Caroline Islands Stamps

Caroline Islands Stamps 1899-1919


#1-6 First Stamps (56˚ overprint)

  Caroline Islands became a German Colony October, 12 1899. German
stamps were overprinted "Karolinen" at both 48- and 56-degree angles, with the former being scarce to rare.

    #21-23 1915 Kaiser's Yacht Issue
 Some of the 1900 stamps were re-issued in 1915 on watermarked paper with a "lozenges" pattern.


    #7-19 1900 Kaiser's Yacht
   In 1901 stamps picturing the Kaiser's yacht, "Hohenzollern" were issued for Germany's colonies; typographed (pfennig values), engraved and without watermark.


Caroline Islands 13 used

Price: $11.00

VF used. 40pf black and red small "yacht."

Caroline Islands 14 LH

Price: $1.50

VF LH. 50pf small "yacht."

Caroline Islands 14 used

Price: $13.50

Fine LH. 50pf black and violet small "yacht."

Caroline Islands 15 LH

Price: $2.50

VF LH. 80pf small "yacht."

Caroline Islands 15 used

Price: $16.50

VF used. 1901 80pf Black and Carmine, Kaiser's Yacht, unwatermarked. Signed.<br>

Caroline Islands 16

Price: $1.85

VF LH. 1901 1-Mark red, large Kaiser's Yacht, unwatermarked

Caroline Islands 18

Price: $7.50

VF LH 1901 3-Mark violet, large Kaiser's Yacht, unwatermarked

Caroline Islands 19 LH 5-Mark Yacht

Price: $125.00

XF LH. 1901 5 Mark slate and carmine, large Kaiser's Yacht, unwatermarked.&nbsp; Nearly perfect!<br>

Caroline Islands 21 LH

Price: $0.70

VF LH. 1915 3pf. small "yacht." Watermarked lozenges.

Caroline Islands 23 LH

Price: $27.50

VF LH. 1915 5 Mark slate and carmine, large Kaiser's Yacht, watermarked lozenges.

Caroline Islands 23

Price: $27.50

VF LH. 1915 5 Mark slate and carmine, large Kaiser's Yacht, watermarked lozenges.

Caroline Islands 19 LH 5-Mark Yacht

Price: $125.00

XF LH. 1901 5 Mark slate and carmine, large Kaiser's Yacht, unwatermarked.&nbsp; Nearly perfect!<br>