Dar-Es-Salaam / Daressalam
In 1869, German missionaries established the first German presence in the territory that would become German East Africa. In 1884, the Company for German Colonization was founded by German explorer Carl Peters, and immediately began establishing treaties with local chiefs in the coastal region.
Over the next decade, the newly-founded German East Africa Company would increase German influence in the area by opening customs houses and forming agreements with local chiefs and Sultans. In the last years of the 1880s, however, Arabs opposed to the increased European presence began raiding and killing German settlers. The German East Africa Company requested assistance from the Imperial government, which quickly came in the form of ships and men under the command of newly-appointed Imperial Commissioner Hauptmann Hermann von Wissmann. Within a year, the insurrection was crushed, and in 1891, Germany acquired sovereignty over the entire territory.
A postal agency was first opened at Dar-Es-Salaam on 4 October 1890. Following the formal declaration of German East Africa as a German Colony, Dar-Es-Salaam became the primary post office in the colony. The spelling was changed to Daressalam in May 1906. The post office remained open until 4 September 1916, when British forces captured Daressalam.
Dar-Es-Salaam Harbor
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 9
- ArGe Kolonien DAR-ES-SALAAM KDPAg ◆1
Dates of Use:
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14 October 1890 to 3 September 1892
Notes:
- Cancels dated 1 January 1891 on 3 Pf. to 50 Pf. Numeral in Oval issues are philatelic forgeries
Dar-Es-Salaam Post Office, c. 1903-1914
4 September 1900 (front)
4 September 1900 (rear)
5 June 1904 (front)
5 June 1904 (rear)
19 July 1904 (front)
19 July 1904 (rear)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 10
- ArGe Kolonien DAR-ES-SALAAM ◆2
Dates of Use:
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2 September 1892 to February 1909
Notes:
- No year date – 1891
- Provisional year date “93” – 1-28 January 1893
- Greenish-black to greenish-gray ink known
- Greenish black ink – 1897, 1898
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 11
- ArGe Kolonien DAR-ES-SALAAM D-OA ◆3
Dates of Use:
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22 July 1902 to February 1909
Notes:
-
After February 1908, usually used only as an arrival cancel or on internal postal service correspondence
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 12
- ArGe Kolonien DARESSALAM D-OA ◆4
Dates of Use:
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18 May 1906 to 31 December 1914
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 13
- ArGe Kolonien DARESSALAM a D-OA ◆5
Dates of Use:
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1 May 1909 to August 1914
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 14
- ArGe Kolonien DARESSALAM b D-OA ◆6
Dates of Use:
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3 March 1909 to 1 September 1916
Notes:
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Without year date – 1911
-
Provisional “15” year slug – 1915
-
Provisional large “16” year slug – 1916
-
Provisional Berlin “16” year slug – from June 1916
6 May 1913 (front)
6 May 1913 (rear)
18 September 1915 (front)
18 September 1915 (rear)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 15
- ArGe Kolonien DARESSALAM c (D-OA) ◆7
Dates of Use:
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1 October 1912 to 1 September 1916
PO Information
Opened as PO Abroad: 4 October 1890
As Colonial Post Office: 1 January 1891
Spelling changed to Daressalam: May 1906
Closed: 4 September 1916
Album Page(s)
Certificate(s)
Dar-Es-Salaam / Daressalam
PO Information
Opened as PO Abroad: 4 October 1890
As Colonial Post Office: 1 January 1891
Spelling changed to Daressalam: May 1906
Closed: 4 September 1916
In 1869, German missionaries established the first German presence in the territory that would become German East Africa. In 1884, the Company for German Colonization was founded by German explorer Carl Peters, and immediately began establishing treaties with local chiefs in the coastal region.
Over the next decade, the newly-founded German East Africa Company would increase German influence in the area by opening customs houses and forming agreements with local chiefs and Sultans. In the last years of the 1880s, however, Arabs opposed to the increased European presence began raiding and killing German settlers. The German East Africa Company requested assistance from the Imperial government, which quickly came in the form of ships and men under the command of newly-appointed Imperial Commissioner Hauptmann Hermann von Wissmann. Within a year, the insurrection was crushed, and in 1891, Germany acquired sovereignty over the entire territory.
A postal agency was first opened at Dar-Es-Salaam on 4 October 1890. Following the formal declaration of German East Africa as a German Colony, Dar-Es-Salaam became the primary post office in the colony. The spelling was changed to Daressalam in May 1906. The post office remained open until 4 September 1916, when British forces captured Daressalam.
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 9
- ArGe Kolonien DAR-ES-SALAAM KDPAg ◆1
Dates of Use:
-
14 October 1890 to 3 September 1892
Notes:
- Cancels dated 1 January 1891 on 3 Pf. to 50 Pf. Numeral in Oval issues are philatelic forgeries
4 September 1900 (front)
4 September 1900 (rear)
5 June 1904 (front)
5 June 1904 (rear)
19 July 1904 (front)
19 July 1904 (rear)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 10
- ArGe Kolonien DAR-ES-SALAAM ◆2
Dates of Use:
-
2 September 1892 to February 1909
Notes:
- No year date – 1891
- Provisional year date “93” – 1-28 January 1893
- Greenish-black to greenish-gray ink known
- Greenish black ink – 1897, 1898
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 11
- ArGe Kolonien DAR-ES-SALAAM D-OA ◆3
Dates of Use:
-
22 July 1902 to February 1909
Notes:
-
After February 1908, usually used only as an arrival cancel or on internal postal service correspondence
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 12
- ArGe Kolonien DARESSALAM D-OA ◆4
Dates of Use:
-
18 May 1906 to 31 December 1914
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 13
- ArGe Kolonien DARESSALAM a D-OA ◆5
Dates of Use:
-
1 May 1909 to August 1914
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 14
- ArGe Kolonien DARESSALAM b D-OA ◆6
Dates of Use:
-
3 March 1909 to 1 September 1916
Notes:
-
Without year date – 1911
-
Provisional “15” year slug – 1915
-
Provisional large “16” year slug – 1916
-
Provisional Berlin “16” year slug – from June 1916
6 May 1913 (front)
6 May 1913 (rear)
18 September 1915 (front)
18 September 1915 (rear)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 15
- ArGe Kolonien DARESSALAM c (D-OA) ◆7
Dates of Use:
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1 October 1912 to 1 September 1916
Album Page(s)
Certificate(s)