GERMAN COLONIES
KAMERUN
STAMPS
1897 / 1899
Kamerun (Cameroon) was a German colony on the west coast of Africa occupying a coastal strip between the English colony in Nigeria and the Spanish colony of Guinea (Rio Muni). The colony reached as far inland as Lake Chad in the Northeast down to The Congo in the Southeast. The territory was ceeded to Spanish Rio Muni in 1916.
MICHEL 1
REGULAR ISSUE GERMAN EMPIRE
Apr 1897/1899. The German post offices in Kamerun used German Empire stamps. Michel 45 to 50, so-called "crown/eagle" with slopping black Typography Overprint.
Mi 1
3 Pf
brown
(variations)
3 Pf
brown
(variations)
VARIATIONS
Mi 1a
3 Pf
medium brown
(Aug 1897)
3 Pf
medium brown
(Aug 1897)
Mi 1b
3 Pf
light ochre brown
(1898)
3 Pf
light ochre brown
(1898)
Mi 1c
3 Pf
bright brown ochre
(1898)
3 Pf
bright brown ochre
(1898)
Mi 1d
3 Pf
dark ochre brown
(1899)
3 Pf
dark ochre brown
(1899)
Mi 1e
3 Pf
light ochre
(1898)
3 Pf
light ochre
(1898)
Mi 1f
3 Pf
bright brown orange
(1899)
3 Pf
bright brown orange
(1899)
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 1 PF I
break in lower right band
break in lower right band
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 1
Mint, Unused
Mint, Unused
Mi 1
Mint, Unused
Mint, Unused
Mi 1
Mint, Unused
Mint, Unused
Mi 1
Mint, Unused
Mint, Unused
Mi 1
Cancelled, Used
"KAMERUN
31/8 99"
Cancelled, Used
"KAMERUN
31/8 99"
Mi 1
Cancelled, Used
"VIKTORIA KAMERUN GEBIET
2/8 00"
Cancelled, Used
"VIKTORIA KAMERUN GEBIET
2/8 00"
