The occupation of Belgium in the First World War (supplement)

As a supplement to the first part, which described the territory of the General Government of Belgium, I came across an envelope franked with two 3-cent stamps on 3 Pfennig and postmarked in Haybes in northern France. The small town of Haybes had just over 2.000 inhabitants during the First World War. The place is situated on the right bank of the Meuse and is part of the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézière in the French department of Ardennes. The printed matter envelope was stamped on August 8, 1917, in accordance with German regulations, with each stamp individually, and was censored in Namur. It is striking that the country name (FRANKREICH) appears in the Haybes stamp impression. German stamps with the overprint Belgium used in France…. Further details:    The overprint on the 1 Mark stamp was produced in two types. In Type I, the denomination is positioned lower relative to the stylized flowers; in Type II, the denomination is level with the 'flowers'. Furthermore, Type I exists in two perforation varieties: 14¼ x 14, the most common perforation, and 14¾ x 14, the rarest perforation. The 6,25 franc stamp was also issued in two types. In Type I, the letter B for Belgien is printed exactly below the digit 6 of the value denomination; in Type II, the letter B for Belgien is placed further below the letter F for franc. Type II was exclusively available at the philatelic counter of the main post office in Berlin and was not for sale at the General Government of Belgium. Incidentally, the 6,25 franc stamp was not available at all post offices in the Government General of Belgium. The stamp was only sold at the counters of the post offices in Antwerp, Mons, Brussels 1, Liège, and Namur. If someone wished to purchase the stamp through another post office, it had to be ordered in Brussels first, with the amount due having to be paid in advance. Both the 1914 and 1916 series of overprints were initially valid for postage in the entire occupied territory of Belgium and Northern France, but with the issuance of the series of overprints for the 'Etappengebied' on December 1, 1916, the two series became invalid for that area effective December 15, 1916.