WEIMAR REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
1931
The 1930 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1930 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:
P190, P191, P192, P193, P194, P195, P196, P197, P198, P211 and P212
MICHEL P190
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
8Rpf
Issued 1931. Commemorative postcard for the 10th anniversary of the referendum in Upper Silesia on 20th Mar 1921. Left with multi-colored coat of arms in an oval frame with inscription.
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Michel P190
8Rpf dark green
8Rpf dark green
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P191
OFFICIAL BILDPOSTCARD
8Rpf
Issued 1931. Similar design to the 1929 issue Michel P188 only now with a long tailed 'e' and smaller "Postkarte", now 27mm long. The P191 series consists of 36 individual cards, again showing scenes from around Germany.
The cards are as follows: 01 – Blankenburg, 02 – Chemnitz Castle Church, 03 – Duisburg-Hamborn Harbor, 04 – Duisburg-Hamborn Stadium, 05 – Elbing, 06 – Essen, 07 – Gelsenkirchen, 08 – Görlitz, 09 – Hannover, 10 – Hildesheim, 11 – Hof an der Saale, 12 – Karlsruhe, 13 – Kiel, 14 – Königsberg University, 15 – Königsberg Port, 16 – Königsberg Hof Ordensschloß, 17 – Marienberg, 18 – Münster, 19 – Nossen, 20 – Nürnberg Castle, 21 – Nürnberg Bridge, 22 – Oeynhausen, 23 – Ostpreußen Castle Beynuhren, 24 – Ostpreußen Lake, 25 – Ostpreußen Oberländischer Canal, 26 – Ostpreußen Rominter Heide, 27 – Ostpreußen Bernsteinküste, 28 – Ostpreußen Tannenberg Memorial, 29 – Potsdam, 30 – Saarbrücken, 31 – Bad Schandau, 32 – Schneidemühl, 33 – Stade Port, 34 – Fleeth, 35 – Stettin Hakenterasse and 36 – Stettin, Baltic Sea.
Go to the Get to Know Germany for more in this series.
Michel P191/03
8Rpf dark green
8Rpf dark green
FROM MY COLLECTION
Michel P191/08
8Rpf dark green
8Rpf dark green
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P192
OFFICIAL BILDPOSTCARD
8Rpf
Issued 1931. Another Picture postcard series, this time consisting of 35 different views. Similar to P191 above, but now with a somewhat narrower border and a string, instead of a dashed line, under the line for the destination.
The cards are as follows: 01 – Aschaffenburg, 02 – Baden-Baden distant view, 03 – Baden-Baden Spa, 04 – Bielefeld, 05 – Bad Bramstedt, 06 – Breslau Town Hall, 07 – Dresden Hygiene Expo, 08 – Fürstenstein Castle, Schlesien, 09 – Füssen im Allgäu, 10 – Gernrode, 11 – Hanaua am Main Port, 12 – Klotzsche-Königswald, 13 – Klotzsche-Königswald Spa, 14 – Konstanz, 15 – Bad Landeck, 16 – Leopoldshall, 17 – Bad Liebenzell, 18 – Ludwigsburg, 19 – Magdeburg Cathedral, 20 – Magdeburg Monastery, 21 – Mülheim, 22 – München, 23 – Oberstdorf, 24 – Ostpreußen Dunes, 25 – Ostpreußen Moose, 26 – Oybin, 27 – Regensburg Cathedral & Bridge, 28 – Silesian Mountains, 29 – Schweinfurt, 30 – Müngsten Bridge, Solingen, 31 – Tannenberg Memorial, 32 – Tölz, Bavarian Alps, 33 – Wendelsteinbahn, Bavarian Alps, 34 – Wittenberg Town Hall & Church and 35 – Bad Wörishofen.
Go to the Get to Know Germany for more in this series.
Michel P192/02
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden
FROM MY COLLECTION
Michel P192/06
Breslau - Karhaus
Breslau - Karhaus
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P193
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
8Rpf
August 10, 1931. Special postcard for Constitution Day and to commemorate the day of death (June 26, 1931) of the Prussian First Minister of State Carl Freiherr vom und zum Stein. New arrangement of the form with 5 address lines. Left upright rectangular head of Stein in line drawing with the years 1831-1931 and signature. Form brown.
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Michel P193
8Rpf dark green
8Rpf dark green
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P194
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
5Rpf
Like 1928 issue Michel P180. Increased sender's note 5 pre-printed lines of text and 3 dotted lines (21mm high). P194 has a 5Rpf olive-green Paul von Hindenburg pre-printed stamp and has two variations: Type 'I' has a straight edge and Type 'II' has a serrated edge.
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Michel P194 Type 'I'
5Rpf green
5Rpf green
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P195
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
8Rpf
Like 1928 issue Michel P181. Increased sender's note 5 pre-printed lines of text and 3 dotted lines (21mm high). P195 has an 8Pf dark green Friedrich Ebert pre-printed stamp and has two variations: Type 'I' has a straight edge and Type 'II' has a serrated edge.
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Michel P195 Type 'I'
8Rpf dark green
8Rpf dark green
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P196
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
15Rpf
Like 1928 issue Michel P182. Increased sender's note 5 pre-printed lines of text and 3 dotted lines (21mm high). P196 has a 15Rpf carmine, Hindenburg pre-printed stamp and there are two variations: Type 'I' has a straight edge and Type 'II' has a serrated edge.
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Michel P196 Type 'I'
15Rpf carmine
15Rpf carmine
MICHEL P197
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
8Rpf
Like 1928 issue Michel P183. Increased sender's note 5 pre-printed lines of text and 3 dotted lines (21mm high). P197 is a double-sided reply card and has two 8Rpf dark green Friedrich Ebert pre-printed stamps and two variations: Type 'I' has a straight edge and Type 'II' has a serrated edge.
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Michel P197 Type 'I'
8Rpf dark green
8Rpf dark green
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P198
OFFICIAL REPLY CARD
15Rpf
Like 1928 issue Michel P184. P198 is a double-sided reply card and has two 15Rpf carmine Paul von Hindenburg pre-printed stamps and two variations: Type 'I' has a straight edge and Type 'II' has a serrated edge.
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Michel P198 Type 'I'
15Rpf carmine
15Rpf carmine
Michel P198 Type 'II'
15Rpf carmine
15Rpf carmine
MICHEL P211
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
8Rpf
Issued 7th Jan 1931. Commemorative postcard to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Dr, von Stephan. Form and value stamp like 1875 Michel P5 but without imperial crown. Left half-length portrait of Stephen in a laurel wreath with his name and the years 1831 and 1931, gray-black form.
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Michel P211
First Issue
8Rpf grey-black
First Issue
8Rpf grey-black
FROM MY COLLECTION
Michel P211
Second Issue
8Rpf grey-black
Second Issue
8Rpf grey-black
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P212
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
8Rpf + 4Rpf
Issued 1st Jul 1931. Special postcard to raise funds for German Emergency Aid, similar to 1930 issue Michel P210, own value stamp Wall pavillion of the Dresden Zwinger (a building complex with gardens in Dresden). Decorative border.
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Michel P212 I
8Pf+4Pf dark green
8Pf+4Pf dark green
FROM MY COLLECTION
Michel P212 II
8Pf+4Pf dark green
8Pf+4Pf dark green
FROM MY COLLECTION
