I have a small collecti
on of the
stamps of German col
onies
on stamps of the former German col
onies. Here are a few items from this collecti
on:
Burundi, Scott # 566, showing a German East Africa 1900 25 pf "yacht" stamp and a Belgian C
ongo stamp overprinted for occupied German East Africa. Issued 6 Nov 1979.
Souvenir sheet issued the same day, showing a variant of the above stamp, al
ong with similar variants of others in the set showing a penny black and
stamps of Burundi.
Papua New Guinea, Scott # 631. The lower right-stamp shows a copy of Germany #49 with a 1892 German New Guinea cancel, thus being what we call a Forerunner (Vorläufer in German).
It also shows a copy of this same souvenir sheet and of the four n
on-souvenir sheet
stamps of the same design, thus in theory showing infinite recursi
on of
stamps on stamps on stamps ....
On the upper-right stamp is found the same kind of recursi
on, this time with a stamp from Queensland.
Tanzania, Scott #s 668-9. Shows a German East Africa 20 pesa "yacht" stamp to the left, and a German stamp cancelled at the short-lived German post office in Zanzibar. Oh, and a couple of penny blacks.
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