Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands
Mail delivery durations from Jaluit to Other Destinations
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
This table compiles known mail delivery times between the Marshall Islands on other destinations, based on actual postal items (post mark and back stamp).
Mail delivery durations from Jaluit to Other Destinations
To Sent Arrived Days Type Commment
GERMANY
Berlin 13 Jan 1894 1 Oct 1894 261 letter via San Francisco Sept 15, Berlin Oct 1
Berlin 18 Apr 1901 6 Aug 1901 110 postcard  
Colditz 2 Feb 1901 22 Apr 1901 79 postcard  
Düsseldorf 18 Jan 1893 22 Apr 1893 94 letter  
Elberfeld 20 Jan 1906 19 Sep 1906 242 registered letter ???
Finkenwerder 17 Feb 1900 15 May 1900 87 letter bisect
Frankfurt 5 May 1905 1 Jul 1905 57 postcard  
Lüneburg 1 Feb 1900 5 May 1900 93 postcard with bisect  
Hamburg 13 Dec 1900 22 Apr 1901 130 postcard different card
Hamburg 13 Dec 1900 22 Apr 1901 130 postcard  
Hamburg 13 Dec 1900 22 Apr 1901 130 postcard  
Hannover 25 Nov 1900 3 Jun 1901 190 letter  
Hannover 9 Sep 1905 2 Jan 1906 115 postcard  
Hannover 17 Mar 1906 9 May 1906 53 postcard  
Höxter 7 Nov 1905 2 Jan 1906 56 postcard (reply)  
Kiel 1 Sep 1898 5 Nov 1898 65 postcard  
Kiel 19 Sep 1907 29 Jan 1908 132 postcard  
Leipzig 6 Mar 1899 24 Apr 1899 49 letter  
Leipzig 6 Feb 1901 7 Apr 1901 60 postcard  
Leipzig 25 Nov 1907 29 Jan 1908 65 registered letter  
Leisnig/Saxonia 10 Oct 1891 17 Jan 1892 99 letter  
Ludwigshafen 2 Nov 1901 22 Mar 1902 140 postcard  
Magdeburg 13 Oct 1907 29 Nov 1907 47 registered letter  
Manila 18 Jan 1893 29 Mar 1893 70 letter same as letter to Düsseldorf
Merrane 1 Dec 1907 29 Jan 1908 59 postcard  
Metz 2 Feb 1907 22 Mar 1907 48 postcard  
Nürnberg 2 Feb 1901 7 Apr 1901 64 registered letter  
Nürnberg 11 Mar 1906 9 May 1906 59 registered letter  
Oppeln 22 Nov 1900 19 Apr 1901 148 registered letter  
Spandau 18 Oct 1900 27 Dec 1900 70 postcard Germania Ring card
Spandau 18 Oct 1900 27 Dec 1900 70 postcard Germania Ring card
Spandau 18 Oct 1900 27 Dec 1900 70 postcard Germania Ring card
Steglitz 9 Jun 1898 22 Nov 1898 166 postcard  
AUSTRIA/HUNGARY
Arco (Bosnia) 24 Nov 1906 13 Feb 1907 81 registered letter  
MICRONESIA
Pohnpei 2 Dec 1900 13 Jan 1901 42 letter Philatelic, doubtful genuine run
Pohnpei 5 Dec 1900 13 Jan 1901 39 letter Philatelic, doubtful genuine run
Pohnpei 7 Feb 1903 13 Feb 1903 6 postcard same as the card to Batavia
AUSTRALIA
Sydney 10 Oct 1891 11 Dec 1891 62 letter same as item to Leisnig
Sydney 12 Dec 1902 5 Jan 1903 24 postcard same as Calcutta (India) item
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Batavia 7 Feb 1903 18 Mar 1903 39 postcard  
INDIA
Calcutta (India) 12 Dec 1902 27 Jan 1903 46 postcard  
USA
Attleboro, MA, USA 1 Mar 1910 8 May 1910 68 postcard  
San Francisco 13 Jan 1894 15 Sep 1894 245 letter same as the letter to Berlin



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Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2002). Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands. Mail delivery durations from Jaluit to Other Destinations
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/Stamps/PostOffices/Stamps_MailTimes_Jaluit.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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