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German sea mail line Hamburg West Africa VII, faultless letter piece with 3 penny \"imperial yacht\", rare (11) (Image 1)

German sea mail line Hamburg West Africa XXXXI, faultless letter piece with four values 5 penny \"imperial yacht\" and two complete postmarks, Czimmek handbook only on army postal service listed, very rare (12) (Image 1)

German sea mail East-African Head line, identification letters b and n, two faultless letter pieces with 5 and 10 penny \"imperial yacht\" in the vertical pair, each stamp single cancelled (25,26) (Image 1)

German sea mail EAST-AFRICA-LINE p, faultless letter piece with four values 10 penny \"imperial yacht\" and four central postmarks (26) (Image 1)

DSP line Hamburg West Africa 21.3.05 \"XXXVIII. \", steamer \"Edward Woermann\", full strike on lateral ripped 10 Pfg imperial yacht, with additional black two-line cancel \"German protectorate\" to Sittensen with arrival 11.4.05, fine example to the Departure the 2. Squadron of the navy expeditionary corps aboard the \"Edward Woermann\", from Swakopmund 20.3. With arrival in Wilhelmshaven at the 10.4.05 (12) (Image 1)

DSP line Hamburg West Africa 24 / 8.01 \"VII. \", steamer \"Hans Woermann\", full strike on 5 Pfg imperial yacht on beautiful s / w picture postcard \"Lasttr+ñger in the Ovambo Land\", with short greeting to Strasbourg (Els. ) with on face arrival 27.9.01 (12) (Image 1)

DSP German Southwest Africa CAPSTADT 10.10.06 \"I\", steamer \"Edward planks\", full strike on 5 Pfg imperial yacht, commercially used on attractive s / w picture postcard \"Ovambo women\", dated \"Swakopmund d. 8. X. 06\" and in the text ensuing\". Greetings from Hans W. \", written aboard of the steamer \"Hans Woermann\", the however Hamburg first again at the 20.11. Reached, to the accelerated journey the mail steamer \"Edward planks\" hand over, with on face violet two-line cancel \"German protectorate\", the Hamburg clearly early reached, on face arrival 5.11.06, 15 days before \"Hans Woermann\". Remarkable, in this kind surely unique document in best maintenance (25) (Image 1)

DSP line Hamburg West Africa 1.1.12 \"XXXIX. \", steamer \"Frieda Woermann\", full strike on 5 Pfg imperial yacht on beautiful s / w picture postcard \"old landing bridge L++deritzbucht\", with New Year\'s greeting to Windhoek, superb (25) (Image 1)

DSP east African Head line \"l\" 4.11.12, steamer \"crown prince\", clear strike on 5 Pfg imperial yacht on coloured picture postcard \"Swakopmund\", slight traces, with next to seated black two-line cancel \"German protectorate\" to Nassau / Lahn (25) (Image 1)

DSP German Southwest Africa CAPSTADT 16.1.07 \"II\", steamer \"Aline Woermann\", full strike on 10 Pfg imperial yacht on well preserved commercial letter with reverse sender impression \"A. Schmerenbeck Swakopmund\", to Berlin with reverse arrival 11.2.07, superb, signed Bothe BPP - by our knowledge the earliest known use date this extraordinarily rarely sea-mail cancel - August Schmerenbeck (1853-1930) acquired in the January 1893 from Regierungsbesitz a private plot in Windhoek at the Kaiserstra+ƒe (today Independence avenue). Besides his bargain and apartment house built he a particular building, the he the postal administration at disposal placed. Besides his others business establishment he also livestock and horse transports and received on the basis of of a contract with the imperial post middle the nineties years the operation the so-called \"cart post\" for the postal transport. The journey time from Windhoek to Swakopmund was about 10 days. (26) (Image 1)

DSP German Southwest Africa CAPSTADT 18.8.7 \"I\", full strike without the in the year 1907 missing \"0\" on 10 Pfg imperial yacht with beside violet one-line cancel \"P. D. Edward planks. \" as well two-line cancel \"German protectorate\" on commercial used letter, written from I. Engineers the S. S. \"Erna Woermann\", to Hamburg with reverse arrival 9.9.07, superb (26) (Image 1)

DSP line Hamburg West Africa 13.6.13 \"XXXIX. \", steamer \"Frieda Woermann\", crystal clear cancellation in outstanding quality on 10 Pfg imperial yacht on clean legitimate company cover to the laundry trade Meissner & son to Hamburg, with violet two-line cancel \"German protectorate\" without further note (26) (Image 1)

DSP line Hamburg West Africa 7.6.10 \"XXXIX\", steamer \"Frieda Woermann\", multiple mounted on vertical pair 10 Pfg imperial yacht on large part one commercial cover front \"Woermann, Brock & Co., Swakopmund\" to the ancestral home, with handwritten entries of the steamer as well \"private\" and violet two-line cancel \"German protectorate\", superb (26(2)) (Image 1)

Prisoner of war mail: 1916, letter from Germany with foreign censorship Emmerich and British censorship P. C. Post FREE Prisoners of War in red to Windhoek, due to before removed German franking there with 2 and 3 d postage stamps added and with cancellation adjusted railway mail oval cancel -WINDHOEK 10.4.16 forwarded, Unnoticed More unavoidable traces very meaningful piece (Image 1)

TELEGRAM. THE EASTERN TLEGRAPH company LIMITED from Capetown to Windhoek with arrival postmark, franked on reverse with 1 d stamp from \"CAPE OF GOOD HOPE\", on face rated with postmark \"T 15 c. \" and handwritten 25, very rare! (Image 1)

Telegraph item, registered telegram with cancellation \"SWAKOPMUND\" to the command the south stages line L++deritzbucht with arrival postmark \"L+£DERITZBUCHT\", reverse adhesive stamp the \"Imperial German TELEGRAPHIE\", letter opening deficiency, very rare! (Image 1)

Prisoner of war mailing from\" PIETERMARITZBURG \", POW cancel and cancel\" PASSED BY CENSOR \", rare! (Image 1)

Revenue stamp, war number S 2, used, impeccable, Michel 125,- (Fiskal-MS2) (Image 1)

10 Pfg imperial yacht watermarked different used on cover from ROLLSHAUSEN 25, . 4.11 to Berlin, cover left cut in and middle crease fold as well stamp round corner, but in fact unusual use in the territory of the German Reich without postage due! (26) (Image 1)

30.6.1914, telegram from Grootfontein to Otavi, traces of use (file punch holes and reinforced margin) (Image 1)