The reverse side of the Reichspost eagles contain any makers marks as well as mounting points to attach the eagles to the vehicles. The Reichspost eagles have four raised screw points (in some examples only 3 are raised – the middle swastika one is not) to allow screws to attach the eagles securely. They do […]

Maker: “V” Availability: Common The “V” eagle has two makers marks on the back. The makers marks are located on the backs of the eagles wings. Variations This maker has two variations of marking on the eagle; Version 1: “V V” – This version has a letter “V” raised on each wing of the eagle […]

Maker: WCP Availability: Common The “WCP” eagle has a single makers mark on the back. The makers mark is located on the back of the eagle underneath the swastika in the hollow from the wreath. Pics:  

Maker: W+C (WC, WtC) Availability: Common The “W+C” has several variations on the makers mark. The makers mark is located on the back of the eagle underneath the swastika in the hollow from the wreath. Variations: Sometimes this is marked as simply WC with out the “+”. Potentially it could read “WtC”.   Pics:  

Maker: Unknown – no Makers mark Availability: Common There are a number of period originals that have no defined makers mark. These can vary slightly but none have an obvious makers mark.   Pics:  

The following contains period pictures of Deutsche Reichspost Busses, Trucks, Cars and Trams. Page 1 | Page 2 Although not a Reichspost bus, the image to the left is a Police Blitzbus. Note the eagle decal and its similarity to the Reichspost emblem.         Useful links: Period photos – Decal/Painted Reichspost Eagles

Round “Deutsche Reichspost” signage This design was introduced around 1922. Due to the high cost of the materials the metal signs were soon replaced with painted or decal versions. The outer ring has the words “DEUTSCHE REICHSPOST” surrounding a Weimar Republic state eagle with drooped wings. These were located on passenger cars, buses, trams and […]

With the shortage of raw materials as a result of the war most Reichsbahn (and Reichspost) eagles after 1941 were no longer manufactured from metals (Aluminium, Bronze etc). Consequently vehicles after this period used Decals or painted on eagles instead. Given the difficulty of preserving or removing such paintings or decals, most were lost at the […]

The Deutsche Reichspost was the name of the postal service in the Third Reich Germany between 1866 and 1945. The Deutsche Reichspost used various vehicle types in the delivery of the postal service. This included Buses, Trucks, Cars and Trams. From the mid to late 1930’s many of the vehicles included the eagle and swastika […]