German Empire - First World War - Postal Administration on Western Front  

Kaiserreich - Erster Weltkrieg - Etappengebiet West

1st December 1916.

"Germania" stamps of the Reich overprinted with denomination in francs and centimes were issued for use in the "Etappengebiet West" (the German-occupied areas between the shifting Western Front and the established German postal administration in Belgium during World War I). 

Currency abbreviated to "Cent." and "F."

Michel catalogue number: 6

1916, 1. Dez. Freimarken: Teilauflagen von Marken des Deutschen Reiches mit Aufdruck