Yap
Following Spain’s 1898 defeat in the Spanish-American War, it sold its remaining Pacific possessions, including the Carolines, to Germany.
Upon the arrival of the German administrators in 1899, Yap became the District Headquarters for western Karolinen.
A German post office was opened on Yap on 6 November 1899, and it remained open until Yap was occupied by Japanese forces on 7 October 1914. Due to disruptions in steamship service to the islands, the last known mail departing Yap was posted in August 1914.
Yap Post Office, c. 1900
13 June 1905 (front)
13 June 1905 (rear)
28 January 1911 (front)
28 January 1911 (rear)
10 April 1913 (front)
10 April 1913 (rear)
29 November 1899 (front)
29 November 1899 (rear)
28 June 1903
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 7
- ArGe Kolonien YAP KAROLINEN
Dates of Use:
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6 November 1899 to August 1914
Notes:
- No year date until 14 January 1900
- Provisional year ‘01’ until 5 January 1901
- Blue, blueish-green ink, February 1903 to August 1903, 12 July 1906
- Violet ink, January 1904 to July 1904
Yap
PO Information
Opened: 6 November 1899
Closed: 7 October 1914
Following Spain’s 1898 defeat in the Spanish-American War, it sold its remaining Pacific possessions, including the Carolines, to Germany.
Upon the arrival of the German administrators in 1899, Yap became the District Headquarters for western Karolinen.
A German post office was opened on Yap on 6 November 1899, and it remained open until Yap was occupied by Japanese forces on 7 October 1914. Due to disruptions in steamship service to the islands, the last known mail departing Yap was posted in August 1914.
13 June 1905 (front)
13 June 1905 (rear)
28 January 1911 (front)
28 January 1911 (rear)
10 April 1913 (front)
10 April 1913 (rear)
29 November 1899 (front)
29 November 1899 (rear)
28 June 1903
Postmark Information
Catalog:
- Friedemann 7
- ArGe Kolonien YAP KAROLINEN
Dates of Use:
-
6 November 1899 to August 1914
Notes:
- No year date until 14 January 1900
- Provisional year ‘01’ until 5 January 1901
- Blue, blueish-green ink, February 1903 to August 1903, 12 July 1906
- Violet ink, January 1904 to July 1904
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