A Letter from Hitler (1931)
[This is a fascinating article written by William C. White, an American who was trying to obtain an interview with Adolf Hitler prior to his rise to power in 1933. It makes for interesting reading, given what we now know ...
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
Berlin: Underground Electric Mail Roads (1909)
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 ...
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Dummy, Test and Experimental Stamp Booklets
The invention of printing was as much a technological revolution a few hundred years ago, as the onset of the internet is today. One big difference is that proofreading was of paramount importance to printed material but is almost non-existent ...
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
German Annexation of Austria 1938 (Anschluß) (Video)
Das deutsche Wien - Der Anschluß - März 1938 The happy population of Vienna welcoming the liberator forces of the German Wehrmacht. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Kaiser Wilhelm II to the German People 1914 (Video)Stamps of Austria: The ...
Monday, July 6th, 2009
German East Africa (1913)
[The following is an excerpt from Nelson’s Encyclopaedia, 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' east. Its sea coast is 620 m. ...
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
German East Africa Map (Strand Album 1908)
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
German Togo (Togo-land) (1886-1922) An Historical Survey
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 been ...
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Germany Federal Republic: 50 Years Women’s Suffrage (1969)
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 ...
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Germany Map (1921)
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Germany, Central and Western Map (1935)
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Hagen
West German town in Westphalia where a local post, Stadtbrief-Beförderung Courier, was founded by Karl Mangelsdorf on January 12, 1898. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Stamps and Postal Service of German New Guinea (1910)Ships on Postcards: S.S. ...
Monday, May 5th, 2008
Intermediate Type of the 2M “Deusches Reich”
First published in Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News Feb 25, 1911 Volume XXV, Number 8, Whole Issue Number 1052. Translated for Gibbons Weekly from Deutsche Briefmarken Zeitung. In the Mittecilungen der Firma Paul Kohl, No. 1, December 1908, appeared ...
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Kaiser Wilhelm II to the German People 1914 (Video)
Kaiser Wilhelm II talks to the German people, at outbreak of World War I If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Nicholas II Declares War on Germany 1914 (Video)Stamps and Postal Service of German New Guinea (1910)German Annexation of ...
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Nicholas II Declares War on Germany 1914 (Video)
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
Ships on Postcards: S.S. COLUMBUS
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Slow boats from Danzig to China and back
Giles du Boulay. The message from Danzig on the back of this card is a simple enquiry: why has it been so long since we have heard any news from you? The writer’s anxiety may well have been heightened when the ...
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Stamp Collecting in Nazi Germany (1937)
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 at ...
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Stamps and Postal Service of German New Guinea (1910)
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. It ...
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Stamps of Germany: The Hyperinflation Issues of the Weimar Republic
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. If you enjoyed this article, you might also ...
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Stamps of Italy: Hitler and Mussolini Issues (1941)
These stamps celebrated Italo-German Friendship and were designed by C. Mezzana and A. Pesci and featured the profiles of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Mussolini and the Vatican: Is Peace at Hand between ...
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Stamps of Poland (German Occupation): Hitler’s 55th Birthday (1944)
These three blocks show the three issues commemorating Hitler’s 55th birthday. They were issued on April 20, 1944, for use in Poland, whilst still under German occupation. These stamps are inscribed "Generalgouvernement". If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...King ...
Friday, August 1st, 2008
The Marshall Islands: A German Protectorate (1910)
“The Antiquarian” It is twenty-five years since the Marshall Islands became a German property (says a writer in Mitteilungen der Firma Paul Kohl, November 1910). These German islands, to which the Brown and Providence islands are connected, are among the most interesting ...
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
The Thrill of the Chase
We are proud to publish the first of two winners in our recent essay competition. We liked them so much that we decided to award two first prize winners. Both authors were enthusiastic about their stamp collecting. We hope you ...
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Togo, Togo-land Map (1885)
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Yacht Type
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Zeppelin Flight To Palestine
There is a certain romance about Zeppelins. The famous pop band Led Zeppelin took its name from the airship. Z 127 Graf Zeppelin was a large rigid airship (or dirigible). It was named after the German pioneer of airships, Ferdinand von ...
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
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