Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands
12 -- Atoll Post
Additional Covers from Kwajalein
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Introduction


This page depicts additional covers hand marked Kwajalein.


Philatelic atollpost cover created by E. Heyne addressed to herself sent from Kwajalein on 15 April 1909 on board of the Eanijen Rakijen[XXX]
The practice of covers seems to have continued until 1913. W. Beck reports a hand cancelled cover dated Kwajlin 5 May 1913, stamped Jaluit 9 June 1913 and registered there, with an arrival back satmp Berlin 14 September 1913. [Beck, W. (1913) Marshall-Inseln. Germania-Berichte. Zentralblatt für alle Vereine und Mitglieder das Germania-Ringes X(10), 1913, p. 114.]


[Source: Friedemann 1921, p. 334]



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Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2002). Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands. Atoll Post--Additional Covers from Kwajalein
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/Stamps/Marshalls/Stamps_atollpost.html

CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au


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