German New Guinea Stamps

German New Guinea Stamps 1897-1914


   #1-6 First Stamps
German New Guinea became a German Colony November 17, 1884. German stamps were used until 1897 when the first German stamps were overprinted "Deutsch-Neu-Guinea."

    #20-23 1914 Kaiser's Yacht Issue
 Some of the 1900 stamps were re-issued in 1914 on watermarked paper with a "lozenges" pattern. These were printed and sold in Berlin only.


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