Category: Samoa Postmarks

  • February 25, 2026
    SMS Condor was an unprotected cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 23 February 1892 and commissioned on 9 December 1892.
  • February 25, 2026
    SMS Emden was a light cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 26 May 1908 and commissioned on 10 July…
  • February 25, 2026
    SMS Cormoran I was an unprotected cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 17 May 1892 and commissioned on 25…
  • February 25, 2026
    The SMS Bussard was an unprotected cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 23 January 1890 and commissioned on 7…
  • February 25, 2026
    Dr. Franke was a German Government Medical Officer in Apia, Samoa, from 1905-1909. During this period and during his later…
  • February 25, 2026
    During four periods from 1889 to 1895, the Apia post office was without postage stamps and had to resort to…
  • February 25, 2026
    The first German postal agency opened in Samoa was at Apia on 21 September 1886. 
  • February 25, 2026
    These album pages show the postmarks of Samoa.
  • February 25, 2026
    The primary postmarks found on items from Samoa are those of the German post offices in Samoa and Marine-Schiffspost postmarks…