GERMAN OFFICES ABROAD
MOROCCO
STAMPS
1900
German post offices in Morocco existed from the 20th Dec 1899 until the 5th Aug 1914 in the French area, until the 12th June 1919 in the Spanish area and until 19th Aug 1919 in Tanger.
The following towns had post offices: Tanger, Alkassar, Arsila, Asimmur, Cassablanca, Fez, Fez-Mellah, Larache, Marrakesch, Mazagan, Meknes, Magadar, Rabat, Saffi and Tetuan.
Alkassar, Arsila, Larache and Tetuan opened in 1912 are were situated in the Spanish area.Tanger was considered an independent area and all other towns were in the French Protectorate.
True Moroccan forerunners only exist cancelled from 1893 from ships of the Woerman Lines, where representatives aboard these ships were entitled to issue German Empire stamps. Letters cancelled on board can only be distinguished by seapost cancels with arrival or sender notations.
On 20th Dec 1899 the first Moroccan Foreign Post Office was opened in Tanger and had stamps issued bearing the country name from day one. Initially the German Post Offices only handled mail transiting along the coast, all internal mail was handled by private companies.
MICHEL 7 to 19
REGULAR ISSUE
GERMAN EMPIRE STAMPS
Issued: 1st Oct 1900, Regular issue German Empire stamps Michel 54 to 66 "Germania and representative illustrations" inscribed "REICHSPOST" with horizontal 'Pfennig' values. Overprinted black "Marocco" and value except Michel 18 overprinted carmine-red.
Michel 8 and 16 through 19 should not be confused with the 1903 issue which had a bolder overprint
Type I 'm'
1900
1900
Type II 'm'
1900
1900
Type I 't'
1900
1900
Type II 't'
1900
1900
MICHEL M52
REGULAR ISSUE
GERMAN EMPIRE STAMP
Issued: 29th Mar 1900. Inscribed "REICHSPOST", Regular Issue. "Denomination in oval" This stamp is unwatermarked and perf 13½:14¼ produced on sheets 10x5. The original stamp is Michel 52
