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2 8 • s m i t h s o n i a n c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o h i s t o ry a n d t e c h n o l o g yKilossa, then Tabora on the Mittellandbahn. Almost all theuses were in towns along the Mittellandbahn. Almost allthe uses occurred in less than a month (from June 14 toJuly 10)—see Figure 2. Given the great importance of therailroad to efficient communications, we suggest that thisprobably models most of the mid- 1916 communicationwithin GEA. Covers are known which were carried by runnersin the interior of GEA and others which were carriedon dhows along the coast, but we suggest most communicationwas along the Mittellandbahn as long as possible.For the covers from Kionga, the routing and censorshipwas generally predictable—e.g., Kionga to Brazilthrough Portugal—which makes sense. The local covers(to Nyassa, also in PEA) were not censored. Finally, thereare detail differences (in censoring, routes, transit and receivingcancels) even for covers sent on the same day, andcertainly for those sent at different times.A significant amount of information about war- timepostal operations is derivable from philatelic censuses.Notes1. John Kevin Doyle and Jürgen Fricke, “The Queen of GermanColonial Philately”, The Congress Book 2001, Chicago(2001): 53–72.2. John Kevin Doyle, Alfred F. Kugel, and Robert E. Lamb,“The Portuguese in Kionga”, The Congress Book, Columbus(2003): 149–176.BibliographyDoyle, John Kevin, Alfred F. Kugel, and Robert E. Lamb. “ThePortuguese in Kionga.” 2003 Congress Book, #69. Columbus,Oh.: American Philatelic Congress, 2003.Doyle, John Kevin, and Jürgen Fricke. “The Queen of GermanColonial Philately.” 2001 Congress Book, #67. Chicago:American Philatelic Congress, 2001.