GERMAN COLONIES
SUDWEST AFRIKA
STAMPS
1897 / 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.
MICHEL 1 to 4
REGULAR ISSUE CFROWN / EAGLE
Issued: July 1897: Regular issue German Empire stamps. Michel 45 to 48 (so-called "crown/eagle") with black Typography overprint, country name in three words. "Deutsch Sudwest-Afrika".
In Feb 1897 Michel 1-4 and I-II were issued (800 each) for the U.P.U in Bern. This issue can be identified by a stronger overprint, the so-called "BERN Issue".
