Category: Deutsch-Ostafrika Postmarks

  • February 15, 2026
    The Mittellandbahn, or Central Railway, began construction at Dar-es-Salaam in early 1905, and was gradually expanded westward until reaching Lake…
  • February 15, 2026
    The Mittellandbahn, or Central Railway, began construction at Dar-es-Salaam in early 1905, and was gradually expanded westward until reaching Lake…
  • February 15, 2026
    A post office was opened at Tanga, a major coastal settlement, on 5 May 1891. It would remain open until…
  • February 15, 2026
    A German post office was opened in the trading hub of Tabora in July 1895. It remained open until the…
  • February 15, 2026
    A post office was opened at Muanza on Lake Victoria in October 1895.
  • February 15, 2026
    A post office was opened at Mpapua on 20 April 1895. It remained open until 31 August 1916, when it…
  • February 15, 2026
    A post office was open at Morogoro in January 1904 upon the decision to make it the site of a…
  • February 15, 2026
    Mahenge was opened as a military station in 1899, and received a post office in August 1901.
  • February 15, 2026
    A postal office was opened at Langenburg on the shore of Lake Nyasa on 5 June 1895.  In 1901, the…
  • February 15, 2026
    A post office was opened at Kilwa, a major coastal settlement, on 14 April 1892. It remained open until 9…