German South-West Africa (DSWA) #14, "K.D. Felpoststation" CDS (Military cancel)

Item Specifics

Country

German South-West Africa

Catalog Number

14

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1900

Item Description

This listing is for a single, used definitive stamps issued for use in the colony of German Southwest Africa (Deutsch Sudwest Afrika) in 1900, and shows the standard image used on colonial German stamps in the early 20th century--namely the Kaiser’s Yacht “Hohenzollern.”

The stamp is listed in Scott as #14, this stamp has a cancel reading "K.D. Feldpoststation / Nr. 1" and a yearless date (19 April). This cancel was used in German Southwest Africa in the period 1904-1906, during the "Herero Uprising" during which several native tribes unsuccessfully rose up to oppose German colonial rule.

This cancel was primarily intended to be used on "Feldpost", i.e. military mail sent by soldiers. As such mail was sent free and did not require stamps, it is usually encountered on a postcard or on an envelope sent by a soldier. But it can occur on stamps as shown. This appearance of the cancel commands a premium of EUR 15 over the value of the stamp.

German Southwest Africa was a colony of Imperial Germany from 1884 until Germany lost all her colonies as part of the peace settlement that ended World War I. The neighbouring British colony of South Africa took over the colony, running it as “Southwest Africa” until independence in 1990. The former colony is now the Republic of Namibia.

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Item Location

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Returns Accepted

Yes

Returns Policy

Must be returned within 14 days in original condition. Money back, less shipping, no questions asked. Buyer pays return shipping.