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Cameroon became a German Protectorate in 1884 and used German colonial stamps overprinted
During World War I, from 1914 to 1916 it was occupied by Allied Troops. Stamps of Gabon overprinted Corps Expeditionnaire Franco-Anglais Cameroun in 1915, and stamps of Middle Congo overprinted Occupation Française du Cameroun in 1916 were used by the French forces in Cameroon until the 1920s.
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
or Cameroun since the nineteenth century.
German protectorate
Cameroon became a German Protectorate in 1884 and used German colonial stamps overprinted Kamerun
Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern p ...
in 1897. In 1900, the Yacht series common to all of German colonies were issued.
French occupation
During World War I, from 1914 to 1916 it was occupied by Allied Troops. Stamps of Gabon overprinted Corps Expeditionnaire Franco-Anglais Cameroun in 1915, and stamps of Middle Congo overprinted Occupation Française du Cameroun in 1916 were used by the French forces in Cameroon until the 1920s.
Joint mandate
In 1922 Britain and France were granted separate United Nations mandates. In theFrench mandate
The Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (french: Mandat pour la Syrie et le Liban; ar, الانتداب الفرنسي على سوريا ولبنان, al-intidāb al-fransi 'ala suriya wa-lubnān) (1923−1946) was a League of Nations mandate foun ...
, stamps inscribed ‘Cameroun’ were issued from 1925. For the British mandate, see postage stamps and postal history of the British Cameroons
The postal history of the British Cameroons falls into two essential parts: the occupation of German Kamerun by Anglo-French forces in 1915, when German Colonial stamps were issued with an overprint and surcharge; and the situation following a 1 ...
.
Current issues
The French mandate of Cameroun became an independent republic in 1960. Cameroon was joined by the southern part ofBritish Cameroons
British Cameroon or the British Cameroons was a British mandate territory in British West Africa, formed of the Northern Cameroons and Southern Cameroons. Today, the Northern Cameroons forms parts of the Borno, Adamawa and Taraba states of N ...
in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. The country was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972, and the Republic of Cameroon in 1984. Today, issues vary in the language used. Some issues may be in French reading Rèpublique du Cameroun and others may be in English, reading Republic of Cameroon. See also
*Postage stamps and postal history of the British Cameroons
The postal history of the British Cameroons falls into two essential parts: the occupation of German Kamerun by Anglo-French forces in 1915, when German Colonial stamps were issued with an overprint and surcharge; and the situation following a 1 ...
References
Further reading
* Bratzel, M. P., Jr. ''The Postal Tariffs of Cameroun under French Administration, 1916-1959''. Windsor, Ont.: MPB Canada, 2007 215p. + 1 CD-ROM. * Bratzel, M. P., Jr. ''The Railroads of Cameroun and Associated Postal History''. Windsor, Ont.: MPB Canada, 2009 * Bratzel, M. P., Jr. ''The Wartime Revenue Stamps of Cameroun: A Critical Examination''. Windsor, Ont.: MPB Canada, 1996 47p. * Bratzel, M. P., Jr., H. Kraja and R.J. Maddocks. ''Les Oblitérations du Cameroun, 1914-1960''. Windsor, Ontario: MPB Canada, 1990 83p. * Bratzel, M. P., Jr., Michael St.J. Wright, and Marc Parren. ''The Postmarks and Postal History of Independent Cameroun, 1960 to date''. Windsor, Ontario: MPB Canada, 2014 58p. with 571 additional pages on a searchable DVD. * Herterich, Wolfgang. ''Kamerun im Krieg 1914-1918: Handbuch der Kriegspost''. Waldkirch: W. Herterich, 1994 154p. * Maddocks, R.J. ''Marking Time 1887-1987: A Century of Postmarks and Cachets of an African Town Kamerun - Douala''. Nether Stowey, Somerset: House of Antiquity, M.S. Todd, 1989 Series Title: Cockrill series booklet; no. 62. * Tchienehom, Jean-Vincent. ''Le Timbre Raconte ... 20 Ans d'Histoire du Cameroun (1958-1978)''. Yaounde: Ministere des Postes et Telecommunications, 1978 46p. Communications in CameroonCameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
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