Truk
Following Spain’s 1898 defeat in the Spanish-American War, it sold its remaining Pacific possessions, including the Carolines, to Germany.
Truk was the largest settlement in central Karolinen, and the Truk Atoll was a center of copra production for Germany.
A post office was opened on the island on 1 May 1905, and it remained open until Truk was occupied by Japanese forces on 11 October 1914. Due to disruptions in steamship service to the islands, the last known mail departing Truk was posted in August 1914.
20 ??? 1906 & 30 May 1907 (front)
20 ??? 1906 & 30 May 1907 (rear)
17 June 1908 (front)
17 June 1908 (rear)
29 May 1914
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 6
- ArGe Kolonien TRUK KAROLINEN
Dates of Use:
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1 May 1905 to August 1914
Notes:
- Blue or violet ink, May 1905
- Year date ‘05’ used until 4 July 1906
- Year date ‘10’ handwritten changed to ‘11’ until 1 February 1911
Truk
PO Information
Opened: 1 May 1905
Closed: 11 October 1914
Following Spain’s 1898 defeat in the Spanish-American War, it sold its remaining Pacific possessions, including the Carolines, to Germany.
Truk was the largest settlement in central Karolinen, and the Truk Atoll was a center of copra production for Germany.
A post office was opened on the island on 1 May 1905, and it remained open until Truk was occupied by Japanese forces on 11 October 1914. Due to disruptions in steamship service to the islands, the last known mail departing Truk was posted in August 1914.
20 ??? 1906 & 30 May 1907 (front)
20 ??? 1906 & 30 May 1907 (rear)
17 June 1908 (front)
17 June 1908 (rear)
29 May 1914
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 6
- ArGe Kolonien TRUK KAROLINEN
Dates of Use:
-
1 May 1905 to August 1914
Notes:
- Blue or violet ink, May 1905
- Year date ‘05’ used until 4 July 1906
- Year date ‘10’ handwritten changed to ‘11’ until 1 February 1911
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