February 24, 2026To remedy the shortage, 10 Pf stamps were bisected for use as 5 Pf provisionals. It’s estimated that no more…
February 24, 2026In September 1899, Jaluit received the first batch of the new overprint issues with “Marshall Inseln” replacing “Marschall Inseln.”
February 24, 2026In 1899, a German stamp dealer named Philipp Kossack supplied the Imperial German Postal Museum with a large collection of…
February 24, 2026In 1898/1899, the Reichsdruckerei printed a small quantity of approximately 2 sheets (200 stamps) of each value for the Reich…
February 24, 2026The first stamps produced especially for the German colony in the Marshall Islands were overprinted versions of German Empire issues.
February 24, 2026In February 1897, 800 copies of MiNr. 1-6 were printed specifically for the Universal Postal Union office in Bern, Switzerland.
February 24, 2026Booklet 2 contains twenty 4 Heller stamps (MiNr. 31) and ten 7 1/2 Heller stamps (MiNr. 32).
February 23, 2026The 1919 postal stationery are similar to other Yacht designs, but feature a vertical line down the middle of the…
February 23, 2026In 1901, Marianen began using postal stationery of the new design depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II’s yacht, the Hohenzollern II.
February 23, 2026Proof printings of P8 and P10 were produced, and feature a shorter third address line (56mm vice 60mm) and a…