Jaluit
In the 1870’s, German companies established the first trading ties with the Marshall Islands. On 15 October 1885, Germany formally declared Marshall-Inseln to be a German protectorate.
The first German post office in Marshall-Inseln was established at Jaluit on 29 March 1889. This would remain the only post office in the colony until a second was established on Nauru in 1908.
The Jaluit post office would remain open until Jaluit was captured by the Japanese on 29 September 1914.
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Jaluit Post Office
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 1
- ArGe Kolonien JALUIT MARSCHALL-INSELN ◆1
Dates of Use:
- 29 March 1889 to 23 May 1900
Notes:
- Without year slug, 1 January to 13 March 1890
- Without year slug, 1 January to 28 January 1892
- Without year slug or with handwritten year, 1 January to 5 February 1894
- Without year slug or with handwritten year, 1 January to mid-January 1897
- Red-violet ink, 1895-1896
- Greenish-blue ink, 1895-1899
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Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 2
- ArGe Kolonien JALUIT MARSHALL INSELN ◆2
Dates of Use:
- 21 May 1900 to September 1914
Notes:
- Broad day/month slugs until 31 August 1900
- Narrower day/month slugs, 1 September 1900 to September 1914
- Without year slug, 1 January to 11 January 1914
![bahnpost-tsingtau-weihsien-zug2-030317](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/02-jaluit.png)
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Jaluit
PO Information
Opened: 29 March 1889
Closed: 29 September 1914
In the 1870’s, German companies established the first trading ties with the Marshall Islands. On 15 October 1885, Germany formally declared Marshall-Inseln to be a German protectorate.
The first German post office in Marshall-Inseln was established at Jaluit on 29 March 1889. This would remain the only post office in the colony until a second was established on Nauru in 1908.
The Jaluit post office would remain open until Jaluit was captured by the Japanese on 29 September 1914.
![](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/01-jaluit.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 1
- ArGe Kolonien JALUIT MARSCHALL-INSELN ◆1
Dates of Use:
- 29 March 1889 to 23 May 1900
Notes:
- Without year slug, 1 January to 13 March 1890
- Without year slug, 1 January to 28 January 1892
- Without year slug or with handwritten year, 1 January to 5 February 1894
- Without year slug or with handwritten year, 1 January to mid-January 1897
- Red-violet ink, 1895-1896
- Greenish-blue ink, 1895-1899
![bahnpost-tsingtau-weihsien-zug2-030317](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/02-jaluit.png)
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 2
- ArGe Kolonien JALUIT MARSHALL INSELN ◆2
Dates of Use:
- 21 May 1900 to September 1914
Notes:
- Broad day/month slugs until 31 August 1900
- Narrower day/month slugs, 1 September 1900 to September 1914
- Without year slug, 1 January to 11 January 1914
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