1916 Overprints
Prior to 1 December 1916, civilians within the Etappengebiet West used postage of the Belgian Generalgouvernement, but on that date this set of Germania overprints was issued for use.
Valenciennes Provisional
From 8 September 1914 – 30 October 1914, this provisional issue was used within the districts of Valenciennes, Le Quesnoy, Solesmes and Cambral.
WWI Occupation – Etappengebiet West
Shown below are the stamps of the GermanStamps.net Collection on the physical album pages.
WWI Occupation – Etappengebiet West
For postal purposes, this third zone of Belgium was combined with the German-occupied portions of northeastern France into a postal administration known as the Etappengebiet West, or Staging Area West.