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 25
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 25
5 Mark
green black carmine
(variations)
5 Mark
green black carmine
(variations)
Michel 25 II was only sold at the philatelic sales window in Berlin, therfore genuine cancelled versions are not possible.
VARIATIONS
Mi 25 I A
Type I
green black / carmine red
peace printing
26:17 perf holes
(Aug 1913)
Type I
green black / carmine red
peace printing
26:17 perf holes
(Aug 1913)
Mi 25 I B
Type I
green black / carmine red
peace printing
25:17 perf holes
(Jan 1915)
Type I
green black / carmine red
peace printing
25:17 perf holes
(Jan 1915)
Mi 25 II A
Type II
green black / red carmine
war printing
26:17 perf holes
(1918)
Type II
green black / red carmine
war printing
26:17 perf holes
(1918)
Mi 25 II B
Type II
green black / red carmine
war printing
25:17 perf holes
(1919)
Type II
green black / red carmine
war printing
25:17 perf holes
(1919)
PLATE FLAWS
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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 25
Unused, Mint
Unused, Mint
Mi 25 II B
Unused, Mint
Unused, Mint