new currency. This breach of postal etiquette was taken quite poorly in Germany, and at least one provincial governor, in Belgium, decreed heavy penalties for any stamp collectors or dealers possessing Allied stamps. Issues of German New Guinea and Marshall Islands were, like Samoa, surcharged by the British with "G.R.I." for Georgius Rex Imperator. In Kamerun, issues were overprinted "C.E.F." for the Cameroon Expeditionary Force. The stamps of Togo were surcharged "TOGO Anglo French Occupation" and "TOGO Occupation franco-anglaise" by British and French authorities respectively. Many of these Allied overprints are now exceedingly rare and there are numerous known forgeries. See also Postage stamps and postal history of the German colonies Postage stamps and postal history of Togo Postage stamps and postal history of German South-West Africa Postage stamps and postal history of German East Africa German post offices abroad SMY Hohenzollern References External links Yacht stamps of the Marshall Islands Former German colonies Postage stamps of Germany