Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1

BELGIUM (Eupen, Malmedy, Moresnet)

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EUPEN

German territory untill 1918, then ceded to Belgium.

(stamp of Prussia, used in Eupen)

MALMEDY

German territory untill 1918, then ceded to Belgium.

Stamp of Germany, used in Malmedy

MORESNET

This small territory between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands did officially belong to none of these countries. Due to a small error in the treaty of Vienna in 1815. In 1886 8 stamps were issued. They were forbidden only 8 days later and overprinted with the following text: "ausser cours gesetzt", (no longer valid). In 1918 it definitively joined Belgium.

German Occupation of Belgium and Northern France

1914 Stamps of Germany, overprinted 'Belgien' in fancy letters and surcharged in 'Centimes'

  3 Centimes on 3 p brown
  5 Centimes on 5 p green
  10 Centimes on 10 p red
  25 Centimes on 20 p blue
  50 Centimes on 40 p red and black
  75 Centimes on 60 p lilac
  1 Franc on 80 p red and black on red

Larger size

  1 Fr. 25 C on 1 M red
  2 Fr. 50 C on 2 M blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 c on 3 p	c	c
5 c on 5 p	c	c
10 c on 10 p	c	c
25 c on 20 p	c	c
50 c on 40 p	*	c
75 c on 60 p	c	c
1 F on 80 p	*	*
1 F 25 c on 1 M	***	**
2 F 50 c on 2 M	***	***

1916 Stamps of Germany, overprinted 'Belgien' in fancy letters and surcharged in 'Cent'

  2 Cent on 2 p grey (1918)
  3 Cent on 3 p brown
  5 Cent on 5 p green
  8 Cent on 7 1/2 p orange
  10 Cent on 10 p red
  15 Cent on 15 p brown
  15 Cent on 15 p violet (1917)
  20 Cent on 25 p orange and black on yellow (1918)
  25 Cent on 20 p blue
  40 Cent on 30 p orange nad black on yellow
  50 Cent on 40 p red and black
  75 Cent on 60 p lilac
  1 F on 80 p red and black on red

Larger size

  1 F 25 Cent on 1 M red
  2 F 50 Cent on 2 M blue
  6 F 25 Cent on 5 M black and red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
2 c on 2 p	c	c
3 c on 3 p	c	c
5 c on 5 p	c	c
8 c on 7 1/2 p	c	*
10 c on 10 p	c	c
15 c on 15 p brown	*	c
15 c on 15 p violet	c	c
20 c on 25 p	c	c
25 c on 20 p	c	*
40 c on 30 c	c	c
50 c on 40 p	c	c
75 c on 60 p	*	***
1 F on 80 p	*	*
1 F 25 c on 1 M	*	*
2 F 50 c on 2 M	***	***	Error: 2 F 50 c on 1 M: RRR
6 F 25 c on 5 M	***	***

1916 Stamps of Germany, surcharged with 'Cent'

  3 Cent on 3 p brown
  5 Cent on 5 p green
  8 Cent on 7 1/2 p orange
  10 Cent on 10 p red
  15 Cent on 15 p brown
  25 Cent on 20 p blue
  40 Cent on 30 p orange nad black on yellow
  50 Cent on 40 p red and black
  75 Cent on 60 p lilac
  1 F on 80 p red and black on red

Larger size

  1 F 25 Cent on 1 M red
  2 F 50 Cent on 2 M blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 c on 3 p	c	c
5 c on 5 p	c	c
8 c on 7 1/2 p	c	c
10 c on 10 p	c	c
15 c on 15 p	c	c
25 c on 20 p	c	c
40 c on 30 p	c	*
50 c on 40 p	c	*
75 c on 60 p	*	*
1 F on 80 p	*	*
1 F 25 c on 1 M	**	**
2 F 50 c on 2 M	**	***

Typical cancel:

('Postprufingsstelle Etappen inspektion')

The cancel 'Postuberwachungsstelle 33' is known to have been forged:

(With cancel 'Postuberwachungsstelle 33', reduced size, could be a forged cancel)

Stamps of Germany with overprint in 'Centimes' diagonally were issued for the German post offices in Turkey.