Coastal Steamers
In late 1889, the German government authorized the coastal steamer Eloby of the Woermann-Linie to provide a local service carrying mail from smaller coastal towns to ports where the larger Woermann-Linie ships called. A canceller was sent to Kamerun, but the Eloby had been removed from service before it arrived.
Form 1904 to 1914, two local coastal steamers, Nachtigal and Herzogin Elisabeth, were used to transport mail from coastal locations without a post office to the first port of call with a post office.
Items collected by these vessels received a manuscript cancel with the name of the ship, and sometimes a subsequent post office transit cancel. The manuscript cancels vary greatly in format and style.
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann Sch. E. 1
- ArGe Kolonien KAMERUN-BIAFRAKÜSTE
Woermann-Linie
Eloby
Postmark Information
Notes:
- A canceller was sent to Kamerun, but it’s currently believed to have arrived after the Eloby ceased providing the service.
- All uses of this cancel – from the end of 1889 to May 1890 – are believed to be backdated cancels.
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann Sch. E. 2
- ArGe Kolonien Herzogin Elisabeth
21 November 1906
Unknown Date
Kamerun Government
Herzogin Elisabeth
Postmark Information
Notes:
- Items collected received a manuscript cancel with the name of the ship, and sometimes a subsequent post office transit cancel. The manuscript cancels vary greatly in format and style.
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann Sch. E. 3
- ArGe Kolonien Nachtigal
Unknown Date
Unknown Date
14 May 1910
Kamerun Government
Nachtigal
Postmark Information
Notes:
- Items collected received a manuscript cancel with the name of the ship, and sometimes a subsequent post office transit cancel. The manuscript cancels vary greatly in format and style.
Coastal Steamers
In late 1889, the German government authorized the coastal steamer Eloby of the Woermann-Linie to provide a local service carrying mail from smaller coastal towns to ports where the larger Woermann-Linie ships called. A canceller was sent to Kamerun, but the Eloby had been removed from service before it arrived.
Form 1904 to 1914, two local coastal steamers, Nachtigal and Herzogin Elisabeth, were used to transport mail from coastal locations without a post office to the first port of call with a post office.
Items collected by these vessels received a manuscript cancel with the name of the ship, and sometimes a subsequent post office transit cancel. The manuscript cancels vary greatly in format and style.
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann Sch. E. 1
- ArGe Kolonien KAMERUN-BIAFRAKÜSTE
Postmark Information
Notes:
- A canceller was sent to Kamerun, but it’s currently believed to have arrived after the Eloby ceased providing the service.
- All uses of this cancel – from the end of 1889 to May 1890 – are believed to be backdated cancels.
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann Sch. E. 2
- ArGe Kolonien Herzogin Elisabeth
21 November 1906
Unknown Date
Herzogin Elisabeth
Postmark Information
Notes:
- Items collected received a manuscript cancel with the name of the ship, and sometimes a subsequent post office transit cancel. The manuscript cancels vary greatly in format and style.
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann Sch. E. 3
- ArGe Kolonien Nachtigal
Unknown Date
Unknown Date
14 May 1910
Nachtigal
Postmark Information
Notes:
- Items collected received a manuscript cancel with the name of the ship, and sometimes a subsequent post office transit cancel. The manuscript cancels vary greatly in format and style.
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