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GERMAN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

(during World War I)

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German occupation of Belgium and Northern France

German occupation of Rumania, ('MViR', 'Gültig 9. Armee' or 'Rumanien' on german stamps)

German occupation of Poland

1915 Stamps of Germany overprinted 'Russisch Polen'

  3 p brown
  5 p green
  10 p red
  20 p blue
  40 p red and black

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 p	c	c
5 p	c	c
10 p	*	c
20 p	c	c
40 p	*	*

1916 Stamps of Germany, overprinted 'Gen.-Gouv Waschau'

  2 1/2 p grey
  3 p brown
  5 p green
  7 1/2 p orange
  10 p red
  15 p brown
  15 p violet
  20 p blue
  30 p orange and black on yellow
  40 p red and black
  60 p lilac

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 1/2 p	c	c
3 p	c	c
5 p	c	c
7 1/2 p	*	c
10 p	c	c
15 p brown	*	c
15 p violet	c	c
20 p	*	*
30 p	*	*
40 p	*	c
60 p	*	c

A fiscal stamp of Germany, with a similar 'Gen. Gouv. Warschau.' overprint:

German occupation of Russia

1916 Stamps of Germany overprinted 'Postgebiet Ob. Ost'

  2 1/2 p grey
  3 p brown
  5 p green
  7 1/2 p orange
  10 p red
  15 p brown
  15 p violet
  20 p blue
  25 p orange and black on yellow
  40 p red and black
  50 p violet and black
  1 M 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 1/2 p	c	c
3 p	c	c
5 p	c	c
7 1/2 p	c	c
10 p	c	c
15 p brown	*	*
15 p violet	c	c
20 p	*	*
25 p	c	c
40 p	*	*
50 p	*	*
1 M	*	*

1918 Stamps of Russia (eagle issue), overprinted in 'Pfg', so-called 'Dorpat' issue

  '20 Pfg.' on 10 k blue
  '40 Pfg.' on 20 k blue 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
20 p on 10 k	***	***
40 p on 20 k	***	***

1919 Issue for Libau, stamps of Germany overprinted 'LIBAU' in violet or red

  2 1/2 p grey
  5 p green
  10 p red
  15 p violet
  20 p blue
  25 p orange and black on yellow
  50 p violet and black

The overprint exists in two types.
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 1/2 p RRR RRR
5 p R ***
10 p R ***
15 p RR R
20 p R **
25 p RRR RR
50 p RRR RR

Forged overprints exist!

Forgery!
(Forged overprint)

1916 Stamp issued for Bialystock, inscription 'BRIEFVERMITTLUNG BIALYSTOK 25 Pfennig':

This stamp also exists with overprint '1 Mark' and a bar on the old value. These stamps exist with security overprint 'B.Wolfsohn' (as shown above), this is the name of the postmaster.

1918 Stamps issued for the 10th army, text in Russian KOHTPOPbHbIN 3HaKb:

Two stamps were issued, both with a grey underprint: 30 p black and 60 p black. There also exists an overprint in red on the 30 p black (the 60 p was also prepared with this overprint, but did not come into use). All these stamps are rare.

(What is this? inscription 'Kontrollzeichen and the same text in Russian, overprinted in red: GK.- Ssarny')

Copyright by Evert Klaseboer

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