Category: Karolinen

  • February 20, 2026
    Shown below are the stamps of the GermanStamps.net Collection on the physical album pages.
  • February 20, 2026
    The 1917 postal stationery are similar to other Yacht designs, but feature a vertical line down the middle of the…
  • February 20, 2026
    In 1901, Karolinen began using postal stationery of the new design depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II’s yacht, the Hohenzollern II.
  • February 20, 2026
    Copies of P7-P10 “Specimen” overprints were produced for use as reference copies or examples for distribution to other members of the Universal…
  • February 20, 2026
    In 1900, proof printings of P8 and P10 were produced, and feature a shorter third address line (56mm vice 60mm)…
  • February 20, 2026
    The first postal stationery produced especially for Karolinen were overprinted versions of German Empire issues.
  • February 20, 2026
    Following the Reichspost’s selection of the design for the Yacht Issues, several blocks of 16 were printed as proofs. The…
  • February 20, 2026
    Beginning in 1905, Germany began phasing in the use of watermarked paper on its new issues.
  • February 20, 2026
    To fill the void, the Ponape postal administrator used a variety of provisionals, including unaltered German Germania issues, Karolinen 3-pfennig…
  • February 20, 2026
    To fill the void, the Ponape postal administrator used a variety of provisionals, including unaltered German Germania issues, Karolinen 3-pfennig…