- Ost-Afrika Post Offices
- Ost-Afrika Feldpost
- Ost-Afrika Navy Post
- Ost-Afrika Seepost
- Ost-Afrika Bahnpost
GERMAN COLONIES
OST-AFRIKA
STAMPS
1893
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 1
REGULAR ISSUE GERMAN EMPIRE
PESA Overprint
Valid from: 1st July 1893. Regular issue German Empire stamp Michel Nr 45, so-called "crown/eagle" with black horizontal Typography overprint.
Mi1
2 PESA on 3 Pf
brown
(variations)
2 PESA on 3 Pf
brown
(variations)
VARIATIONS
Mi1 I
overprint 15.4mm wide
overprint 15.4mm wide
Mi1 II
overprint 17mm wide
overprint 17mm wide
PLATE FLAWS
Mi1 PF II
'O' in 'REICHSPOST' broken on left
'O' in 'REICHSPOST' broken on left
Mi1 PF III
break in lower right band
break in lower right band
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
