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GERMAN COLONIES
SUDWEST AFRIKA
My STAMPS
1901

German possession since 7th Aug 1884 with the Post Office starting on 16th July 1888.



German Southwest Africa, now the area occupied by Namibia, is located on the southwest coast of Africa. The postal network started in July 1888 and almost 100 post offices were created up until the First World War. German Southwest Africa was handed over to the South African Union on the 9th July 1915.

Post Offices in German Southwest Africa were established in many towns and cities, here are some postmarks to look out for: ABABIS, ALBRECHTSHÖHE, ARAHOAB, ARIS, AROAB, AUS, BARBY, BETHANIEN, BRACKWATER, BRACKWASSER, CAP CROSS, CHAIROS, EKUJA, EMPFÄNGNISBUCHT, EPUKIRO, FAHLGRAS BRAZER WINDHUK, GHAN (KHAN), GIBEON, GOBABIS, GOCHAGANAS, GOCHAS, GROOTFONTEIN, GROSS BARMEN, HARIS, HASIS, HASUR, HASUUR, HATSAMAS/HATZAMAS, HOACHANAS, HOHEWARTE, JAKALSWATER, KALKFELT, KALKFONTEIN, KALKFONTEIN (SÜD), KANANDI, KANUS, KAPENOUSSEU, KARIBIB, KEETMANSHOOP, KLEIN-NAUAS, KOES, KOLMANSKUPPE, KUB, KUBAS, KUBUB, KUIBIS, KUIS, LÜDERITZBUCHT, IDEM, HESSELMANN, MALTAHÖHE, MARIENTHAL, NAUCHAS, NEUHEUSIS, OKAHANDJA, OKASISE, OKATJOMBOA, OKAUKWEJO, OKOWAKUATJIWI, OKOMBAHE, OLUKONDA, OMARURU, OMITARA, ONGUATI, OTAVI, OTAVI EISENBAHN, OTJIMBINGWE, OTJIWARONGO, OTJOSAZU, OTJOSONDU, OTJOSO(N)JATI, OTJUNJAURA, OUTJO, OWIKOKORERO, POMONA (HÜGEL), PRINZENBUCHT, RAMANSDRIFT, REHOBOTH, RICHTHOFEN, RÖSSING, SCHIFFPOST, SEEPOST, SEEHEIM, SWAKOPMUND, SWAKOPMUND-WINDHOEK ZUG, SWAKOPMUND RAILWAY, TSUMEB, UHABIS, WALDAU, WALFISHBAY, WARMBAD, WATERBERG, WILHELMSTHAL, WINDHOEK, WINDHUK.

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MiCHEL 11 to 23
REGULAR ISSUE IMPERIAL YACHT

Issued: Jan 1901: Regular issue Imperial Yacht. Michel 11 to 19 Typography (10x10), Perf 14x14?. Michel 20 to 23 engraved (4x5), without watermark, Perf 14½ or 14¼.

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Mi 11
3Pf
dark ochre brown
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Mi 12
5Pf
dark green
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Mi 13
10Pf
dark carimne red
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Mi 14
20Pf
dark violet ultramarine
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Mi 15
25Pf
reddish orange / yellow black on light yellow
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Mi 16
30Pf
reddish orange / red black on dull yellowish orange
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Mi 17
40Pf
dark reddish carimne / black
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Mi 18
50Pf
dark brownish lilac / red black on dull carmine
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Mi 19
80Pf
dark reddish carmine / red black on dull carmine
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Mi 20
1 Mark
dark red
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Mi 21
2 Mark
blackish blue
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Mi 22
3 Mark
violet black
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Mi 23
5 Mark
green black / brownish carmine
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21-Jul-2020 11:09