German Stamps of the Caroline Islands compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann |
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The German stamps for the Caroline Islands comprised of four issues: the 1899 and the 1900 Eagle issue of the German Empire overprinted with the word Karolinen set at an angle of 48° in 1899 and at an angle of 58° in 1900. This was followed in 1901 by the formal German colonial issue of the Yacht key type. During World War I some values of the Yacht issues were also issued with watermarks, commencing in 1915. As by that time the Carolines had been occupied by Japanese forces, these stamps could only be bought at the Philatelic Bureau of the General Post Office in Berlin. | |||||
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1899 issue, German Reich Stamps, overprinted Karolinen 48° angle |
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Cat No. | Description | ||||
1 | 3 Pfennig olive brown Michel 1I |
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2 | 5 Pfennig green Michel 2I |
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3 | 10 Pfennig |
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4 | 20 Pfennig ultramarine Michel 4I |
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5 | 25 Pfennig orange Michel 5I |
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6 | 50 Pfenning lilac-brown Michel 6I |
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1900 issue, German Reich Stamps, overprinted Karolinen 56° angle |
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Cat No. | Description | ||||
7 | 3 Pfennig olive brown Michel 1II |
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8 | 5 Pfennig green Michel 2II |
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9 | 10 Pfennig |
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10 | 20 Pfennig ultramarine Michel 4II |
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11 | 25 Pfennig orange Michel 5II |
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12 | 50 Pfenning lilac-brown Michel 6II |
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