Deutsche Seepost Shanghai-Tientsin
In April 1898, the Jebsen Shipping Company began operating a steamer service connecting several Chinese ports, including Shanghai, Kiautschou, Hong Kong, and Tientsin.Â
In 1901, Jebsen was purchased by HAPAG, which then assumed operation of this coastal service. HAPAG continued operating the former Jebsen steamers on the route, designating this service as the Shanghai-Tientsin Linie.  The line remained in service until the outbreak of World War I.
![05-ponape](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shanghai-tientsin-st-020916.png)
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Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 1 ★
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SHANGHAI-TIENTSIN ★
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![yap-po1900-2](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-gouverneur-jaeschke.jpg)
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1902
- 1904
- 1905
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-sikiang.jpg)
Sikiang
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
-
Unknown
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-staatssekretar-kraetke.jpg)
Staatssekretär Kraetke
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Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1909
- 1910
![dng-zweiglinie-c-05](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shanghai-tientsin-a-071229.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 1 a
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SHANGHAI-TIENTSIN a
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-mathilde.jpg)
Mathilde
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1901
Notes:
- Also used on Feldpost during the Boxer Rebellion, to 31 August 1901
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-tsintau.jpg)
Tsintau
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- Unknown
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-admiral-von-tirpitz.jpg)
Admiral von Tirpitz
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- February 1907
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-staatssekretar-kraetke.jpg)
Staatssekretär Kraetke
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1907
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-gouverneur-jaeschke.jpg)
Gouverneur Jaeschke
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- Unknown
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-sikiang.jpg)
Sikiang
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1911
- 1913
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-lyeemoon.jpg)
Longmoon (sister ship Lyeemoon shown)
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Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1914
![dng-zweiglinie-c-05](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shanghai-tientsin-b-010907.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 1 b
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SHANGHAI-TIENTSIN b
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-tsintau.jpg)
Tsintau
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1901
Notes:
- Also used on Feldpost during the Boxer Rebellion, to 31 August 1901
- Can be found with provisional ‘01’ year slug
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-gouverneur-jaeschke.jpg)
Gouverneur Jaeschke
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1902
- 1903
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-vorwarts.jpg)
Vorwärts
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- Unknown
![dng-zweiglinie-c-05](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shanghai-tientsin-c-030216.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 1 c
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SHANGHAI-TIENTSIN c
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-mathilde.jpg)
Mathilde
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- Unknown
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-sikiang.jpg)
Sikiang
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1909
- 1910
![dng-zweiglinie-c-05](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/schanghai-tientsin.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 2
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SCHANGHAI-TIENTSIN
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-peiho.jpg)
Peiho
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
-
July 1906 to October 1906
Notes:
- Provisional wood canceller without letter identifier or date
- SCHANGHAI instead of SHANGHAI
![dng-zweiglinie-c-05](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shanghai-tientsin-d-070916.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 3
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SCHANGHAI-TIENTSIN d
![ndl-flag](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hapag-flag.jpg)
HAPAG
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-peiho.jpg)
Peiho
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
-
October 1906 to Summer 1908
Notes:
- Dot instead of slash between day and month
- SCHANGHAI instead of SHANGHAI
Deutsche Seepost Shanghai-Tientsin
In April 1898, the Jebsen Shipping Company began operating a steamer service connecting several Chinese ports, including Shanghai, Kiautschou, Hong Kong, and Tientsin.Â
In 1901, Jebsen was purchased by HAPAG, which then assumed operation of this coastal service. HAPAG continued operating the former Jebsen steamers on the route, designating this service as the Shanghai-Tientsin Linie.  The line remained in service until the outbreak of World War I.
![](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shanghai-tientsin-st-020916.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 1 ★
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SHANGHAI-TIENTSIN ★
![yap-po1900-2](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-gouverneur-jaeschke.jpg)
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1902
- 1904
- 1905
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-sikiang.jpg)
Sikiang
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
-
Unknown
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-staatssekretar-kraetke.jpg)
Staatssekretär Kraetke
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1909
- 1910
![dng-zweiglinie-c-05](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shanghai-tientsin-a-071229.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 1 a
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SHANGHAI-TIENTSIN a
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-mathilde.jpg)
Mathilde
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1901
Notes:
- Also used on Feldpost during the Boxer Rebellion, to 31 August 1901
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-tsintau.jpg)
Tsintau
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- Unknown
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-admiral-von-tirpitz.jpg)
Admiral von Tirpitz
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- February 1907
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-staatssekretar-kraetke.jpg)
Staatssekretär Kraetke
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1907
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-gouverneur-jaeschke.jpg)
Gouverneur Jaeschke
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- Unknown
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-sikiang.jpg)
Sikiang
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1911
- 1913
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-lyeemoon.jpg)
Longmoon (sister ship Lyeemoon shown)
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1914
![dng-zweiglinie-c-05](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shanghai-tientsin-b-010907.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 1 b
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SHANGHAI-TIENTSIN b
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-tsintau.jpg)
Tsintau
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1901
Notes:
- Also used on Feldpost during the Boxer Rebellion, to 31 August 1901
- Can be found with provisional ‘01’ year slug
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-gouverneur-jaeschke.jpg)
Gouverneur Jaeschke
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1902
- 1903
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-vorwarts.jpg)
Vorwärts
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- Unknown
![dng-zweiglinie-c-05](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shanghai-tientsin-c-030216.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 1 c
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SHANGHAI-TIENTSIN c
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-mathilde.jpg)
Mathilde
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- Unknown
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-sikiang.jpg)
Sikiang
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 1909
- 1910
![dng-zweiglinie-c-05](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/schanghai-tientsin.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 2
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SCHANGHAI-TIENTSIN
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-peiho.jpg)
Peiho
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- July 1906 to October 1906
Notes:
- Provisional wood canceller without letter identifier or date
- SCHANGHAI instead of SHANGHAI
![dng-zweiglinie-c-05](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shanghai-tientsin-d-070916.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann SP 3
- ArGe Kolonien DEUTSCHE SEEPOST SCHANGHAI-TIENTSIN d
![xschiff-prinz-sigismund](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xschiff-peiho.jpg)
Peiho
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
-
October 1906 to Summer 1908
Notes:
- Dot instead of slash between day and month
- SCHANGHAI instead of SHANGHAI
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