February 12, 2026The first postal stationery produced especially for German East Africa were overprinted versions of German Empire issues.
February 10, 2026Upon the issuance of the 1905 / 1919 watermarked Yacht Issues, imperforate sheets were printed of several of the values…
February 10, 2026Proof printings of the 20-, 45-, and 60 Heller values of the unwatermarked Yacht Issues were printed in several trial…
February 10, 2026Proof printings of the 2- & 3 Rupien values were printed in trial colors that vary from the colors of…
February 10, 2026Prior to printing of the first Yacht Issues, a proof was produced of the 2 Pesa issue.
February 10, 2026Upon issuance of the 1901 Yacht Issues, an unknown number of copies were overprinted and distributed to post offices as…
February 10, 2026Prior to finalizing the design of the ‘PESA’ Overprints, the Reichspost produced ten sets of essays testing different overprint designs.…
February 9, 2026In January 1916, designs were produced for an emergency issue of stamps which consisted of 4 different designs, (1) for…
February 9, 2026While salvaging armaments from the Königsberg, the local authorities also salvaged a supply of German stamps. They had been immersed…
February 9, 2026Beginning in 1905, Germany began phasing in the use of watermarked paper on its new issues. Many color and perforation…