GERMAN COLONIES
KAMERUN
STAMPS
1915
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 2
BRITISH OCCUPATION
REGULAR ISSUE IMPERIAL YACHT
Issued: 1915. Michel 2 with blue Typography overprint ("C.E.F.") - "Cameroon Expeditionary Force"
Mi 2
½ d on 5Pf
dark green, overprint blue
½ d on 5Pf
dark green, overprint blue
Quantity Issued: 100,000
VARIATIONS
Mi 2 DD
double overprint
double overprint
PLATE FLAWS
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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
