Stamps of German East Africa

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Postage stamps issued for the GERMAN EAST AFRICA (Deutsch-Ostafrika), a colony of the Empire of Germany.

1893 issue[edit]

Horizontal overprint with the Pesa currency

1896 issue[edit]

Oblique overprint Deutsch-Ostafrika and surcharges on German Empire stamps.

1901 issue[edit]

Colonial special design.

1905-1919[edit]

1917[edit]

The territory was split between the British Empire (Tanganyika) , the Kingdom of Belgium (Ruanda-Urundi) and the Kingdom of Portugal (Kionga).