OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1924)

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P156
5 Pf IMPERIAL EAGLE

BACKGROUND: Issued 1924. Stylised Adler, small postcard format 140 x 90 mm. Single line for the dividing line. Almost identical to P162 except for the dividing line on P162 is thicker and consists of a thick dark green line with light green on each side (3 lines).

There are two versions of this postcard as follows:

P156-I with four straight edges.
P156-II with one or more serrated edges.

In addition to the regular official card described above there were at least 120 private printings, some of which can be seen below.

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS

There were at least 90 private printings of P156.

Cities A to E; Cities F to L; Cities M to S; Cities T to Z

28. Dr. M. ALBERSHEIM | FRANKFURT a. Main

This card was produced for a company with the destination address on 4 lines of text "Firma | Dr. M. Albersheim | Frankfurt a. M | Lützowstr. 15/17" and there is a printer's control code on the bottom left-hand edge. The reverse side is an order form for the company's products.

Dr. M. Albersheim was a Jewish family run business in Frankfurt that produced perfumes and cosmetics on par with the most famous brands in Paris. During the Nazi period the company was Aryanised and they were forced to sell the business in 1938. The company was founded by a chemmist, Moritz Albersheim in 1892 and succeeded in growing it's brand through extensive advertising. The perfume named 'Khasana' was one of their most popular products. More information can be found here.

29. DEUTSCHE VAACUUM OEI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | FRANKFURT am MAIN

Destination address on four lines of text "Deutsche Vaacuum Oei Aktiengesellschaft | Frankfurt a. M"

30. H. GOETZ | FRANKFURT am MAIN

The destination address on this card covers five lines of text "Firma | H. Goetz | Pharmazeutische Spezialitaten | Frankfurt a. Main | Schleusen-Strasse 17", from a pharmaceuticals company. There are four lines of text in the upper half of the sender's section that reads "Please send me a free tube of Bengue's balm, post free". The reverse side is an advertisement for Bengue's balm.

The advertisement instructs the user to rub the cream on the skin and cover it with cotton wool and a bandage. It claims the cream will cure Neuralgia, rheumatism, gout, migratory joint pain and headaches and was available in several types of packaging. There are two versions of this card.

31. BLUMENFABRIK F.X. RICHTER

Destination address on five lines of text "Blumenfabrik F.X. Richter | Frankfurt a. Main".

32. JULIUS RIESS | GARDELEGEN

Destination address on four lines of text "julius Riess | Gardelegen"

33. MAX ERTEL | GLATZ

Destination address on four lines of text "Max Ertel | Glatz"

33a. ALEXANDER BEREZOWSKI | GÖRLITZ

Destination address on four lines of text "Herrn | Alexander Berezowski | Görlitz / Schles. | Augustastr. 29". The reverse side of the card is a request for the delivery of the company's "catalogue of all stamps and cancellations of Alexander Berezowski's airmail". The catalogue cost 7 Marks including postage, which could be paid either on delivery or into the company's personnal post check accout.

34. LUDWIG FAULSTICH | GUNZENHUSEN

Destination address on four lines of text "Ludwig Faulstich | Gunzenhusen"

35. KARL ZIRKENBACH | HALLE a.S

Destination address on four lines of text "Karl Zirkenbach | Halle a.S". Several versions with differing fonts.

36. DEUTSCHE VACCUUM OEI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | HAMBURG 1

Destination address "Deutsche Vaccuum Oei Aktiengesellschaft | Hamburg 1"

37. NORDAM & FRITZE | HAMBURG 24

Destination address, five lines of text "Nordam & Fritze | Hamburg 24"

38. QUEISSER & CO | HAMBURG 19

Destination address, five lines of text "Queisser & Co | Hamburg 19"

39. E. TOSSE & Co | HAMBURG 22

Destination address, three lines of text "Firma | E. Tosse & Co. | HAMBURG 22". There is an additional two lines of text in the bottom left-hand corner which reads "A Stamp is Requested"

40. CARL ROLLMANN | HAMM

Destination address, four lines of text "Carl Rollmann | Hamm"

41. FERD MARX & Co | HANNOVER

Destination address, four lines of text "AKA GUMMIWARENFABRIK | FERD MARX & Co | HANNOVER | HALLERSTRASSE 37", from a rubber goods factory in Hanover.

42. ERNST GROTE A.-G. | HANNOVER

Destination address, two lines of text "Ernst Grote A.-G. | Hannover"

43. LUDWIG JOSLEN | HANNOVER

Destination address, four lines of text "Ludwig Joslen | Hannover"

44. DER VORSTAND DER FRAUENGRUPPE | HARBURG

Reverse of card has nine lines of text including "Der Vorstand der Frauengruppe | Harburg"

45. ABRAHAM DÜRNINGER & Co. | HERRNHUT

Destination address, four lines of text "Fa. | Abraham Dürninger & Co. | Herrnhut". The sender's section has 4 lines of text that reads "If you do not wish to | receive our price lists for | any reason, please let | us know on this card". The reverse side of the card is a form for the customer to place an order the company's products.

The Abraham Dürninger company was a textile company founded in 1747 by Abraham Dürninger in Herrnhut as Aktion Abraham Dürninger. In 1750 the name was chnaged to Abraham Dürninger & Co. The company still exists today and more of their history and products can be found here

45a. ABRAHAM DURNINGER & Co | HERRNHUT

The following card is another from the Abraham Dürninger Company. The destination address is the same as the card above but now there is no 4 line text message at the bottom of the sender's section. The order portion on the reverse side is the same as that on the card above.

46. A. PACHMAYR | HERRSCHING

Sender's address, nine lines of text "A. Pachmayr | Herrsching"

47. ROSENZWEIG & BAUMANN | KASSEL

Destination address, four lines of text "Rosenzweig & Baumann | Kassel"

48. JOSEF KÖSEL & FRIEDRICH PUSTET | KEMPTEN

Destination address, five lines of text "Josef Kösel & Friedrich Pustet | Kempten"

49. H JVENS | KIEL

Destination address, four lines of text "H Jvens | KIEL"

50. M. u. P. ROEVER | LEIPZIG-GOHLIS

Destination address, four lines of text "M. u. P. Roever | Leipzig-Gohlis"

51. G. A. STRIEDER | LEIPZIG-EU

Destination address, four lines of text "G. A. Strieder | Leipzig-Eu"

52. THEODOR TEICHGRAEBER | LEIPZIG-PLAGWITZ

Destination address, six lines of text "Theodor Teichgraeber | Leipzig-Plagwitz"

53. D. BAMBERGER | LICHTENFELS

Destination address, five lines of text "D. Bamberger | Lichtenfels"

54. E.F. EBERT | LUGAU

Destination address, four lines of text "E.F. EBERT | LUGAU"

MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES

1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-0
2. 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
4. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DITTEN REICHES" 1933-1945 by FRECH. ISBN: UNKNOWN