February 21, 2026The 1917/1919 Yacht Postal Stationery are similar to other Yacht designs, but feature a vertical line down the middle of…
February 21, 2026In 1900, Kiautschou began using postal stationery of the standard design depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II’s yacht, the Hohenzollern II.
February 21, 2026Because of the large naval presence in Tsingtau, however, it was common for naval personnel to post the cards at…
February 21, 2026Upon the printing of the 1905 / 1919 Yacht Issues, a single imperforate sheet was printed of the 2 Cent…
February 21, 2026Upon the issuance of new stamps, samples were sent via the Universal Postal Union to postal administrations of UPU member…
February 21, 2026Upon issuance of the 1901 Yacht Issues, an unknown number of copies were overprinted and distributed to post offices as…
February 21, 2026Beginning in 1905, Germany began phasing in the use of watermarked paper on its new issues. This practice led to…
February 21, 2026In 1905, Kiautschou issued this set of Yacht issues switching from Pfennig/Mark currencies to Cents/Dollars.
February 21, 2026In January 1901, Kiautschou issued its first stamps featuring the standard German Colonies design, Kaiser Wilhelm II’s yacht, the Hohenzollern II.
February 21, 2026On 19 July 1900, Kiautschou issued a second set of provisional postage stamps, again overprints of 10-Pfennig values from the…