German New Guinea 5 Pfennig Eagle Overprint

German New Guinea · 1897 · 5 pfennig

The stamp features the German imperial eagle with 'REICHSPOST' and '5 PFENNIG' text, overprinted diagonally with 'Deutsch-Neu-Guinea'.

This stamp represents the postal administration of German New Guinea, a German protectorate, utilizing overprinted German stamps for colonial use before specific colonial issues were produced.