Set Date(s)
April 1897 / 21 July 1899
Marshall-Inseln
1897 Jaluit Krone / Adler Overprints
MiNr. 1 I a
MiNr. 1 I b
MiNr. 2 I
MiNr. 3 I
MiNr. 4 I
The first stamps produced especially for the German colony in the Marshall Islands were overprinted versions of German Krone/Adler Issues.
The initial batch was printed in Berlin between 15 and 20 February 1897, and they first became available for use in the Jaluit post office on 10 April 1897.
The Jaluit Overprint issues are difficult to distinguish from the later Berlin reprints, with only slight variations in color, paper, and gum.
The 3 Pf and 25 Pf can be found with plate flaws on the underlying stamps.
MiNr. 1 I Plate Flaw I — broken scroll (right)
Posn. 33, 38, 83, 88
MiNr. 1 I a I
MiNr. 1 I b I
These stamps were printed in 10×10 sheets, with two sheets per printing pane, arranged vertically. As a result, gutter pairs (in German, Zwischtenstegpaare) exist containing stamps from the bottom row of the top sheet and the top row of the bottom sheet.
MiNr. 1 I a ZS
MiNr. 1 I b ZS
MiNr. 2 I ZS
MiNr. 3 I ZS
MiNr. 4 I ZS
1897 Jaluit Krone / Adler Overprints
MiNr. 1 I a
MiNr. 1 I b
MiNr. 2 I
MiNr. 3 I
MiNr. 4 I
The first stamps produced especially for the German colony in the Marshall Islands were overprinted versions of German Krone/Adler Issues.
The initial batch was printed in Berlin between 15 and 20 February 1897, and they first became available for use in the Jaluit post office on 10 April 1897.
The Jaluit Overprint issues are difficult to distinguish from the later Berlin reprints, with only slight variations in color, paper, and gum.
The 3 Pf and 25 Pf can be found with plate flaws on the underlying stamps.
MiNr. 1 I Plate Flaw I — broken scroll (right)
Posn. 33, 38, 83, 88
MiNr. 1 I a I
MiNr. 1 I b I
These stamps were printed in 10×10 sheets, with two sheets per printing pane, arranged vertically. As a result, gutter pairs (in German, Zwischtenstegpaare) exist containing stamps from the bottom row of the top sheet and the top row of the bottom sheet.
MiNr. 1 I a ZS
MiNr. 1 I b ZS
MiNr. 2 I ZS
MiNr. 3 I ZS
MiNr. 4 I ZS
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