GET TO KNOW GERMANY POSTCARDS

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PICTURE POSTCARDS OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE
5 Pf IMPERIAL EAGLE
P164 / 02

This card is number 2 in a series that comprises a total of 26 different cards. The cards are the only series that have a 5Pf Reich's Adler pre-printed stamp.

This card was issued as part of the second edition of cards on 17th Feb 1926 and was valid for use until 31st Jul 1930. The total number of this card printed was 200,000



The text below the image reads "Frankfurt (Main) Der Hauptbahnhof"

'The Frankfurt (Main) railway station'

POSTALLY UNUSED

POSTALLY USED

1. The following example was a domestic airmail usage from BADEN-BADEN on 16th Apr 1926. The destination address is HAMBURG. The card has a confirmation stamp used in MÜNCHEN with text "Mit Luftpost befördert Flugpostamt München" so it would appear that this card was carried on the aircraft on the MÜNCHEN - STUTTGART - BADEN-BADEN - MANNHEIM route, was off-loaded at MÜNCHEN and was then carried onwards to HAMBURG.




2. The card below was a local delivery in POTSDAM posted on 12th Nov 1928





These pages were compiled from several sources including, but not limited to:
1. Handbuch und Katalog Die Bildpostkarten des Deutschen Reiches. Böhmen und Mährens sowie der Freien Stadt Danzig. Michael Bockisch. ISBN: 978-3-00-034028-4
2. The 'MICHEL Ganzsachen Deutschland 2018 ISBN: 978-3-95-402225-0