Category: Stamp Pages

  • February 24, 2026
    Upon issuance of the 1901 Yacht Issues, an unknown number of copies were overprinted and distributed to post offices as…

  • February 24, 2026
    Marshall-Inseln 1916 / 1919 Yacht Issues MiNr. 26 MiNr. 26 MiNr. 27 A I MiNr. 27 A I MiNr. 27…

  • February 24, 2026
    The overprint issues used throughout the German colonies were replaced in 1900/1901 with a standardized design, featuring Kaiser Wilhelm II’s yacht, the Hohenzollern…

  • February 24, 2026
    In December 1900, the Jaluit post office extinguished its supply of 5- and 25-Pf stamps. To fill the void, the Postmaster,…

  • February 24, 2026
    To remedy the shortage, 10 Pf stamps were bisected for use as 5 Pf provisionals.  It’s estimated that no more…

  • February 24, 2026
    In September 1899, Jaluit received the first batch of the new overprint issues with “Marshall Inseln” replacing “Marschall Inseln.”

  • February 24, 2026
    In 1899, a German stamp dealer named Philipp Kossack supplied the Imperial German Postal Museum with a large collection of…

  • February 24, 2026
    In 1898/1899, the Reichsdruckerei printed a small quantity of approximately 2 sheets (200 stamps) of each value for the Reich…

  • February 24, 2026
    The first stamps produced especially for the German colony in the Marshall Islands were overprinted versions of German Empire issues.

  • February 24, 2026
    In February 1897, 800 copies of MiNr. 1-6 were printed specifically for the Universal Postal Union office in Bern, Switzerland.