German Southwest Africa

German Southwest Africa, or Deutsch-Südwestafrika, was a colony on the Atlantic coast of southern Africa. It is now known as Namibia.

 File:GER SW Africa 5pf.jpg|1900 5pf value 
 * German offices were opened in the region about 1888 using contemporary German stamps. Usage is identifiable by cancels of OTYIMBIGUE, KEETMANSHOOP or WINDHOEK. Froged cancels are known.
 * In 1897, German stamps were overprinted diagonally Deutsch- / Südwest-Afrika.
 * In 1899, the overprint was changed to Deutsch- / Südwestafrika.
 * In 1900, Yacht keytypes were issued for the colony.
 * In 1906, the designs were reissued on diamond lozenges watermarked paper.
 * In 1915, South African forces captured the colony, and it became South West Africa.

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