German East Africa 72 German East Africa

No. 309: a, Stylized drawing of ancient Souvenir Sheet European man. b, Skull.

3 2003, Apr. 25 Perf. 12 /4 309 A101 60t Sheet of 2, #a-b 3.75 3.75 Margin of No. 309 has “1700000 YEARS OLD” overprinted in red brown on silver oval that is an overprint over an inscription that reads “17000000 YEARS OLD”. Examples exist without the red brown overprint. Kaiser’s Yacht “Hohenzollern” — A6 In Remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks — SP12 Self-portrait, by Vincent van Gogh 1900 Typo. Perf. 14 11 A5 2p brown 2.40 1.40 (1853-90) — A108 1 2001, Dec. 31 Litho. Perf. 13x13 /4 12 A5 3p green 2.40 1.60 13 A5 5p carmine 2.75 2.00 3 B13 SP12 30t +10t multi 1.25 1.25 2003, Aug. 25 Perf. 13x12 /4 14 A5 10p ultra 4.50 4.00 326 A108 100t multi 3.50 3.50 Souvenir Sheet 15 A5 15p org & blk, sal 4.50 13.50 B14 SP12 120t +10t multi 4.00 4.00 16 A5 20p lake & blk 6.25 12.50 17 A5 25p pur & blk, sal 6.25 12.50 18 A5 40p lake & blk, rose 7.50 19.00 SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS Engr. GERMAN EAST AFRICA 1 Perf. 14 /2x14 Youth — A102 jər-mən ¯est a-fri-kə 19 A6 1r claret 17.00 47.50 20 A6 2r yellow green 8.25 75.00 1 2003, June 20 Litho. Perf. 14x14 /4 21 A6 3r car & slate 62.50 175.00 Nos. 11-21 (11) 124.30 364.00 310 A102 50t multi 1.40 1.40 LOCATION — In East Africa, bordering on the Indian Ocean Value in Heller GOVT. — German Colony 1905 Typo. Perf. 14 AREA — 384,180 sq. mi. 1 22 A5 2 /2h brown 1.75 1.50 POP. — 7,680,132 (1913) 23 A5 4h dk olive green 5.50 4.00 a. 4h green 8.25 9.00 CAPITAL — Dar-es Salaam b. 4h dark yellowish green 6.25 10.50 SP1 SP2 1 Following World War I, the greater 24 A5 7 /2h carmine 6.75 1.40 Women 25 A5 15h ultra 13.00 4.50 part of this German Colonial posses- 26 A5 20h org & blk, yel 8.25 14.00 for Peace sion was mandated to Great Britain. 27 A5 30h lake & blk 8.25 5.00 A103 The British ceded to the Belgians the 28 A5 45h pur & blk 16.00 27.50 provinces of Ruanda and Urundi (Bel- 29 A5 60h lake & blk, rose 17.00 75.00 3 2003, June 20 Perf. 13 /4x13 gian East Africa). The Kionga triangle Nos. 22-29 (8) 76.50 132.90 311 A103 50t multi 1.40 1.40 was awarded to the Portuguese and became part of the Mozambique Col- 1905-16 Wmk. Lozenges (125) 1 ony. The remaining area became the 31 A5 2 /2h brown (’06) .85 .65 SP3 SP4 British Mandated Territory of 32 A5 4h green (’06) .85 .55 b. Booklet pane of 4 + 2 labels 45.00 Tanganyika. c. Booklet pane of 5 + label 195.00 1 Surcharge in Red or Black 64 Pesa = 1 Rupee 33 A5 7 /2h car (’06) 1.00 1.40 1 b. Booklet pane of 4 + 2 labels 45.00 1922 Unwmk. Perf. 11 /2 100 Heller = 1 Rupee (1905) c. Booklet pane of 5 + label 200.00 B1 SP1 1000r on 50r vio (R) .50 2.00 34 A5 15h ultra (’06) 1.90 1.00 B2 SP2 3000r on 100r brn 100 Centimes = 1 Franc (1916) 35 A5 20h org & blk, yel red .50 2.00 12 Pence = 1 Shilling (1916) (’11) 2.00 11.50 B3 SP3 5000r on 250r gray 36 A5 30h lake & blk (’09) 2.25 6.25 grn .50 2.00 100 Cents = 1 Rupee (1917) 37 A5 45h pur & blk (’06) 4.50 40.00 B4 SP4 10,000r on 25r blue 12 Pence = 1 Shilling 100 Cents = 1 38 A5 60h lake & blk, rose 26.00 160.00 (R) .50 2.00 Nos. B1-B4 (4) 2.00 8.00 Rupee (1917) Engr. 1 Zoo Minerals — A105 Nos. B1-B4 exist imperf but were not so Perf. 14 /2x14 Animals — A104 issued. Values slightly more than perforated 39 A6 1r red (’16) 7.00 17,000. examples. Stamps of Germany Surcharged in 40 A6 2r yellow green 35.00 Black 41 A6 3r car & slate (’08) 35.00 175.00 Animals at Tbilisi Zoo: 20t, Elephant. 30t, Nos. 31-41 (11) 116.35 Wolf. 40t, Ostrich. 50t, Bear. No. 40 was never placed in use. 3 2003, Aug. 25 Perf. 14x13 /4 Forged cancellations are found on #35-39, 312-315 A104 Set of 4 4.50 4.50 41.

1 2003, Aug. 25 Perf. 13 /4x13 Minerals: 10t, Rock crystal. 20t, Agate with OCCUPATION STAMPS amethyst. 30t, Orpiment rose. 50t, Realgar Nos. 1-5 Nos. 6-10 with orpiment. 1 1 316-319 A105 Set of 4 3.25 3.25 1893 Unwmk. Perf. 13 /2x14 /2 Issued Under Belgian Occupation Georgian Natl. 1 Surcharge 15 /4mm long Stamps of Belgian Congo, 1915, Olympic 1 A9 2pes on 3pf brown 35.00 47.50 Handstamped “RUANDA” in Black or Committee 2 A9 3pes on 5pf green 40.00 47.50 Blue SP10 3 A10 5pes on 10pf car 27.50 24.00 1 1916 Unwmk. Perf. 13 /2 to 15 1 4 1 Surcharge 16 / mm long N1 A29 5c green & blk 21.00 1994, May 27 Litho. Perf. 13 /2 4 A10 10pes on 20pf ultra 19.00 12.50 N2 A30 10c carmine & blk 21.00 B10 SP10 100c +50c multi .50 .50 3 N3 A21 15c blue grn & blk 42.50 Surcharge 16 /4mm long N4 A31 25c blue & blk 21.00 5 A10 25pes on 50pf red N5 A23 40c brown red & blk 21.00 brn 35.00 27.50 N6 A24 50c brown lake & blk 30.00 Nos. 1-5 (5) 156.50 159.00 N7 A25 1fr olive bis & blk 150.00 3 N8 A27 5fr ocher & blk 2,150. The surcharge also comes 16 /4mm on #1; 1 1 1 Nos. N1-N7 (7) 306.50 UNICEF, 14 /4 or 16 /4mm on #2-3; 17 /2mm on #5. See Fruit — A106 the Scott Classic Catalogue for listings of 50th these spacings. Stamps of Belgian Congo, 1915, Designs: 10t, Prunus spinosa. 20t, Anniv. Handstamped “URUNDI” in Black or Laurocerasus officinalis. 30t, Cydonia SP11 Blue oblonga. 50t, Punica granatum. 80t, Pyrus 1896 N9 A29 5c green & blk 21.00 caucasica. Children’s paintings: 20t+5t, People on lad- 6 A9 2pes on 3pf dk brn 1.60 30.00 N10 A30 10c carmine & blk 21.00 a. 2pes on 3pf light brown 24.00 37.50 N11 A21 15c bl grn & blk 42.50 3 der above rainbow, vert. 30t+10t, Animal b. 2pes on 3pf grayish brown 9.50 8.75 2003, Aug. 25 Perf. 14x13 /4 character. N12 A31 25c blue & blk 21.00 c. 2pes on 3pf reddish brown 35.00 82.50 N13 A23 40c brn red & blk 21.00 320-324 A106 Set of 5 5.50 5.50 7 A9 3pes on 5pf green 2.10 4.00 Perf. 13x14, 14x13 N14 A24 50c brn lake & blk 30.00 8 A10 5pes on 10pf car 2.25 3.75 N15 A25 1fr ol bis & blk 150.00 Souvenir Sheet 1996, Dec. 20 Litho. 9 A10 10pes on 20pf ultra 4.50 4.50 N16 A27 5fr ocher & blk 2,150. B11 SP11 20t +5t multi .75 .75 10 A10 25pes on 50pf red Nos. N9-N15 (7) 306.50 B12 SP11 30t +10t multi 1.00 1.00 brn 19.00 24.00 Nos. 6-10 (5) 29.45 66.25 Stamps of Belgian Congo overprinted “Karema,” “Kigoma” and “Tabora” were not officially authorized. Nos. N1-N16 exist with forged overprint.

Stamps of Belgian Congo, 1915, N119 A4 5r dl vio & ultra 42.50 100.00 Overprinted in Dark Blue N120 A4 10r grn & red, grn 82.50 350.00 a. 10r grn & red, emerald 92.50 350.00 N121 A3 20r vio & blk, red 210.00 400.00 N122 A3 50r gray grn & red 525.00 875.00 Nos. N106-N120 (15) 175.75 704.15 See Tanganyika for “G.E.A.” overprints on A6 stamps inscribed “East Africa and Uganda Protectorates” with watermark 4. Wmk. Lozenges (125) 1914-19 Typo. Perf. 14 20 A3 3pf brown (’19) .60 1 21 A5 5pf green 1.40 1916 Perf. 12 /2 to 15 22 A5 10pf carmine 1.40 N17 A29 5c green & blk .65 .20 SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS GERMAN b. Inverted overprint 135.00 Engr. N18 A30 10c carmine & blk .85 .30 1 COLONIES & Perf. 14 /2x14 N19 A21 15c bl grn & blk .65 .20 Issued under Belgian Occupation N20 A31 25c blue & blk 5.00 1.25 23 A6 5m slate & carmine 16.00 N21 A23 40c brn red & blk 10.50 4.25 OFFICES Nos. 20-23 (4) 19.40 N22 A24 50c brn lake & blk 12.50 4.25 Semi-Postal Nos. 20-23 were never placed in use. N23 A25 1fr olive bis & blk 2.00 .50 Stamps of & (British Nos. 21-23 have “NEUGUINEA” as one N24 A27 5fr ocher & blk 2.00 1.40 word without a hyphen. Nos. N17-N24 (8) 34.15 12.35 Belgian Congo, 1918, Occupations) Overprinted Nos. N17- $1,300,000.00 mint/used/ N18, N20- rare cancels (extensively N22 1918 Unwmk. Perf. 14, 15 Surcharged NB1 A29 5c + 10c grn & bl .40 .40 expertized) net priced offer- in Black or NB2 A30 10c + 15c car & bl .40 .40 Red NB3 A21 15c + 20c bl grn & bl .40 .40 ing. 50 page Photo Price NB4 A31 25c + 25c dp & pale bl .40 .40 List $10.00 (PostPaid) NB5 A23 40c + 40c brn red & 1922 bl .65 .65 refundable with order - or N25 A24 5c on 50c brn lake & NB6 A24 50c + 50c brn lake & blk .30 .30 bl .85 .85 see our photo ad at N26 A29 10c on 5c grn & blk (R) .30 .30 NB7 A25 1fr + 1fr ol bis & bl 2.40 2.40 N27 A23 25c on 40c brn red & NB8 A27 5fr + 5fr ocher & bl 7.25 7.25 blk (R) 2.00 1.25 NB9 A28 10fr + 10fr grn & bl 60.00 60.00 www.colonial N28 A30 30c on 10c car & blk .30 .20 Nos. NB1-NB9 (9) 72.75 72.75 N29 A31 50c on 25c bl & blk (R) .30 .20 stamps.com Nos. N25-N29 (5) 3.20 2.25 The letters “A.O.” are the initials of “Afrique Orientale” (East Africa). No. N25 has the surcharge at each side.

Issued Under British Occupation COLONIAL STAMP CO. GERMAN NEW GUINEA 5757 WILSHIRE BLVD. jər-mən nu i-n¯e LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 Ph. (323) 933-9435 • Fax (323) 939-9930 Email: [email protected] LOCATION — A group of islands in the west Pacific Ocean, including a part www.colonialstamps.com of New Guinea and adjacent islands Stamps of Nyasaland Protectorate, of the Bismarck Archipelago. 1913-15 Overprinted GOVT. — German Protectorate AREA — 93,000 sq. mi. 1916 Wmk. 3 Perf. 14 POP. — 601,427 (1913) 1 N101 A3 /2p green 1.60 8.75 a. Double overprint (R & Bk) CAPITAL — Herbertshohe (later N102 A3 1p carmine 1.60 3.50 Kokopo) N103 A3 3p violet, yel 8.25 18.50 a. Double overprint 8,750. The islands were occupied by Austra- N104 A3 4p scar & blk, yel 32.50 45.00 lian troops during World War I and N105 A3 1sh black, green 32.50 45.00 renamed “New Britain.” By covenant of A3 Nos. N101-N105 (5) 76.45 120.75 the League of Nations they were made “N.F.” stands for “Nyasaland Force.” a mandated territory of Australia in 1920. The old name of “New Guinea” has since been restored. Postage stamps were issued under all regimes. Stamps of East Africa For other listings see New Britain and Uganda, 1912-14, (1914-15), North West Pacific Islands Overprinted in Black or (1915-22) and New Guinea in Vol. 4. Red 100 Pfennig = 1 Mark Kaiser’s Yacht “Hohenzollern” — A4 1901 Typo. Perf. 14 7 A3 3pf brown .90 1.00 1917 Stamps of Germany Overprinted in Black 8 A3 5pf green 6.00 1.00 N106 A3 1c black (R) .20 .85 9 A3 10pf carmine 20.00 2.50 N107 A3 3c blue green .20 .20 10 A3 20pf ultra 1.25 2.40 N108 A3 6c carmine .20 .20 11 A3 25pf org & blk, yel 1.25 13.50 N109 A3 10c brown orange .55 .65 12 A3 30pf org & blk, sal 1.25 17.50 a. Inverted overprint 13 A3 40pf lake & blk 1.25 19.00 N110 A3 12c gray .55 2.50 14 A3 50pf pur & blk, sal 1.75 16.00 N111 A3 15c ultramarine .75 2.25 15 A3 80pf lake & blk, rose 3.00 22.50 N112 A3 25c scar & blk, yel .85 3.75 N113 A3 50c violet & blk .85 3.50 Engr. 1 N114 A3 75c blk, bl grn, olive Perf. 14 /2x14 back (R) 1.10 5.00 a. 75c black, emerald (R) 3.50 50.00 16 A4 1m carmine 3.50 45.00 1 1 17 A4 2m blue 5.00 65.00 1897-99 Unwmk. Perf. 13 /2x14 /2 18 A4 3m black vio 6.00 125.00 1 A9 3pf brown 6.75 8.25 19 A4 5m slate & car 110.00 375.00 a. 3pf reddish brown (’99) 45.00 67.50 Nos. 7-19 (13) 161.15 705.40 b. 3pf yellow brown (’99) 26.00 47.50 2 A9 5pf green 3.50 4.50 Fake cancellations exist on Nos. 10-19. 3 A10 10pf carmine 5.50 7.50 The stamps of German New Guinea over- 4 A10 20pf ultra 7.50 11.50 printed “G.R.I.” and new values in British cur- Overprinted 5 A10 25pf orange (’98) 24.00 45.00 rency were all used in New Britain and are a. Inverted overprint 2,750. listed under that country as Nos. 1-29C, O1-2. 6 A10 50pf red brown 24.00 37.50 Nos. 1-6 (6) 71.25 114.25

N115 A4 1r blk, green(R) 3.00 7.75 a. 1r black, emerald (R) 6.50 55.00 N116 A4 2r blk & red, bl 10.00 45.00 N117 A4 3r gray grn & vio 14.50 82.50 N118 A4 4r grn & red, yel 18.00 100.00 A5 Copyright © 2004 By Scott Publishing Co.