1905 Yacht Issue Watermarked Proofs
Proof printings of the Yacht Issues were printed on paper with a lozenge watermark.
1905 Yacht Issue Watermarked Proofs
Proof printings of the Yacht Issues were printed on paper with a lozenge watermark.
British Occupation Overprint Issues
On 16 December 1914, the Commonwealth forces occupying the German Marshall Islands issued their first overprinted stamps.
1905 Imperforate Yacht Issue
Upon the printing of the 1905 / 1919 Yacht Issues, a single imperforate sheet was printed of the 2 Cent issue for the archive of the Reichsdruckerei (Reich Printing Works). The sheet remained in the archive until 1997, when it was broken-up and released for public auction.
Pisa Provisional
In 1902, the steamer Pisa of the Sloman Line ran short of 5 Pfennig postage and was forced to use provisional means to note the payment of the proper postage.
1900 Yacht Issue 2 Pfennig Proof
Following the Reichspost’s selection of the design for the Yacht Issues, several blocks of 16 were printed as proofs. The proofs are in a face value (2 Pf.) and color that were not used on the final, released issues.