GERMAN COLONIES
OST-AFRIKA
STAMPS
1893

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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.

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MICHEL 3
REGULAR ISSUE GERMAN EMPIRE
PESA Overprint

Valid from: 1st July 1893. Regular issue German Empire stamp Michel Nr 47, so-called "crown/eagle" with black horizontal Typography overprint.

Mi3
5 PESA on 10 Pf
carmine
(variations)

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VARIATIONS

Mi3 Ia
overprint 15.4mm wide
bright rose red

Mi3 Ib
overprint 15.4mm wide
medium carmine red

Mi3 Ic
overprint 15.4mm wide
bright lilac red

Mi3 Id
overprint 15.4mm wide
red carmine

Mi3 IIc
overprint 14.4mm wide

Mi3 IIIc
overprint 16.5mm wide

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PLATE FLAWS

Mi3 PF IV
'T' of 'REICHSPOST' with crossbars

Mi3 PF V
bar to left of denomination

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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

(1)
Mi3
Cancelled
"PANGANI
6/9 95"

(2)
Mi3
Cancelled
"MIKINDANI
8/7 96"

(1) This circular PANGANI 'day/month year' cancel was used from 15th Jun 1892 through 20th Jul 1916.

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21-Jul-2020 01:23