With the addition of Marshall Islands MiNr 3 I H from
this thread, I'm coming close to having all of the German colonial provisionals in my collection (only missing Marshall Islands Minr 12 H). So, it's as good a time as any to post links to them all for anyone who's interested in a little light reading on this little piece of philatelic history.
By way of background, provisional stamps were frowned upon by the German postal system, and the colonial postmasters were discouraged, and in many cases forbidden, to create provisional issues. They didn't let this stop them, however.
The most common method of creating provisional issues was to bisect existing issues. There aren't a lot of forgeries of these issues, but illegitimate uses are common. The postal clerks or postmasters would often create additional copies after the period of use, very often with the original canceller, to serve philatelic interests. For this reason, certification is recommend for most of theses issues.
Deutsch-Ostafrika / German East AfricaKönigsberg / Möwe Provisionals (1916) --
GermanStamps.net or
SCF ThreadWuga Provisionals (March 1916) --
GermanStamps.net or
SCF ThreadDeutsch-Südwestafrika / German Southwest AfricaKeetmanshoop Provisional (June-July 1900) --
GermanStamps.netCameroon / KamerunValdivia Provisional (3 October 1898) --
GermanStamps.net or
SCF ThreadLongji Provisional (19 May 1911) --
GermanStamps.net or
SCF ThreadCarolines / Karolinen1905 Ponape Provisional (20 April - 9 July 1905) --
GermanStamps.net1910 Ponape Provisional Overprint (12 July 1910) --
GermanStamps.net or
SCF Thread1910 Ponape Provisional Bisect (12 July 1910) --
GermanStamps.net or
SCF ThreadMarshalls / Marshall-InselnFeb-May 1900 Jaluit Provisional (February-May 1900) --
GermanStamps.net or
SCF ThreadDec 1900 Jaluit Provisionals (2-10 December 1900) --
GermanStamps.net