Germany & Colonies

Stamp Collecting in Nazi Germany (1937)

Thursday, December 4th, 2008: "Stamp Collectors’ Fortnightly", Danzig, Exhibitions, Germany & Colonies, Philatelic Publications, Philatelists, Third Reich

William Cochrane I came across this fascinating article in the Australian Stamp Monthly (November 1, 1937). It talks of the arrest of stamp dealers in Germany, philatelic trade reorganisation, a ban on Danish welfare stamps and the National Philatelic Exhibition, held ...

Stamps of Germany: The Hyperinflation Issues of the Weimar Republic

Monday, September 8th, 2008: Germany & Colonies, Inflation Issues, Weimar Republic

William Cochrane The title of this essay should really be entitled, “A look at the Hyperinflation period in Germany and its postal history”. It is a vast subject with much to interest the serious philatelist. Related posts:The Republic Stamp Issues of China ...

Germany, Central and Western Map (1935)

Thursday, July 24th, 2008: Germany & Colonies, Maps

Related posts:Western Australia, The Obliterators Bill Lloyd-Smith. This monograph is the latest addition to the...Kalgoorlie, Western Australia to Poquetanuck, Connecticut Prof. Maurice Mishkel. This cover with the blue 2½d...Western Australia Postcard to Port Louis, Mauritius 1902 Maurice Mishkel This ...

German East Africa (1913)

Thursday, July 24th, 2008: Africa, Germany & Colonies, History

William Cochrane The following is an excerpt from Nelson’s Encyclopaedia (undated but thought to be circa 1913). German East Africa, bounded on the east by the Indian Ocean, stretches from 1º to nearly 12º south, and from 29º 30' to 40º 15' ...

Psywarrior.com

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008: Airmails, Germany & Colonies, Links, Military

Psywarrior is an historical website dedicated to the Millitary use of Psychological Operations. Collectors of rocket mail should find this article on German Rocket Leaflet Campaign of interest. Related posts:Travelling Post Office The Travelling Post Office is a website dedicated to ...

Stamps and Postal Service of German New Guinea (1910)

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008: Germany & Colonies, Pacific Islands

William Cochrane. There are many collectors worldwide, who are interested in German Colonies. This article is based on material, originally published in 1910, so the colony only had a few years to exist, before the outbreak of the First World War. ...

Ships on Postcards: S.S. COLUMBUS

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008: Germany & Colonies, History, Shipping Lines, Ships

Related posts:American “Great White Fleet” Postcards of 1908 Richard Breckon Published by kind permission of the author. The...R.M.S. Homeric William Cochrane. Having always had a love of ships and...Pacific Islands Mail Services (1915) This article provides a valuable insight into ...

Germany Federal Republic: 50 Years Women’s Suffrage (1969)

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008: Germany & Colonies, Souvenir Sheets, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Constitution of the Weimar Republic the Deutsche Bundespost issued a commemorative postage souvenir sheet to mark the introduction of franchise and eligibility for German women. The block bears the inscription “50 ...

Hagen

Monday, May 5th, 2008: Germany & Colonies, Glossary, Local Posts

West German town in Westphalia where a local post, Stadtbrief-Beförderung Courier, was founded by Karl Mangelsdorf on January 12, 1898. Related posts:German Post (Deutsche Post) Deutsche Post AG (website in German and English) is a...Peter Vogenbeck Spezialauktionen PETER VOGENBECK ...

Togo, Togo-land Map (1885)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008: Africa, Germany & Colonies, Maps, Togo, West Africa

Related posts:German Togo (Togo-land) (1886-1922) An Historical Survey William Cochrane The Anglo-German boundary of 1890, had done much...Victoria Land (1913) William Cochrane I discovered this article in The Postage Stamp...The White Lion of the Mountains: A letter from Tibet, the ...

Berlin: Underground Electric Mail Roads (1909)

Friday, April 25th, 2008: Germany & Colonies

This short article was published in the Madrid Philatelico in 1909: “The Madrid Philatelico says that the postal service of Berlin is so overloaded with work that the authorities project the construction of two underground electric lines to be used exclusively ...

German Togo (Togo-land) (1886-1922) An Historical Survey

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008: Africa, Germany & Colonies, Togo, West Africa

William Cochrane The Anglo-German boundary of 1890, had done much to separate many of the tribes of West Africa. The Mamprussi and Dagomba in the east, and Wa and the Gonjas in the west and southwest, were among principal areas that had ...