German Colonies

Overseas colonies, dependencies, and territories of the German Empire. Unified in the early 1870s, the chancellor of this time period was Otto von Bismarck.

Germany built the third-largest colonial empire at the time, after the British and French. The German colonial empire encompassed parts of several African countries, including parts of present-day Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Namibia, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, as well as northeastern New Guinea, Samoa and numerous Micronesian islands.

  • German Southwest Africa – Native Passport

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     German Southwest Africa Native Passport Peter, a long-time fellow collector, made it possible that this vital document is now in my collection. In 20+ years,…

  • German Colonial Passport Of Kiautschou

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    This passport type issued by the German Empire Government of Kiautschou is one of the rarest documents when it comes to German passport history! UPDATE:…