| Accession Number | AWM2018.20.40 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | RC11574.004 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Philately |
| Physical description | 2 Image/s captured |
| Place made | German New Guinea |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
New Guinea - Overprinted German Colonial Stamps - October 1914 1d value surcharged on 3pf
- New Guinea - Stamps of the Australian Military Administration Volume 1
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Description
Block of 100 stamps for the Deutsch Neu Guinea (German New Guinea) 3 Pfennig. Overprinted with GRI 1d (1 pence). During the First World War, Australia administrated German territory in New Guinea. On 4 October 1914, the Australian Administration reported that for postal purposes two separate issues of stamps were made for use in New Guinea.
1. Stocks of German colonial stamps for the Territories of German New Guinea and the Marshall Islands were overprinted and surcharged with the Royal Cypher "G.R.I." and new values in British currency.
2. Current Australian postage stamps overprinted with "N.W. PACIFIC ISLANDS".
The German Colonial stamps had been printed in Berlin. All available stock captured by the Australian Forces were overprinted. They were first put on sale on 17 October and supplies were practically exhausted by the end of the year.
Official figures of are that 21851 German stamps of New Guinea and 29314 German stamps for the Marshall Islands of varying denominations were overprinted for use by the public. In October 1914 small quantities of German New Guinea stamps were overprinted for official use - these were designated with an overprint including the additional letters, "O.S.". 10939 stamps have been recorded as being printed with the official use overprint.