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Linie Hamburg-Westafrika XVIII

In 1885, steamships of the Woermann-Linie began providing mail service between Germany and the West African colonies on the Hamburg-Westafrika Linie.

This route would continue until the outbreak of World War I in 1914, with the Woermann ships as the primary vessels on the route.  Vessels of other shipping companies would occasionally be chartered to supplement the service, primarily during periods in which Germany needed to transport large numbers of troops and supplies to Deutsch-Südwestafrika for service in the native rebellions.

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  • Friedemann SP 1
  • ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST LINIE HAMBURG-WESTAFRIKA XVIII
Eduard Bohlen II
Woermann Linie
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Period of Use on this Ship:

  • 12 April 1898 to 23 December 1900

Gretchen Bohlen (in later service as Duala)
Woermann Linie
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Period of Use on this Ship:

  • 12 April 1898 to 23 December 1900

Amasis
DDG Kosmos
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Period of Use on this Ship:

  • 10 October 1910 to 31 January 1911

This canceller was also used on the following vessel(s) during periods in which the vessel(s) made at least one port call in Kamerun, but no items from Kamerun cancelled during the port call(s) are currently known.

  • Duala (Woermann) – 3 June 1907 to 7 March 1908

Linie Hamburg-Westafrika XVIII

In 1885, steamships of the Woermann-Linie began providing mail service between Germany and the West African colonies on the Hamburg-Westafrika Linie.

This route would continue until the outbreak of World War I in 1914, with the Woermann ships as the primary vessels on the route.  Vessels of other shipping companies would occasionally be chartered to supplement the service, primarily during periods in which Germany needed to transport large numbers of troops and supplies to Deutsch-Südwestafrika for service in the native rebellions.

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Catalog:

  • Friedemann SP 1
  • ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST LINIE HAMBURG-WESTAFRIKA XVIII
Eduard Bohlen II
Woermann Linie
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Period of Use on this Ship:

  • 12 April 1898 to 23 December 1900

Gretchen Bohlen (in later service as Duala)
Woermann Linie
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Period of Use on this Ship:

  • 12 April 1898 to 23 December 1900

Amasis
DDG Kosmos
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Period of Use on this Ship:

  • 10 October 1910 to 31 January 1911

This canceller was also used on the following vessel(s) during periods in which the vessel(s) made at least one port call in Kamerun, but no items from Kamerun cancelled during the port call(s) are currently known.

  • Duala (Woermann) – 3 June 1907 to 7 March 1908

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