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…
February 21, 2026On 1 May 1900, Kiautschou issued its first postage stamps, these overprints of German offices in China MiNr. 3 I…
February 20, 2026The 1917 postal stationery are similar to other Yacht designs, but feature a vertical line down the middle of the…
February 20, 2026In 1901, Karolinen began using postal stationery of the new design depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II’s yacht, the Hohenzollern II.
February 20, 2026Copies of P7-P10 “Specimen” overprints were produced for use as reference copies or examples for distribution to other members of the Universal…