GERMAN COLONIES
SUDWEST AFRIKA
STAMPS
1898 / 1899
German possession since 7th Aug 1884 with the Post Office starting on 16th July 1888.
German Southwest Africa, present day Namibia, is located on the west coast of South 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.
MICHEL 8
REGULAR ISSUE GERMAN EMPIRE
(Country name in two words)
Issued: Oct 1898/1899: Regular issue German Empire stamps. Michel 45 to 50 (so-called "crown/eagle") with black Typography overprint, country name in two words. "Deutsch Sudwestafrika".
Mi 8
20 Pf
violet ultramarine
(Oct 1898)
20 Pf
violet ultramarine
(Oct 1898)
VARIATIONS
REQUIRES ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
PLATE FLAWS
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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
Mi 8
Cancelled, Used
"CAP CROSS
24. 01"
Mi 8
Cancelled, Used
"CAP CROSS
24. 01"
Stamp (1) above was cancelled with one of only two "CAP CROSS" cancels available. This variant was used from 17th Mar 1896 until 20th Aug 1903.
