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Postage stamps and postal history of British Central Africa

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50: 35: 27: 19: 1113: 221:, for the British Central Africa Protectorate, were registration envelopes in 1892. Between 1892 and 1895 a total of 14 different registration envelopes have been identified as having been produced by overprinting British South Africa Company registration envelopes with 899: 584: 564: 974: 839: 824: 594: 534: 864: 849: 251: 729: 549: 459: 669: 1054: 874: 829: 529: 489: 934: 484: 989: 709: 619: 499: 954: 854: 664: 649: 504: 969: 599: 140:
BSAC stamps were necessary in 1892, 1893, and 1895. 1895 also saw the introduction of stamps printed for the protectorate, featuring the protectorate's coat of arms and inscribed
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In 1901, the 1d, 4d, and 6d values of the 1897 stamps were printed in different colours. In 1903 a new series of stamps was issued, featuring the profile of King
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In 1898 the supply of one-penny stamps ran out. Initially the 3-shilling postage stamp was surcharged, but on 11 March the government began to use
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in an ornamental frame. New postcards designed for the protectorate were issued in 1896 (3 postcards), 1898 (2 postcards) and 1904 (2 postcards).
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British Central Africa 1891–1907, Traditional Philately and Usages. A Display to The Royal Philatelic Society London by Colin G. Fraser.
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In August 1897 a new design was introduced, still using the coat of arms, but with a clear instead of a lined background.
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When the protectorate's name was changed to Nyasaland Protectorate all items of postal stationery continued to be valid.
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In 1893 two different postcards were issued using British South Africa Company postcards overprinted
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P. A. Cole-King, "Transport and Communication in Malawi to 1891, with a summary to 1918", in
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Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970
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on unwatermarked paper, but from February 1896 on the paper had either the
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Postage stamps and postal history of the Nyasaland Protectorate
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of the protectorate were issued in April 1891, produced by
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A newspaper wrapper issued in 1899 overprinted SPECIMEN.
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at the northern end of the lake. Chiromo was the main
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Index




Chiromo
squared-circle postmark

Specimen stamps
Universal Postal Union
British Central Africa Protectorate
Malawi
postage stamps
overprinting
Rhodesian
British South Africa Company
Chiromo
Fort Johnston
Karonga
sorting office
Shire Highlands Railway
Limbe
Surcharged
De La Rue
Crown over CC
Crown over CA
watermarks
embossed
revenue stamps
Edward VII
Nyasaland Protectorate
Malawi

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