Germania (stamp)

The Art Nouveau design depicting Führing was personally chosen by the emperor Wilhelm II.

Prior to World War I they were released by German post offices abroad in a number of foreign countries, namely China, Morocco, and Turkey.

[7] During the First World War Germania stamps were released in occupied areas, namely in Belgium, France, "Postgebiet (des) Ob(erbefehlshabers) Ost" (eastern postal territory), "Russian Poland", "General-Gouvernement Warschau", and Romania.

[9] Further, Polish postal authorities, Poczta Polska, also initially utilized overprinted Germania stamps.

From 1900 onwards the Deutsche Reichspost issued several postal stationeries with imprinted Germania stamps.

Germania stamp from the 1900 issue
Use of Germania stamp in Bavaria, 1919
1905 Germania stamp, issued in China
5 Pfennig postcard, sent from Leipzig to Zoppot (now Sopot in Poland) on 15 June 1905.
7½ Pfennig postcard with Ob. Ost overprint, sent from Libau (now Liepāja in Latvia) to Berlin on 4 December 1917. The rectangular stamp is a censor mark from Königsberg .