German Colonies

The German Empire developed overseas colonies from about 1884 until 1919, when they were confiscated by the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I.

Stamp-Collecting-World has very informative pages on the classic stamps of the German colonies: 

• Cameroun
 
• Caroline Islands
 
• German East Africa
 
• German New Guinea
 
• German South West Africa
 
• Kiauchau (Kiautschou)
 
• Mariana Islands
 
• Marshall Islands
 
• Samoa
 
• Togo