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Oct 30, 2012

Germany On Stamps: German East Africa Postcards

Two new 10 centimes Postcards from German East Africa (Ruanda-Urundi territory under Belgian occupatin at Word War One). Dois novos Postais de 10 Cêntimos da África Oriental Alemã (Território do Ruanda-Urundi sob ocupação Belga durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial).    1916 - German East Africa 10Ct Postcards  // 1916 -  Postais de 10Ct da...

Oct 28, 2012

Germany on Stamps: German Offices Abroad (China)

Stamps from German Offices Abroad (China). Those stamps are from 1901 and 1905. Selos emitidos nos Postos de Correios Alemães no Estrangeiro (China). Os selos foram emitidos em 1901 e  em 1905. Stamps from German Offices in China // Selos emitidos nos Postos de Correios Alemães na Chi...

Oct 15, 2012

Germany on Stamps: Third Reich 1937 Pages

New "Third Reich" theme pages. Now we publish 1937 Stamps, Letters, Postcards and Blocks pages. Novas páginas do tema "Terceiro Reich". Publicamos agora as páginas de 1937, contendo Selos, Cartas, Postais e Blocos. Third Reich Pages  // Páginas do Terceiro Rei...

The Third Reich: General History

THE THIRD REICH After the First Reich (or Holy Roman Empire), from 962 to 1806, and the Second Reich, from 1871 to 1918, and mainly because the humiliation which led to the fall of Emperor Wilhelm II at the end of World War I and all the impositions that the German nation had to accept unconditionally, Adolf Hitler nurtured the dream of a Third Reich, which ends...

Oct 14, 2012

German on Stamps: Johann Sebastian Bach

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (COMPOSER) (31 March 1685 - 28 July 1750)   Johann Sebastian Bach born in Eisenach, Saxe-Eisenach, was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although...

Germany on Stamps: German Imperial Yacht

GERMAN IMPERIAL YACHT A royal yacht is a ship used by a monarch or a royal family. If the monarch is an emperor the proper term is imperial yacht. Most of them are financed by the government of the country of which the monarch is head. The royal yacht is most often manned by personnel from the navy and used by the monarch and family on private and official travels. History The...