Kaumi
In November 1897, two German missionaries were murdered by a mob in Shantung Province, China. In response, German naval forces occupied the port city of Tsingtau, and the German government used the occupation to press the Chinese government for a long-term lease of the port and the surrounding area. In March 1898, Germany and China entered into a 99-year lease under which Germany would control both sides of the entrance to Kiautschou Bay, as well as the islands within. Around this leased territory would be a small neutral zone which would, in effect, also be under German control.
Kaumi was a stop on the German Shantung Railway, which ran from Tsingtau, Kiautschou, through the neutral zone to Tsinan, China. A Feldpost station, Feldpoststation No. 1, was opened there on 24 November 1900. This Feldpoststation because a full postal agency on 5 July 1901.
The Kaumi postal agency closed on 31 March 1906.
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 1
- ArGe Kolonien K.D.FELD-POSTSTATION No 1 â—†1
Dates of Use:
- 5 July 1901 to 14 January 1902
Notes:
- Feldpoststation No. 1 established in Kaumi on 24 November 1900. Replaced by the Kaumi postal agency on 5 July 1901. Canceller remained in use until a dedicated Kaumi cancel arrived on 14 January 1902.
- Sometimes supplemented with single-line handstamp “Kaumi”
15 October 1902
4 March 1906
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 2
- ArGe Kolonien KAUMI DP â—†2
Dates of Use:
-
14 January 1902 to 31 March 1906
Kaumi
PO Information
Opened:Â 5 July 1901
Closed:Â 31 March 1906
In November 1897, two German missionaries were murdered by a mob in Shantung Province, China. In response, German naval forces occupied the port city of Tsingtau, and the German government used the occupation to press the Chinese government for a long-term lease of the port and the surrounding area. In March 1898, Germany and China entered into a 99-year lease under which Germany would control both sides of the entrance to Kiautschou Bay, as well as the islands within. Around this leased territory would be a small neutral zone which would, in effect, also be under German control.
Kaumi was a stop on the German Shantung Railway, which ran from Tsingtau, Kiautschou, through the neutral zone to Tsinan, China. A Feldpost station, Feldpoststation No. 1, was opened there on 24 November 1900. This Feldpoststation because a full postal agency on 5 July 1901.
The Kaumi postal agency closed on 31 March 1906.
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 1
- ArGe Kolonien K.D.FELD-POSTSTATION No 1 â—†1
Dates of Use:
- 5 July 1901 to 14 January 1902
Notes:
- Feldpoststation No. 1 established in Kaumi on 24 November 1900. Replaced by the Kaumi postal agency on 5 July 1901. Canceller remained in use until a dedicated Kaumi cancel arrived on 14 January 1902.
- Sometimes supplemented with single-line handstamp “Kaumi”
15 October 1902
4 March 1906
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 2
- ArGe Kolonien KAUMI DP â—†2
Dates of Use:
-
14 January 1902 to 31 March 1906
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