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 5
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 5
25 Pf
orange
(variations)
25 Pf
orange
(variations)
VARIATIONS
Mi 5a
25 Pf
yellowish orange
(Apr 1897)
25 Pf
yellowish orange
(Apr 1897)
Mi 5b
25 Pf
dark orange
(1899)
25 Pf
dark orange
(1899)
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 5 PF II
'I' in 'REICHSPOST' split on top
'I' in 'REICHSPOST' split on top
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 5
Mint, Unused
Mint, Unused
Mi 5
Mint, Unused
Mint, Unused
Mi 5
Mint, Unused
Mint, Unused
