Postage stamps from 1900 of the Deutsche Reichspost

Special postcard at the turn of the century, with Germania

The postage stamp year 1900 of the Deutsche Reichspost was the first year after eleven years with new stamp motifs.

The two permanent series Germania with 10 brands and Representative Representations of the German Empire with four brands came out. In addition, there was a supplementary value to the permanent series number in ornament .

As a definitive series, the Germania was also used on postal stationery as a value stamp for postcards , card letters and pneumatic tube envelopes . The special postcard at the turn of the century was officially sold on December 28, 1899; however, the earliest use dates back to December 24, 1899. Individual value steps were also sold from December 20, 1899, but still belong to the 1900 vintage.

The stamps with the designation Reichspost were valid until December 31, 1902. Similar stamps from the series "Germania" and "Representative representations of the German Empire" with the inscription German Empire appeared from the postage stamp year 1902 of the Deutsche Reichspost .

Notes: The fees for the mail between January 1, 1875 and June 30, 1906 were:

Postcards: 5 pfennigs
Long-distance letters: 10 pfennigs (up to 20 g) and 20 pfennigs (up to 250 g)
Registered mail: 20 pfennigs
Return receipt: 20 pfennigs

To classify the remaining purchasing power at the time, see article: Goldmark .

List of issues and motives

Legend

Image: An edited image of the brand mentioned. The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article.
Description: A brief description of the motif and / or the reason for the issue. In the case of issued series or blocks , the descriptions that belong together are indented with a marker.
Value: The face value of the individual stamp in pfennigs . A "+" means that it is an additional stamp (= postage value + donation).
Issue Date: The date this stamp was first sold.
Valid To: The date on which the validity ended.
Edition: As far as known, the number of this edition offered for sale is given here.
Design: As far as is known, it is stated here who designed this brand.
Mi.-No .: This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.

Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1900)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Definitive series: Krone / Adler last edition of the series, numeral in oval under crown	2	March 29	December 31, 1902	unknown	Shilling	52
	Definitive series: Germania	2	July 4th	December 31, 1902	unknown	Paul Eduard Waldraff	53
		3	February	December 31, 1902	unknown	Paul Eduard Waldraff	54
	→ for the halved stamp with 3 Pf imprint, see: Vineta provisional	5	March	December 31, 1902	unknown	Paul Eduard Waldraff	55
		10	December 30, 1899	December 31, 1902	unknown	Paul Eduard Waldraff	56
		20th	January 8th	December 31, 1902	unknown	Paul Eduard Waldraff	57
		25th	March 10th	December 31, 1902	unknown	Paul Eduard Waldraff	58
		30th	December 27, 1899	December 31, 1902	unknown	Paul Eduard Waldraff	59
		40	December 27, 1899	December 31, 1902	unknown	Paul Eduard Waldraff	60
		50	December 20, 1899	December 31, 1902	unknown	Paul Eduard Waldraff	61
		80	January 1st	December 31, 1902	unknown	Paul Eduard Waldraff	62
	Definitive series: Representative representations of the German Empire Reich Post Office in Berlin	1 mark	April 1st	December 31, 1902	unknown	C. Frenzel	63
	Symbolic representations of north and south Detail from the painting Victoria by Anton von Werner	2 marks	June 1st	December 31, 1902	unknown	Design: W. Lipinsky Engraving: W. Roese	64
	Unveiling of the Kaiser Wilhelm I monument in Berlin, based on a painting by W. Pape	3 marks	August 2nd	December 31, 1902	unknown	Reichsdruckerei engraving: W. Roese	65
	Commemoration of the founding of the empire in the white hall of the Berlin Palace , based on a painting by W. Pape	5 marks	December 14th	December 31, 1902	unknown	Reichsdruckerei engraving: W. Roese	66