"The Germans issued stamps for use in occupied Belgium on 1 October, 1914. They were overprinted German Stamps of 1906-1918. Two sets of surcharges/overprints were issued. The first set spelled out the full denomination “Centimes” and “Franc” for the smaller denominations. The second surcharge/overprint abbreviated the denomination “Cent.” and “F.”. These stamps continued to be in use throughout the war and were used concurrently with the stamps of the German Western Military Command from 1916. As a note, the Belgian Government moved to Le Havre, France on 13 October, 1914 and continued to print stamps for use in unoccupied Belgium."