{"product_id":"scg3960-germany-postal-card-with-bavaria-overprint-c-1920s","title":"SCG3960 - Germany – Postal Card with Bavaria Overprint (c. 1920s)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"651\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"167\"\u003eGerman Reich postal stationery card\u003c\/strong\u003e featuring dual indicia. On the right, the original \u003cstrong data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"264\"\u003eBavarian 15 Pfennig coat-of-arms indicium\u003c\/strong\u003e is overprinted with two horizontal bars and “Deutsches Reich,” reflecting the postal unification after Bavaria’s independent postal system was absorbed into the Reichspost in 1920. Next to it is an added \u003cstrong data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"501\"\u003e30 Pfennig Germania indicium\u003c\/strong\u003e, printed directly on the card, depicting the allegorical female figure Germania, a widely used motif in German philately of the early 20th century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"986\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe card is inscribed “Postkarte mit Antwortkarte” (Postcard with reply card), showing it was issued as part of a reply-paid stationery set. These transitional issues are highly collectible, as they represent the period of postal consolidation after World War I, when former German states like Bavaria lost their postal autonomy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1333\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1009\"\u003eCollector’s Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e This card is an excellent example of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1089\"\u003eBavaria-to-Reich transition issues\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining both the historical Bavarian imprint and the Germania design under the unified Deutsches Reich postal authority. It remains sought after for postal history collections focusing on German states and early Weimar-era postal reforms.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stamp and Cover Galaxy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45567828459691,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/2406\/6475\/files\/Scan_20250829_78__3.jpg?v=1756547288","url":"https:\/\/stampandcovergalaxy.com\/products\/scg3960-germany-postal-card-with-bavaria-overprint-c-1920s","provider":"Stamp and Cover Galaxy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}