WEIMAR REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
1929
The 1929 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1929 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:
P186, P187, P188 and P209
ROHRPOSTKARTE:
RP24
MICHEL P186
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5Rpf
Issued 1929 and featuring a pre-printed 5Rpf Paul von Hindenburg stamp. Special post with advertising for the Reich Accident Prevention Week (February 24 - March 3, 1929). Except for the pre-printed stamp, the design of this postcard is exactly the same as P187 below.
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Michel P186
5Rpf yellow-green
5Rpf yellow-green
MICHEL P187
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
8Rpf
Issued 1929 and featuring a pre-printed 8Rpf Friedrich Ebert stamp. The left-hand pane has the inscription "Reichs=Unfallverhütungs=Woche 24.februar bis 3 März 1929" - 'Reichs = Accident Prevention = Week February 24 to March 3, 1929', together with an image of a hand holding a snake and an inscription "HELFT UNFÄLLE VERHUTEN!" - 'PREVENTING ACCIDENTS'
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Michel P187
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P188
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
8Rpf
Issued 1929. Picture postcard, value stamp 8Rpf Ebert. Modified form of the word "Postkarte" 37mm long. Printed on soft, cream-colored cardboard with a border extending all around the edges of the postcards. There are 10 postcards in the series. Similar to 1930 issue Michel P189 which are on soft light blue green cardboard. The themes are as follows: 01 — 1,000 Years, Brandenburg a.d.H., 02 — 1,000 Years, Brandenburg, 03 — Bad Landeck in Silesia, Georgenbad, 04 — New Town Hall, Mannheim, 05 — Rhine Bridge and Castle, Mannheim, 06 — Castle, Former Residence of the Electoral Palatine, Mannheim, 07 — Map, Mannheim, 08 — Bad Münster on the Stein, 09 — East Prussian Sea Views and 10 — Warnemüde, Baltic Sea.
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Michel P188/07
01 — 1,000 Years, Brandenburg a.d.H.
01 — 1,000 Years, Brandenburg a.d.H.
FROM MY COLLECTION
Michel P188/09
02 — 1,000 Years, Brandenburg
02 — 1,000 Years, Brandenburg
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P209
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
8Rpf
P209 was issued in 1929 to raise funds for the "Deutsche Nothilfe" charity. This card is similar to the 1928, P208, Deutsche Nothilfe card and features a different 8Rpf Coat of Arms pre-printed stamp. The inscription at the bottom of the card reads "Schafft frohe, Kräffige Jugend!" - "Create happy, strong Children".
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Michel P209
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL RP24
OFFICIAL ROHRPOSTKARTE
50Rpf + 5Rpf
Issued 1929 and featuring two pre-printed Paul von Hindenburg stamps: A brown 50Rpf and a green 5Rpf.
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Michel RP24
Postcard
50Rpf + 5Rpf brown + green
Postcard
50Rpf + 5Rpf brown + green
