Category: Kiautschou Postmarks

  • February 22, 2026
    The Mecklenburghaus Convalescent Home's postal needs were initially serviced by a postal unit without a canceller, with items being marked…
  • February 21, 2026
    In April 1905. a post office was opened in the Tapautau area of Tsingtau.  It remained open until the early days…
  • February 21, 2026
    On 15 January 1910, the Tsingtau-Großhafen post office was opened in the port area of Tsingtau. This post office remained…
  • February 21, 2026
    Tsingtau was the principle town of Kiautschou.  The first postal station in Tsingtau was a Naval Feldpost Office which opened…
  • February 21, 2026
    A postal agency was opened at Tsangkou on 1 April 1901. On 6 December 1904, the postal agency was redesignated…
  • February 21, 2026
    On 23 July 1900, a post office was opened at Taputur, on the shore of Kiautschou Bay opposite Tsingtau.
  • February 21, 2026
    On 1 July 1911, a post office was opened at Taitungtschen on the Schantung railway.  
  • February 21, 2026
    A post office was opened at Syfang on 1 August 1906. It remained open until the early days of World…
  • February 21, 2026
    On 1 February 1908, a post office was opened in Schatsykou, on the southeast coast of Kiautschou.
  • February 21, 2026
    During the German colonial period, Germany operated a recreation area for military personnel at Mecklenburghaus. The area’s postal needs were…