10Pf
Issued 1921. This postcard features a 10Pf Bayern stamp (without the "Freistaat Bayern" overprint) crossed out with two horizontal bars as well as a 30Pf Germania pre-printed stamp.
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Michel P138-I
Solid Horizontal Bars
30Pf dark blue & 10Pf yellow
Solid Horizontal Bars
30Pf dark blue & 10Pf yellow
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MICHEL P139-I
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
30Pf + 15Pf
Issued 1921. P139 only exists as P139-I, with solid horizontal bars across the 15Pf Bayern stamp and a '20' date code.
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Michel P139-I
30Pf dark blue & 15Pf red
30Pf dark blue & 15Pf red
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MICHEL P140
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
30Pf + 5Pf
This official postcard was issued 1921 and features a 30Pf green stamp with a image of a postal rider approaching a city. The card measures 140 x 90mm and the text below the stamp reads "Papierpreiszuschlag 5 Pf" which was a 5Pf surcharge.
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Michel P140-I
30Pf + 5Pf green
30Pf + 5Pf green
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MICHEL P141
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
40Pf + 5Pf
This official postcard was issued 1921 and features a 40Pf orange stamp with a image of a postal rider approaching a city. The card measures 140 x 90mm and the text below the stamp reads "Papierpreiszuschlag 5 Pf" which was a 5Pf surcharge.
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Michel P141-I
Straight Edge
40Pf + 5Pf orange
Straight Edge
40Pf + 5Pf orange
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MICHEL P142
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
80Pf + 5Pf
Issued 1921 and features an 80Pf pre-printed stamp with a postal rider approaching a city. As with P140 and P141 above this postcard also has a 5Pf surcharge. However, the surcharge is now shown as a "Papierpreiszuschlag 5 Pf" inscription in the centre of the lower border, rather than below the pre-printed stamp as above.
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Michel P142-I
80Pf + 5Pf Carmine
80Pf + 5Pf Carmine
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MICHEL P143
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
30Pf + 10Pf
Issued 1921. The text and design of Michel P143 is the same as Michel P140 only now instead of a postcard it is a reply card. P143 has a 30Pf indicia stamp with 10Pf surcharge (5Pf for the 'Question' and 5Pf for the 'Answer'). There is only one version of this reply card as there is no serrated edge version.
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Michel P143
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MICHEL P144
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
40Pf + 10Pf
Issued 1921. The text and design of Michel P144 is the same as Michel P141 only now instead of a postcard it is a reply card. P144 has a 40Pf pre-printed stamp with a 10Pf surcharge (5Pf for the 'Question' and 5Pf for the 'Answer'). There is only one version of this reply card as there is no serrated edge version.
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Michel P144
MICHEL P145
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
80Pf + 10Pf
Issued 1921. The text and design of Michel P145 is the same as Michel P142 only now instead of a postcard P145 is a double-sided reply card. P145 has an 80Pf pre-printed stamp with a 10Pf surcharge (5Pf for the 'question' and 5Pf for the reply). There is only one version of this reply card as there is no serrated edge version.
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Michel P145
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MICHEL K21 **
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
40Pf
Issued 1921 due to another postal rate increase. K21 is the first of only two Kartenbrief to feature a 40Pf, GERMANIA, pre-printed stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH". K21 and K22 are identical except for the colour of the inside of the envelope. K21 has a blue-grey interior whereas K22 has a rose-white interior.
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Michel K21
40Pf carmine
40Pf carmine
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MICHEL K22 **
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
40Pf
Issued 1921 due to another postal rate increase. K22 is the second of only two Kartenbrief to feature a 40Pf, GERMANIA, pre-printed stamp inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH". K21 and K22 are identical except for the colour of the inside of the envelope. K21 has a blue-grey interior whereas K22 has a rose-white interior.
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Michel K22
40Pf carmine
40Pf carmine
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MICHEL K23 **
OFFICIAL KARTENBRIEF
60Pf + 10Pf
Issued Dec 1921 due to another postal rate increase. This is the only official Kartenbrief to feature a 60Pf stamp and there is an additional surcharge to 10Pf (inscribed in the lower frame). This card measures 140 x 90mm and has only one variation.
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Michel K23
60Pf + 10Pf red-lilac
60Pf + 10Pf red-lilac
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MICHEL RP21
OFFICIAL ROHRPOSTKARTE
200Pf
RP21 is easy to identify as it is the only postal item that has this particular pre-printed stamp (a 200Pf number in diamond). The card measures 140 x 90mm. There are two versions of this card: RP21/01 which was used in Berlin and RP21/02 which was used in Munich. Type RP21/01 is the more common version.
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Michel RP21
Postcard
200Pf lilac
Postcard
200Pf lilac
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MICHEL DPI **
DIENSTPOSTKARTEN
30Pf
Official postcard DPI was issued in 1921 and has the same design as the earlier 1920 issue DIENSTMARK postcards, only now with a higher value pre-printed stamp (30Pf instead fo 10Pf or 20Pf).
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MICHEL DPI
30Pf bright blue
30Pf bright blue
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MICHEL DP12
DIENSTPOSTKARTEN
30Pf
Official postcard DP12 was issued in 1921 to take account of new postage rates. The value stamp is a pre-printed 30Pf stamp but without a "Deutsches Reich" overprint. The word "Postkarte" is printed directly over the top of the vertical dividing line.
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MICHEL DP12
30Pf bright blue
30Pf bright blue
MICHEL RU10
ROHRPOSTUMSCHLÄGE
225Pf
Issued in Nov 1921 and the only Rohrpost envelope to feature a 'Large Number in Diamond', 225Pf stamp. The envelope is rose coloured and measures 126 x 81mm.
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Michel RU10
Postcard
225Pf dark blue
Postcard
225Pf dark blue
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