Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands
Postal Stationery -- Vorläufer
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Vorläufer postal Stationery used in the Marshall Islands is not very common. Where such items exist, they have been illustrated under the relevant Stationery type. To illustrate this section it was necessary to draw on normal, cancelled German Reichs Stationery. As the opportunity arises, these images will be replaced by images of mint Stationery.

 

1886 issue


VP 1. 10 Pfennig red

VP 2. 10 + 10 Pfennig red (reply card)

VP 3. 5 Pfg violet (1878) (normal German item shown)

VP 4. 5 + 5 Pfg violet (reply card) (1878)

VP 5. 10 Pfennig red (1878)

VC 1. Cover 10 Pfg red (1876)

VW 1 Newspaper Wrapper 3 Pfg green (1883)
 
 

1889/1891 issue


VP 6. 10 Pfennig red

VP 7. 10 Pfennig red

VP 8. 10 + 10 Pfennig red (reply card)

VP 9. 5 Pfg green

VP 10. 5 + 5 Pfg green (reply card)

VP 11. 10 + 10 Pfennig red (reply card)

VC 2. Cover 10 Pfg red

VW 2 Newspaper Wrapper 3 Pfg brown
Quantities of Vorläufer postal Stationery issued at Jaluit
IssueTypeValueQuantityDate shipped
1886VP 110 Pfg500March 1889
1886VP 210 + 10 fg100March 1889
1886VP 35 Pfg??????
1886VP 45 + 5 Pfg??????
1886VP 510 Pfg??????
1886VC 110 Pfg??????
1886VW 13 Pfg??????
1891VP 610 Pfg??????
1891VP 710 Pfg30021 March 1891
1891VP 710 Pfg20028 August 1893
1891VP 810 + 10 Pfg5021 March 1891
1891VP 95 Pfg??????
1891VP 105 + 5 Pfg??????
1891VP 1110 + 10 Pfg??????
1891VC 210 Pfg??????
1891VW 23 Pfg??????
Source: Germann. (1909) ''Die ersten deutschen Kolonialmarken.' Germania-Berichte. Zentralblatt für alle Vereine und Mitglieder das Germania-Ringes 14(5) 1909 , pp. 53-54

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Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2002). Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands. Postal Stationery -- Vorläufer
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/Stamps/Stamps_Stat_Earlies.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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