- 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 VO48
FORERUNNER (VO)
Issued: 1890/99. The German East Africa Post Office used German Empire stamp Michel Nr 48 (so-called 'crown/eagle) stamp of 1889 Michel 48 "Numeral in oval" So-called "crown/eagle".
MiVO48
20 Pf
ultramarine
(variations)
20 Pf
ultramarine
(variations)
VARIATIONS
MiVO48a
20 Pf
medium ultramarine
(1890-92)
20 Pf
medium ultramarine
(1890-92)
MiVO48b
20 Pf
medium blue
(1891 up to June 1893)
20 Pf
medium blue
(1891 up to June 1893)
MiVO48c
20 Pf
bright cobalt blue
(1891-93)
20 Pf
bright cobalt blue
(1891-93)
MiVO48d
20 Pf
violet ultramarine
(end 1892 up to June 1893)
20 Pf
violet ultramarine
(end 1892 up to June 1893)
PLATE FLAWS
REQUIRES ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
MiVO48
Cancelled
"TANGA
23/11 92"
MiVO48
Cancelled
"TANGA
23/11 92"
(1) This circular TANGA 'day/month year' cancel was used from 5th May 1891 through 7th Jul 1916.