The First World War had caused a great deal of damage in Belgium. At the time of the liberation in November 1918, the country lacked every conceivable item. This included postage stamps. Initially, if one could send a parcel, letter, or card...
The canton of Eupen comprised the post offices of Astenet, Eupen 1 and Eupen 2, Eynatten, Herbestal, Hergenrath, Kettenis, Lontzen, Moresnet, and Raeren. For these post offices, a series of stamps overprinted with 'Eupen' was made available from March 20, 1920. The series...
On November 11, 1918, at five o'clock in the morning, the German capitulation became a fact. Shortly before, the Weimar Republic had been proclaimed in Germany. The Allies occupied parts of Germany. In 1919, Belgian army units also marched into the... as occupiers...
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