OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
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OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONARY INDEX
Please note the following definition that I use for Official Postcards:1. Postcards of the German Empire issued by the Official German postal Authority, from 1873 until 1945.
2. Postcards that were generally available throughout the entire country and have a pre-printed (Indicia) stamp to cover the cost of postage. Not all postcards with pre-printed stamps are official postcards, many of them were issued by private organisations and were not generally available to the wider public, or were only available at a specific post office counter in Berlin, these items are described as Private Postcards.
The vast majority of official postcards have no printing on the reverse side so no image of the reverse side is provided, except in the few instances where there was something printed on the reverse of the card.
This page is designed to assist in determining what the generally accepted 'P' number is for a card in your collection. All you need to do is compare the pre-printed stamp on your postcard with one of the images below, click on the image and you will be taken to a page listing all the Official postcards published with that particular pre-printed stamp. The page may list a number of slightly different designs so take care in ensuring your card is exactly as shown. Note also that these pages do not list Private postcards which may have the same pre-printed stamps, I hope to add this at a later date.
OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONARY
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(1) ½ GROSCHEN (SMALL)
(2) ½ GROSCHEN (LARGE)
(3) 1 KREUZER (SMALL)
(4) 1 KREUZER (LARGE)
(5) 1 GROSCHEN (SMALL)
(6) 3 KREUZER (SMALL)
(7) 1 GROSCHEN (LARGE)
(8) 3 KREUZER (LARGE)
(1) ½ GROSCHEN
(2) 2 KREUZER
(3) 5 Pf VIOLET (PFENNIGE)
(4) 10 Pf RED (PFENNIG)
(4a) 20 Pf BLUE - CROWN PFENNIG
(4b) 25 Pf BROWN - CROWN PFENNIG
(4c) 30 Pf DARK BLUE - CROWN PFENNIG
(4d) 3 Pf BROWN - REICHSPOST
(4e) 3 Pf GREEN - CROWN PFENNIG
(5) 5 Pf VIOLET - CROWN PFENNIG
(6) 5 Pf GREEN - REICHSPOST
(7) 10 Pf CARMINE - REICHSPOST
(7a) 20 Pf BLUE - REICHSPOST
(7b) 25 Pf BROWN - REICHSPOST
(7c) 30 Pf DARK BLUE - REICHSPOST
(8) 2 Pf STEEL BLUE - REICHSPOST
(9) 5 Pf GREEN - GERMANIA with LAURELS
(10) 2 Pf STEEL BLUE - GERMANIA REICHSPOST
(11) 5 Pf GREEN - GERMANIA REICHSPOST
(12) 10 Pf RED - GERMANIA REICHSPOST
(12a) 20 Pf BLUE - GERMANIA REICHSPOST
(12b) 25 Pf BROWN - GERMANIA REICHSPOST
(12c) 30 Pf DARK BLUE - GERMANIA REICHSPOST
(13) 2 Pf BLUE - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(13a) 2½Pf + 3 Pf - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(14) 3 Pf + 2 Pf BROWN + BLUE - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(14a) 3 Pf - 2 Pf BROWN + BLUE - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(15) 3 Pf BROWN - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(16) 5 Pf GREEN - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(17) 5½Pf BROWN - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(18) 7½Pf ORANGE - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(19) 10 Pf CARMINE - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(20) 15 Pf BROWN - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(20c) 15 Pf LILAC - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(20a) 20 Pf BLUE - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(20b) 25 Pf BROWN - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(21) 30 Pf BLUE - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(21a) 30 Pf BROWN - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REiCH
(21b) 35 Pf BLUE - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REiCH
(22) 40 Pf RED - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(22a) 40 Pf GREEN - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(22b) 50Pf LILAC - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(22c) 50Pf HERMES LILAC - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(22d) 60Pf ULTRAMARINE - GERMANIA DEUTSCHES REICH
(23) 10 Pf RED - NATIONALVERSAMMLUNG
(24) 10 Pf ORANGE - BAYERN OVERPRINT (25) 15 Pf RED - BAYERN OVERPRINT
(26) 30 Pf BLUE - BAYERN OVERPRINT
(27) 40 Pf RED-ORANGE - BAYERN OVERPRINT
(27a) 20 Pf LILAC - BAYERN OVERPRINT
(27b) 40 Pf OLIVE-BROWN - BAYERN OVERPRINT
(27c) 50Pf RED - BAYERN OVERPRINT
(28) 30 Pf + 10 Pf - GERMANIA + BAYERN
(29) 30 Pf + 15 Pf - GERMANIA + BAYERN
(30) 30 Pf + 10 Pf - GERMANIA + BAYERN
(31) 30 Pf + 15 Pf - GERMANIA + BAYERN
(32) 30 Pf + 5 Pf - PAPIERPREISZUSCHLAG
(33) 40 Pf + 5 Pf - PAPIERPREISZUSCHLAG
(34) 75 Pf - PAPIERPREISZUSCHLAG
(35) 80 Pf - PAPIERPREISZUSCHLAG
(36) 1.50 Mark - PAPIERPREISZUSCHLAG
(37) 3 Mark - PAPIERPREISZUSCHLAG
(38) 35 Pf + 40 Pf - ROSSETTE
(39) 85 Pf + 40 Pf - ROSSETTE
(40) 25 Mark - FARMER
(40a) 225 Pf - NUMBER IN TRIANGLE
(40b) 100 Mark - NUMBER IN TRIANGLE
(40c) 200Pf - NUMBER IN TRIANGLE
(40d) 80 Mark - NUMBER IN TRIANGLE
(41) 15 Pf OLIVE
(42) 5 Pf GREEN - STYLISED EAGLE
(43) 20 Pf SLATE BLUE - STYLISED EAGLE
(44) 15 Pf LILAC - LUFTPOST
(44a) 3 Pf BROWN - GOETHE
(45) 5 Pf GREEN - SCHILLER
(45a) 8Pf GREEN - BEETHOVEN
(45b) 10 Pf VIOLET - FRIEDRICH the GREAT
(46) 15 Pf CARMINE - EMMANUEL KANT
(46a) 40 Pf VIOLET - LEIBNITZ
(46b) 50Pf BROWN - BACH
(48) 5 Pf LIGHT GREEN - HINDENBURG
(49) 8Pf DARK GREEN - EBERT
(50) 15 Pf CARMINE - HINDENBURG
(51) 6Pf OLIVE GREEN / DARK GREEN - EBERT
(52) 5 Pf GREEN - EAGLE
(53) 5 Pf GREEN - VERKEHRSAUSSTELLUNG
(54) 8Pf BLUE-GREEN - HINDENBURG
(55) 8Pf + 7Pf MULTICOLOURED - ARMS
(56) 8Pf + 4Pf MULTICOLOURED - ARMS
(57) 8Pf GREEN - HILFSWERK
(58) 8Pf BLACK - NUMBER in CIRCLE
(59) 8Pf GREEN - HILFSWERK
(60) 6Pf GREEN - NUMBER in CIRCLE
(61) 15 Pf CARMINE - NUMBER in CIRCLE
(62) 6Pf GREEN - HILFSWERK
(68) 3 Pf BROWN - HINDENBURG
(63) 5 Pf GREEN - HINDENBURG
(64) 6Pf DARK GREEN - HINDENBURG
(67) 6Pf BLACK (BLACK-BROWN) - HINDENBURG
(69) 6Pf OLIVE GREEN - HINDENBURG
(65) 15 Pf CARMINE - HINDENBURG
(66) 15 Pf BRAUN-LILAC - HINDENBURG
(70) 6Pf on 15 Pf PURPLE - HINDENBURG
(70a) 55 Pf CINNABAR RED - HINDENBURG
(71) 5 Pf BRIGHT GREEN - LUFTPOST
(72) 6Pf DARK GREEN - FRIEDRICH the GREAT
(73) 6Pf + 4Pf GREEN - RICHARD WAGNER
(74) 6Pf BROWN - HITLER and HINDENBURG
(75) 6Pf BROWN - LARGE No.6
(76) 6Pf DARK BROWN - NÜRNBERG
(77) 6Pf + 4Pf GREEN - SA-Man
(78) 6Pf DARK GREEN - CANDLE
(79) 6Pf + 4Pf GREEN - COSTUME
(80) 6Pf + 4Pf GREEN - NOTHILFE
(81) 6Pf + 4Pf BROWN - OLYMPICS
(82) 15f + 10 Pf BROWN PURPLE - OLYMPICS
(83) 6Pf + 4Pf BROWN - OLYMPICS
(84) 15f + 10 Pf BROWN PURPLE - OLYMPICS
(85) 6Pf + 4Pf BROWN - AUTOBAHN
(86) 6Pf DARK GREEN - ADOLF HITLER
(87) 6Pf + 4Pf DARK GREEN - WINTERHILFSWERK
(88) 6Pf + 4Pf GREEN - BRANDENBURGER TOR
(89) 6Pf GREEN - ANSCHLUSS
(90) 5 Pf BRIGHT GREEN - DENKMAL
(91) 6Pf DARK GREEN - ROAD BRIDGE
(92) 6Pf BROWN - SA in BERLIN
(93) 6Pf + 19Pf GREEN - ADOLF HITLER
(94) 6Pf + 19Pf GREEN - EDELWEISS
(95) 6Pf GREEN - REICHSADLER
(96) 6Pf GREEN - KÖLN
(97) 6Pf BROWN - KÖLN
(98) 6Pf + 19Pf BROWN - ADOLF HITLER
(99) 6Pf + 4Pf GREEN - MOOSE
(100) 15 Pf - 5 Pf VIOLET - HORSE
(101) 6Pf BROWN - ADOLF HITLER
(102) 6Pf on 5 Pf ORANGE - DEUTSCHES REICH
(103) 6Pf on 6Pf GREEN - DEUTSCHES REICH
(104) 6PF BROWN - LARGE No.6
(105) 6Pf GREEN - No.6 POSTHORN
(106) 6Pf + 19Pf BLACK - ADOLF HITLER
(107) 6Pf + 4Pf GREEN - SWORD and HAMMER
(108) 6PF GREEN - PARADE GROUND
(109) 6Pf+ 4Pf CARMINE - GOLDSMITH
(110) 6Pf + 4Pf BLACK-BROWN - UPU
(111) 6Pf + 4Pf RUSSIAN GREEN - GOLDSMITH
(112) 6Pf + 4Pf DARK GREEN - GOLDSMITH
(113) 5 Pf GREEN - ADOLF HITLER
(114) 6PF VIOLET/PURPLE - ADOLF HITLER
(115) 15 Pf LILAC-BROWN - ADOLF HITLER
(116) 6Pf BROWN/OLIVE-BROWN - ADOLF HITLER
(117) 3 Pf BROWN - ADOLF HITLER
(117a) 3 Pf BROWN - ADOLF HITLER
(118) 6PF BLUE-GREEN - ADOLF HITLER
(119) 6PF PURPLE -> ADOLF HITLER
(119a) 55 Rpf - CINNABAR RED
DIENSTPOSTKARTEN
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(120) 10 Pf - CARMINE
(121) 20 Pf - BLUE
(122) 30 Pf - LIGHT BLUE
(123) 15 Pf - RED
(124) 30 Pf - LIGHT BLUE
(125) 10 Pf - ROSE
(126) 30 Pf - LIGHT BLUE
(127) 125 Pf on 30 Pf - LIGHT BLUE
(128) 10 Pf - ROSE
(129) 15 Pf - RED)
(130) 1.25 MARK - BLUE
(131) 75 Pf - BLUE
(132) 50Pf - BLACK
(133) 75 Pf - BLACK
(134) 50Pf - BLACK
(135) 25 Pf - BLACK
MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES
1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018 ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-02. BOREK GANZSACHEN-SPEZIAL-KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND ab 1933 ISBN: 3-87091-060-7
3. MICHEL BILDPOSTKARTEN- UND MOTIVGANSACHEN KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND 1997 ISBN: 3-87858-631-0
