GERMAN COLONIES
SUDWEST AFRIKA
STAMPS
1906
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.
MICHEL 24 to 32
REGULAR ISSUE IMPERIAL YACHT
Issued: Jan 1906 to Jun 1919: Regular issue Imperial Yacht. Like Michel 11 to 14, Michel 16 and Michel 20 to 23 with diamond / lozenge watermark.
