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 3
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 3
10 Pf
red
(variations)
10 Pf
red
(variations)
VARIATIONS
Mi 3a
10 Pf
bright lilac red
(Apr 1897)
10 Pf
bright lilac red
(Apr 1897)
Mi 3b
10 Pf
red carmine
10 Pf
red carmine
Mi 3c
10 Pf
dark rose red
(1899)
10 Pf
dark rose red
(1899)
Mi 3d
10 Pf
lilac red
10 Pf
lilac red
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 3 PF III
short foot on 'P' of right denomination 'PF'
short foot on 'P' of right denomination 'PF'
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
Mi 3
Mint, Unused
Mi 3
Mint, Unused
(2)
Mi 3
Mint, Unused
Mi 3
Mint, Unused
(3)
Mi 3
Mint, Unused
Mi 3
Mint, Unused
(4)
Mi 3
Cancelled, Used
"KAMERUN
2/6 00"
Mi 3
Cancelled, Used
"KAMERUN
2/6 00"
(5)
Mi 3
Cancelled, Used
"KRIBI
29/4 00"
Mi 3
Cancelled, Used
"KRIBI
29/4 00"
(6)
Mi 3
Mint, Unused
Mi 3
Mint, Unused
