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Samoa
- UF Deutsch-Samoa
- UF Samoa
- UF German Samoa
- UF Western Samoa
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Explanation: When the North German Confederation was founded, the postal system was organised as a unified state transport authority with the simultaneous disappearance of the territorial postal institutions. Bremen received a federal post office. In 1871, postal sovereignty was transferred to the German Reich. In 1874, the Reichspostverwaltung appointed Bremen as the seat of an Oberpostdirektion, which became the medium Reichspostbehörde. In addition to the territory of Bremen, its area of responsibility included the part of the administrative district of Hanover on the left bank of the Weser, parts of the administrative district of Stade and the administrative district of Thedinghausen in Brunswick. Until the First World War she was also responsible for the postal services in German New Guinea, on the Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Palau and Marshall Islands and Samoa. From 1934-1945 the Oberpostdirektion was called Reichspostdirektion Bremen. In 1943 it also took over the district of the Oldenburg management, which had until then been independent, and which included the Weser-Ems district. The privatization of Deutsche Bundespost was initiated in 1989, and in 1990 it was separated into the postal service and telecommunications divisions at OPD. At the end of 1992, the Postal Directorate was divided into the Postal Service and Telecommunications Directorates. Since 1995 they have been part of Deutsche Post AG and Deutsche Telekom AG. Lit.: Christian Piefke, Die Entstehung der Oberpostdirektion Bremen, in: Postgeschichtliche Blätter aus der Weser-Ems-Gebiet, Vol. 1, H. 1, 1955, S. 2-3; Werner Guddat, 100 Jahre Oberpostdirektion Bremen, Leer 1974; Theodor Windmann, 100 Jahre Oberpostdirektion Bremen, in: Postgeschichtliche Hefte Weser-Ems, Vol. 1, 1955, S. 2-3. 4, H. 4, 1973, p. 77-84; Johannes Rust, Die Postgeschichte des Bezirks der Reichspostdirektion Bremen für den Kriegsjahre 1939-1945, Bremen 1949; K. Johanns, Die ersten Schritte. Attempt to reconstruct postal conditions in the Reichspostdirektions district of Bremen after the end of the Second World War until the resumption of limited correspondence on 1 July 1945, in: Philatelie und Postgeschichte, 20, No. 89, 1986, p. 1-19; Alexis Wegener, Die Post in Bremen und Bremerhaven 1945-1964, in: Wachsende Städte an der Unterweser, 1965, p. 88-96; Der OPD-Bezirk Bremen, in: Zeitschrift für das Post- u. Fernmeldewesen, 7 (1955), p. 41-53; Oberpostdirektion Bremen (ed.), Oberpostdirektion Bremen im neuen Haus, Bremen 1985; Herbert Leclerc, Von Apia bis Yap. Former German postal institutions in the South Seas, in: Archiv für deutsche Postgeschichte 1982, pp. 7-32; Fritz Thole, Die Leiter der Oberpostdirektion Bremen, in: Postgeschichtliche Blätter aus dem Weser-Emsgebiet, vol. 1, H. 1, 1955, p. 3, H. 3, 1956, p. 29-38, vol. 2, H. 6, 1961, p. 118-119. Reference: Christian Piefke, Die Entstehung der Oberpostdirektion Bremen, in: Postgeschichtliche Blätter aus der Weser-Ems-Gebiet, vol. 1, H. 1, 1955, p. 2-3; Werner Guddat, 100 Jahre Oberpostdirektion Bremen, Leer 1974; Theodor Windmann, 100 Jahre Oberpostdirektion Bremen, in: Postgeschichtliche Hefte Weser-Ems, vol. 4, H. 4, 1973, p. 77-84; Johannes Rust, Die Postgeschichte des Bezirks der Reichspostdirektion Bremen für die Kriegsjahre 1939-1945, Bremen 1949; K. Johanns, Die ersten Schritte. Attempt to reconstruct postal conditions in the Reichspostdirektions district of Bremen after the end of the Second World War until the resumption of limited correspondence on 1 July 1945, in: Philatelie und Postgeschichte, 20, No. 89, 1986, p. 1-19; Alexis Wegener, Die Post in Bremen und Bremerhaven 1945-1964, in: Wachsende Städte an der Unterweser, 1965, p. 88-96; Der OPD-Bezirk Bremen, in: Zeitschrift für das Post- u. Fernmeldewesen, 7 (1955), p. 41-53; Oberpostdirektion Bremen (ed.), Oberpostdirektion Bremen im neuen Haus, Bremen 1985; Herbert Leclerc, Von Apia bis Yap. Former German Post Offices in the South Seas, in: Archiv für deutsche Postgeschichte 1982, pp. 7-32; Fritz Thole, Die Leiter der Oberpostdirektion Bremen, in: Postgeschichtliche Blätter aus dem Weser-Ems-Gebiet, vol. 1, h. 1, 1955, pp. 3, h. 3, 1956, pp. 29-38, vol. 2, h. 6, 1961, pp. 118-119.
Book page and print photographs
Book page and print photographs
Book page and print photographs
Book page and print photographs
Bde 1-3 destroyed.
In the presence of the German Governor Dr. Solf, Samoan women dance a traditional dance to celebrate the birthday of Emperor Wilhelm II / Photographer: Scherl
Contains: - Certificate of the Kolonial-Wirtschaftliches Komitées about the award of the Supf-Plakette; - Certificate of Honour of the Institute for Foreign Policy; - Völkerbund-Pass; - Certificate of Honour of the German Association for Apia, Samoa; - Congratulations of the World Economic Society for the 65th anniversary of the founding of the German Society of Apia, Samoa. Hitler's letter on the occasion of his 70th birthday; - award certificate "Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches"; - doctor's diploma; - Senator's diploma. Honorary Doctor Diploma (11) Civil Rights Certificate of Heidelberg (12)
Schnee, HeinrichPicture of a Samoan chief. In his hands he holds a head knife. / Photographer: Scherl
Contains also: Photo of Malitoa and Tamasese from 24. Nov. 1884
Imperial Colonial Officephotography
Chief Muliufi from Samoa, son of Mataafa, sits cross-legged in front of his hut / Photographer: Scherl
The German friendly chief Tamasese / Photographer: Scherl
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Baessler, ArthurContains also: Kiautschou Deutsch-Samoa Deutsch-Neuguinea - Marshall and Caroline Islands
Contains among other things: German administration in the East African colonies with consideration of the slave question (elaboration), 1892 acquisition of a naval base in West India (report of the High Command of the Navy), 20 Apr. 1898 position of the High Command of the Navy on the question of the overseas fleet bases (immediate report of the High Command of the Navy), 1 July 1898 acquisition of fleet bases in the Philippines and Sulu Islands (annex to the immediate report of the High Command of the Navy), 1 July 1898 acquisition of fleet bases in the Philippines and Sulu Islands (annex to the immediate report of the High Command of the Navy). July 1898 Return of the Samoan chief Mataafa to Samoa (report of the Supreme Command of the Navy), Nov. 8, 1898 Acquisition of the Danish Antilles island St. John (letter of the Secretary of State of the Reichsmarineamt, copy), Jan. 7, 1898. 1899 Establishment of a coal defeat on the Farisan Islands with the support of the Turkish government (report of the admiral staff of the navy), Jan. 2, 1901 Military political report of SMS "Berlin" about the stay in Agadir (transcript), Oct. 3, 1911
Contains: 1st colony Dona Franziska in Brazil, 1897; 2nd liberation of Carl Neufeld, captured in Sudan, 1898; 3rd offer for sale of files from the time of the foundation of the German Colonial Society by Richard Jakob, 1898-1899; 4th promotion of the German settlement in Palestine (Prince Carl von Urach), 1899; 5th liberation of Carl Neufeld, captured in Sudan, 1898; 4th promotion of the German settlement in Palestine (Prince Carl von Urach), 1899; 5th liberation of Carl Neufeld, captured in Sudan, 1898. South West African Shepherding Society (former Minister of State v. Hofmann), 1901; 6th Railway Construction Project Porto Alegre-Pelotas (Carl Bolle), 1901; 7th Safata Samoa Society, 1903; 8th Evangelical Africa Society, 1903; 9th Fazenda do Baranco Branco in Matto Grosso, Brazil, 1908.
Enthält u.a.: A. B. Steinberger, Report on Samoa, or the navigator’ islands made to the Secretary of State. Washington 1874