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Postage stamps and postal history of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika

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A new definitive series in 1960 used simpler and more symbolic designs, and was followed in 1963 by three sets of commemoratives. At this point postal service was taken over by the East African Common Services Organization, which issued commemoratives for the
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These stamps were issued in parallel with stamps from each of the newly independent nations. The Common Services Organization continued to issue various commemoratives, at the rate of about 10-12 per year, until early in 1976.
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from 1967 to 1977. Even after independence, the new separate nations continued to use the KUT stamps, and they remained valid for postage until 1977.
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inscribed "Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar", even though they were never actually used in
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The first stamps marked Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika were issued in 1935, in the form of
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featuring a profile of the king and local scenes. They replaced stamps marked "
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Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation
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Postage stamps and postal history of East Africa and Uganda Protectorates
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A Handbook on King George VI Issues of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika
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A definitive series, with new designs, was issued in 1954 for Queen
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stamps in 1941 and 1942, but after the war the usual common types (
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The same designs were reissued in 1938 with a profile of
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East Africa: The Story of East Africa and its Stamps
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Index

British
postage stamps
British colonies
Kenya
Uganda
Tanganyika
East African High Commission
East African Common Services Organization
East African Community

common design
commemoratives
Silver Jubilee
George V
definitive series
East Africa and Uganda Protectorates
engraved
typographed
lion

George VI
surcharges
South African
Peace Issue
Silver Wedding Issue


Elizabeth
Great Lakes of Africa
Burton

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