Representative representations of the German Empire

A permanent stamp series of the Deutsche Reichspost , which was published between 1900 and 1920, is now referred to as representative representations of the German Empire . The last stamps in the set were valid until September 30, 1923. There is no reliable information about the number of copies.

The stamps in the series, with values ​​between 1 and 5 marks , were mainly used for postal parcels and insured letters . After the First World War and with the onset of inflation , the stamps were also used on registered and insured letters.

The series is sometimes seen as part of the Germania stamp series , although neither shape, motif, or design are identical. The only thing that connects both series is the year of issue and the period of use.

Motifs

The series consisted of four different motifs, these were:

Motif name	description	draft	Sting
Reich Post Office in Berlin		C. Frenzel
Symbolic representations "North and South"	Genius as a symbol for the unification of North and South Germany. Detail from the painting Victoria by Anton von Werner , part of the " Saarbrücken City Hall Cycle "	W. Lipinsky	W. Roese
Unveiling of the Kaiser Wilhelm I monument in Berlin	after a painting by William Pape (1859–1920)	Reichsdruckerei	W. Roese
Commemoration of the founding of the empire in the white hall of the Berlin Palace	after a painting by William Pape	Reichsdruckerei	W. Roese

After the First World War , only the first two motifs, the Reich Post Office and North and South , were reprinted. The brands can be recognized by the slightly changed image motifs. The imperial post office is now flagged on the corner towers and the genius now holds a torch instead of the imperial crown in the north and south motif , the two imperial eagles of the empire have also been replaced by the imperial eagle of the Weimar Republic . Brands that had already been produced from the imperial era were later used with new value imprints.

Brand List

The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article. If the date of issue is written in italics , it is the best known earliest date of use.

image	description	Values in marks	Issue date	Date of Expiry	MiNr.
	(I) Reich Post Office in Berlin	1	April 1, 1900	December 31, 1902	63
	North and south	2	June 1, 1900	December 31, 1902	64
	Unveiling of the Kaiser Wilhelm I monument	3	2nd August 1900	December 31, 1902	65
	Commemoration of the founding of the empire in the white hall of the Berlin Palace	5	December 14, 1900	December 31, 1902	66
	(II) Reich Post Office in Berlin	1	A: March 30, 1902 B: August 30, 1902	October 31, 1922	78 (A + B)
	North and south	2	March 20, 1902	October 31, 1922	79 A
	Unveiling of the Kaiser Wilhelm I monument in Berlin	3	A: March 20, 1902 B: February 20, 1904	October 31, 1922	80 (A + B)
	Commemoration of the founding of the empire	5	A: March 20, 1902 B: May 22, 1902	October 31, 1922	81 (A + B)
	(III) North and south	2	A: May 24, 1902 B: December 8, 1902	October 31, 1922	82 (A + B)
	(IV) (peace pressure) Reich Post Office in Berlin	1	December 9, 1905	October 31, 1922	94 A I
	North and south	2	February 25, 1906	October 31, 1922	95 A I
	Unveiling of the Kaiser Wilhelm I monument	3	March 21, 1911	October 31, 1922	96 A I
	Commemoration of the founding of the empire	5	January 24, 1906	October 31, 1922	97 A I
	(V) (war pressure) Reich Post Office in Berlin	1	A: January 30, 1918 B: September 17, 1915	October 31, 1922	94 (A + B)
	North and south	2	A: May 31, 1916 B: April 13, 1916	October 31, 1922	95 (A + B)
	Unveiling of the Kaiser Wilhelm I monument	3	A: May 4, 1919 B: October 9, 1918	October 31, 1922	96 (A + B)
	Commemoration of the founding of the empire	5	A: May 18, 1916 B: February 8, 1918	October 31, 1922	97 (A + B)
	(VI) Reich Post Office in Berlin	1	May 1920	September 30, 1923	A113
	Reich Post Office in Berlin	1.25	March 15, 1920	September 30, 1923	113
	Reich Post Office in Berlin	1.50	March 15, 1920	September 30, 1923	114
	North and south	2.50	March 15, 1920	September 30, 1923	115
	(VII) Reich post office in Berlin, with overprint new value class	1.25	June 1920	September 30, 1923	116
	Reich post office in Berlin, with overprint new value class	1.50	June 1920	September 30, 1923	117
	North and south, with overprint new value class	2.50	June 1920	September 30, 1923	118

Bavaria

In Bavaria, which had its own post office shelf until 1920 , the market values ​​of 1, 2, 3 and 5 marks were used in 1919 with the imprint "Free State of Bavaria" (Michel numbers 148 to 151).

Foreign post offices

In the post offices abroad, the market values ​​were used as follows:

• China: Reichspost issue with red imprint "China"; From October 1, 1905 German Reich edition with imprint "China" in Gothic script and value in (silver) dollars.
• Morocco: Reichspost issue with "Marocco" imprint and value in centimos / peseta currency; from September 30, 1905 German Reich edition with overprint "Marocco" in Gothic script and value in centimos / peseta currency, from 1911 with overprint "Morocco".
• Turkey: Reichspost issue with overprint in piastre currency; from October 1, 1905 German Reich edition with imprint in piastre currency in Gothic script.

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  China

In the German colonies of that time , the market values ​​(and the corresponding values ​​of the areas not counting in marks such as Kiautschou and German East Africa ) of the Imperial Yacht stamp series were used.

Casting issues

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  Belgium

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  Belgium 1917

• Belgium: Values ​​of 1, 2 and 5 marks overprinted in franc currency with "Belgium" printed in Gothic script.
• Stage area west (northeastern France): From December 1, 1916 overprinted values ​​of 1 and 2 marks without additional country information.
• Postal area Ober-Ost: From January 15, 1916 with "Postgebiet Ob. Ost" overprinted value at 1 mark.
• Poland, Romania, stage area 9th Army: unlike the Germania stamps, no overprint of the market values.

Voting areas, Saar area, Memel area, Gdansk

The market values ​​have been overprinted in the Allenstein voting area , in the Marienwerder voting area , in Upper Silesia (as part of the "Oppelner Notausgabe"), in the Saar area , in the Memel area and in Gdansk .

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  Allenstein (first series)

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  Allenstein (second series)

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  Marienwerder

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  Saar

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  Saar area

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  Saar area

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  Danzig

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  Danzig

Individual evidence

literature

• Michel catalog
  • Germany special
  • Letters Catalog

Web links

collection

• Representative representations of the German Empire from March 15, 1920
• German inflation / receipts May 6, 1920 - December 31, 1921
• German inflation / receipts January 1, 1922 - January 14, 1923