Category: Stamp Pages

  • February 15, 2026
    On 15 May 1918, Belgium issued this set of overprints of Belgian Congo MiNr. 33-41 for use in Belgian occupied…
  • February 15, 2026
    This 5-stamp series of forgeries of the German East Africa yacht issues was discovered in the years after WWI, but…
  • February 15, 2026
    Upon occupying Mafia Island, the British used a handstamp to overprint German East Africa issues for use by British forces…
  • February 15, 2026
    The 1905 Translation Fee stamp is similar in design to the 1894 Translation Fee stamps, but with a change in value to…
  • February 15, 2026
    The 1894 Translation Fee stamp is valued at 15 Pesa, and can be found in grey and blue-grey shades. The…
  • February 15, 2026
    These storage fee stamps are of the same design as the 1905 Statistical Fee stamps, but with changed colors and “Lagergebühr” overprint.
  • February 15, 2026
    The second and final issue of dock fee stamps are of the same design as the 1905 Statistical Fee stamps, but with…
  • February 15, 2026
    The initial issue of dock fee stamps are of the same design as the 1905 Statistical Fee stamps, but with various handstamp…
  • February 15, 2026
    The 1905 Statistical Fee stamps saw the switch from Pesa/Rupie to Heller/Rupie values (1 Rupie = 100 Heller).
  • February 15, 2026
    On 1 April 1905, Deutsch-Ostafrika switched from using Rupie/Pesa currency to Rupie/Heller currency. To avoid wasting remaining stocks of Pesa-valued…