
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.
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.
From 8 September 1914 – 30 October 1914, this provisional issue was used within the districts of Valenciennes, Le Quesnoy, Solesmes and Cambral.
Shown below are the stamps of the GermanStamps.net Collection on the physical album pages.
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.