- Ost-Afrika Post Offices
- Ost-Afrika Feldpost
- Ost-Afrika Navy Post
- Ost-Afrika Seepost
- Ost-Afrika Bahnpost
GERMAN COLONIES
OST-AFRIKA
STAMPS
1890 / 1891
Forerunners are stamps of the German Empire that were in circulation in foreign countries and the colonies without any special identification (i.e. not overprinted "China"), until issue of their own stamps. 'Proper' forerunners were officially delivered to post offices and were sold from postal counters, stamps that were not used or not officially issued are non-proper forerunners. All forerunners and interim stamps can only be recognised by the cancellation and as such there is no such thing as an unused forerunner.
MICHEL VO47
FORERUNNER (VO)
Issued: 1890/99. The German East Africa Post Office used German Empire stamp Michel Nr 47 (so-called 'crown/eagle) stamp of 1889 Michel 47 "Numeral in oval" So-called "crown/eagle".
MiVO47
10 Pf
red
(variations)
10 Pf
red
(variations)
VARIATIONS
MiVO47b
10 Pf
bright rose red
(1890 to June 1893)
10 Pf
bright rose red
(1890 to June 1893)
MiVO47d
10 Pf
bright lilac red
(1893 up to June)
10 Pf
bright lilac red
(1893 up to June)
PLATE FLAWS
REQUIRES ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
MiVO47
Cancelled
"DAR-ES-SALAAM
1/12 99"
MiVO47
Cancelled
"DAR-ES-SALAAM
1/12 99"
(1) This circular DAR-ES-SALAAM 'day/month year' cancel was used from 2nd Sep 1892 through Feb 1909.
