May 24, 2026At the close of World War I, the Allies administered several German territories in Western Europe.
May 23, 2026During the Weimar period, the Reichspost produced a large variety of postcards. Notable series included the German Towns postcards, and…- May 23, 2026Effective 1 April 1920, German State agencies were required to frank official mail with official stamps (dienstmarken). German Federal agencies…
- May 21, 2026During the Weimar period, the Reichspost issued a wide variety of postage stamps — early issues continued the Germania series,…
May 20, 2026On 1 June 1917, the four occupying powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Turkey, Bulgaria) established a joint administration, the Militärverwaltung in…
May 20, 2026This area of Russian Poland was placed under German administration as the “Generalgouvernement Warschau” (General Government Warsaw).
May 20, 2026These areas included all or parts of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Poland, and was known as the Postgebiet…
May 20, 2026For postal purposes, this third zone of Belgium was combined with the German-occupied portions of northeastern France into a postal…- May 20, 2026Those portions of Belgium occupied by Germany were organized administratively into the Belgium Generalgouvernement. Germany issued overprinted Germania postage for…
May 19, 2026Mail transported on vessels of the German Navy was known as Marine-Schiffspost, or Naval Ship Post. These items typically feature…