Deutsche Kolonien/Auslandspost / German Colonies / P.O.'s continued...

POMONAHUEGEL (German Southwest Africa) 6.5.14, clear on 5 penny imperial yacht on picture postcard "topic Pomona", to Dortmund, very fine. (25) (Image 1)

Seeheim, blue and violet, cancellation used in different places on two letter pieces with 3 penny and 10 penny imperial yacht, sound, study group 240.- (11,26) (Image 1)

UKAMAS, commercial used letter of a during of the Namaa Uprising there stationed protection troops member, posting UPINGTON 13.3.06 with 2? d Cape of Good Hope, to Green forest Bz. Berlin with reverse arrival 16.4.06, superb (Image 1)

Waterberg, cancellation used in different places on fieldpost card, name of the receiver partial erases, otherwise pristine, very rare, study group 1.000.- (Image 1)

DSP east African Head line "p" 19 / 10 08, steamer "Prince regent", perfect clear strike on 10 Pfg Germania peace printing, with next to seated black two-line cancel "German protectorate" on attractive commercial used letter to Munich with reverse arrival 8.11.08, supplementary a little creasely, unused Color card of the R. P. D. "Prince regent" (DR87I) (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 "Lasttraeger 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". Greeting 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 Lüderitzbucht", 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, expertized 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 Kaiserstrasse (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)

1917, program to the Gymnastics Festival all prisoner of war to away Napier - South Africa at the tuesday, 15. May 1917, camp 2, coloured illustrated. (Image 1)

10 penny forerunner postal stationery with cancellation "BIBUNDI", on route passing cancellation "VIKTORIA" and arrival postmark "KLEINFURRA", very fine, without text, nevertheless very rare and hardly to find, twice signed Eibenstein BPP, study group 500.- (VP25) (Image 1)

2 Mark medium rose lilac, horizontally it pair, one stamp tiny creasely, otherwise pristine, photo expertize Michael Jaeschke Lantelme BPP, Michel 3.000.- (V37c) Certificate (Image 1)

2 Mark bright gray purple, letter piece, two blunted perf tips, otherwise pristine, photo expertize Ronald F. Steuer BPP, Michel 1.000.- (V37d) Certificate (Image 1)

2 Mark bright gray purple, used, very fine, cancellation "Cameroon" without year date, very rare, photo expertize Michael Jaeschke Lantelme BPP, Michel / Steuer 3.000.- (V37d) Certificate (Image 1)