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In 1914, Poland was invaded by both the German and the Austro-Hungarian empire when Poland was a part of Russia. From 12 May 1915, German empire Germania stamps were overprinted "Russisch-Polen". These issues are not listed in the Fischer catalogue (Part 1). However, they can be found in the Michel catalogue for German stamps. Look for "Deutsche Besetzungsausgaben 1914/1918" (German occupation issues 1914/1918) and then for "Deutsche Post in Polen" (German post in Poland). The stamps are listed as Michel 1-5.
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Germania issues are a series of German stamps, released between 1900-1921, with the portrait of the Wagnerian opera star Anna von Stratz-Fuhring, representing the German empire.
Deutsches Reich is German for German Empire.
Russisch Polen is German for Russian Poland.
Andre Mongeon's stamps of Poland and Polish related areas (home.golden.net)