Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands Cancels--Jaluit Linie Cancels by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

The Jaluit-Gesellschaft operated two steamers in Micronesia, the Oceana (from 1901-1903) and the Germania (from 1904-1914). The initial route of the Oceana ran Sydney-Jaluit-Pohpei-Yap-Palau-Pohnpei-Jaluit-Sydney, using cancel Oceana I. Voyages commenced 1 January 1901. When the Norddeutscher Lloyd terminated its Sydney-HongKong run end of 1901, the Jaluit Gesellschaft extended its run to HongKong and included German New Guinea in its route, using cancel Oceana II. In 1904 the purpose-built Germania replaced the now wrecked Oceana. By 1905 the service included the following stops: Sydney -- Ocean I. -- Tarawa -- Butaritari -- Nauru -- Jaluit -- Kosrae -- Pohnpei -- Chuuk -- Saipan -- Yap -- Palau -- HongKong (and back the same way). Mail carred on tha service was cancelled using cancel Germania I [Priwe, E. (1912) "Deutsche Südsee-Dampferposten." Friedemann's Philatelistische Berichte 50, pp. 893-897.]

Cancel Oceana I Cancel used on the Jaluit-Gesellschaft steamer Oceana until mid 1902

Cancel Oceana II Cancel used on the Jaluit-Gesellschaft steamer Oceana from mid 1902

Cancel Germania I Cancel used on the Jaluit-Gesellschaft steamer Germania

Cancel of the Germania on a 40Pf Yacht series stamp from the German Caroline Islands

[Priwe, E. (1912) "Deutsche Südsee-Dampferposten." Friedemann's Philatelistische Berichte 50, pp. 893-897.]

[Home Page]    [Contents]    [Cancels] Bibliographic citation for this document Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2002). Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands. Cancels--Jaluit Linie Cancels URL: http:/life.csu.edu.au/marshall/html/Stamps/Cancels/JaluitLinie_cancels.html CONTACT: Dirk H.R. Spennemann The Johnstone Centre, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia. e-mail: dspennemannn@csu.edu.au © Dirk H.R. Spennemann 2002