GERMAN COLONIES
KAMERUN
STAMPS
1905 / 1919
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 23
REGULAR ISSUE IMPERIAL YACHT
Oct 1905 to 1919. Like Michel 7 to 10, 16 and 19 except now with diamond / lozenge watermark. Type I is the so-called 'peace printing' and Type II is the 'war printing'.
Mi 23
20 Pf
ultramarine
(variations)
20 Pf
ultramarine
(variations)
Michel 23 II was only sold at the philatelic sales window in Berlin, therfore genuine cancelled versions are not possible.
VARIATIONS
Mi 23 I a
Type I
lilac ultramarine
peace printing
(Jan 1914)
Type I
lilac ultramarine
peace printing
(Jan 1914)
Mi 23 II b
Type II
dark violet ultramarine
war printing
(1917)
Type II
dark violet ultramarine
war printing
(1917)
Mi 23 II c
Type II
dark violet blue
war printing
(1918)
Type II
dark violet blue
war printing
(1918)
Mi 23 II d
Type II
dark lilac ultramarine
war printing
(1919)
Type II
dark lilac ultramarine
war printing
(1919)
PLATE FLAWS
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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 23
Unused, Mint
Unused, Mint
Mi 23
Unused, Mint
Unused, Mint
Mi 23
Unused, Mint
Unused, Mint
Mi 23
Unused, Mint
Unused, Mint
Mi 23
Unused, Mint
Unused, Mint
