GERMAN COLONIES
SUDWEST AFRIKA
STAMPS
1891 / 1892
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 "Southwest Afrika"), 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 VO49a
OTYIMBINGUE FORERUNNERS (VO)
Issued: 1891/92. The German offices used German Empire stamps. Michel Nr 45 to Michel Nr 50 (so-called "crown/eagle".
Mi VO49a
25 Pf
yellow orange
(1891/92)
25 Pf
yellow orange
(1891/92)
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