New Guinea

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With the outbreak of World War I, German New Guinea was occupied by Australian troops.

 File:New Guinea 2s GRI.jpg|2/- on 2 mark value File:NewGuinea GRI reg label.jpg|1915 3d Herbertshöhe surcharge 
 * Beginning in October 1914, German New Guinea Yachts were surcharged G.R.I. and new values, in several settings and styles. Better values including errors have been forged.
 * In 1915 two values were re-surcharged.
 * Also in 1915, registration labels from eight towns (plus slightly different styles of town names) were surcharged G.R.I. and new values for use as provisional stamps.
 * In 1914, German Marshall Islands Yachts were also surcharged similarly. The pence values have the two overprint lines 5mm apart, the shilling values with overprint lines 3½-4mm apart.
 * In 1915, two of the surcharges on Marshall Islands stamps were also re-surcharged.
 * Also in 1915, Marshall Islands Yachts were again surcharged, now with pence values having the overprint lines 6mm apart and the shilling values with overprint lines 5½mm apart





Official issues
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