Marshall-Inseln
Marshall-Inseln Postmarks
British Occupation Overprint Issues
On 16 December 1914, the Commonwealth forces occupying the German Marshall Islands issued their first overprinted stamps.
Overprint Private Postal Stationery
In March 1898, private versions of the 1897 Overprint Postal Stationery became available for use.
1917 / 1918 Yacht Postal Stationery
The 1917 / 1918 postal stationery are similar to other Yacht designs, but feature a vertical line down the middle of the card, with text in German and French.
1900 Yacht Postal Stationery
In 1901, the Marshalls began using postal stationery of the new design depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II’s yacht, the Hohenzollern II. The postcards were first available in Berlin in December 1900.
1900 Yacht Postal Stationery Proofs
Proof printings of P12 and P14 were produced, and feature a shorter third address line (56mm vice 60mm) and a longer fourth address line (74mm vice 70mm) than the standard P11-P14.