February 9, 2026On 1 April 1905, a second set of Yacht Issues was issued for use in German East Africa. The 1905…
February 9, 2026The overprint issues used throughout the German colonies were replaced in 1900/1901 with a standardized design, featuring Kaiser Wilhelm II’s…
February 9, 2026In April 1896, a second set of overprints was issued for use in German East Africa. These overprints featured a…
February 9, 2026In 1891, the government of German East Africa contracted with the Schülke & Mayr Company to provide mail service along…
February 6, 2026The 1919 Yacht Postal Stationery are similar to other Yacht designs, but feature a vertical line down the middle of…
February 6, 2026The 1913 postal stationery is similar to other Yacht designs, but features a vertical line down the middle of the…
February 6, 2026In 1900, German New Guinea began using postal stationery of the new design depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II’s yacht, the Hohenzollern…
February 6, 2026Proof printings of P14 and P16 were produced, and feature a shorter third address line (56mm vice 60mm) and a longer fourth address line…
February 6, 2026The 1899 Overprint Postal Stationery are similar in appearance to the 1898 Overprint Postal Stationery, but none have watermarks (unlike P1),…
February 6, 2026The first postal stationery produced especially for German New Guinea were overprinted versions of German Empire issues.