East Africa [ Stamps ] Varieties [ Postal Stationery ] [ Postal History ] Click on a thumbnail for a larger image Further information on the East Africa Study Circle's website     [ TOP ] [ BEA 1890-1902 ] [ UGANDA 1896-1902 ] [ EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 1903-34 ] [ KUT GV 1935-37 ] [ KUT GVI 1938-52 ] [ KUT QEII 1953-1964 ] [ EAST AFRICA 1964-70 ] [ KENYA 1963-78 ] [ UGANDA 1962-78 ] [ TANGANYIKA 1961-78 ] [ END ] British East Africa 1890 - 1902 Introduction   Africa map c1900   B.E.A. Light & Liberty 1890-5 Forgeries Used   B.E.A. Light & Liberty 1890-5 Forgeries Used   B.E.A. Light & Liberty 1890 Fournier album page  B.E.A. Light & Liberty 1890 Forgeries Mint  B.E.A. Light & Liberty 1890 Forgeries BEA ovpt Mint  B.E.A. Light & Liberty 1890 Forgeries - Forged postmarks   B.E.A. Light & Liberty 1890 Forgery Used   B.E.A. Light & Liberty 1891 Forged postmark   B.E.A. 1896 ½ anna Yellow-green Part sheet of 54 [ TOP ] [ BEA 1890-1902 ] [ UGANDA 1896-1902 ] [ EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 1903-34 ] [ KUT GV 1935-37 ] [ KUT GVI 1938-52 ] [ KUT QEII 1953-1964 ] [ EAST AFRICA 1964-70 ] [ KENYA 1963-78 ] [ UGANDA 1962-78 ] [ TANGANYIKA 1961-78 ] [ END ] Uganda 1896 - 1902 ~ Tanganyika 1916 Uganda Typeset 1896 1 anna Half Sheet Mint   Uganda 1902 2½ anna R1/1 Inverted 'S'  Tanganyika 1916 ½d Pane of 60 Constant varieties  [ TOP ] [ BEA 1890-1902 ] [ UGANDA 1896-1902 ] [ EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 1903-34 ] [ KUT GV 1935-37 ] [ KUT GVI 1938-52 ] [ KUT QEII 1953-1964 ] [ EAST AFRICA 1964-70 ] [ KENYA 1963-78 ] [ UGANDA 1962-78 ] [ TANGANYIKA 1961-78 ] [ END ] East Africa & Uganda 1903 - 1934 East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Introduction   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Varieties   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Vertical positions   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Block of 36   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Sidewways & 'No country'   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Upward & Twist   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Plate blocks   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Sheet layout   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Gutter blocks   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge '4' varieties   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Upper left pane   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Upper right pane   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Lower left pane   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Lower right pane   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Used   East Africa & Uganda 1919 Surcharge Registered cover Mombasa   [ TOP ] [ BEA 1890-1902 ] [ UGANDA 1896-1902 ] [ EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 1903-34 ] [ KUT GV 1935-37 ] [ KUT GVI 1938-52 ] [ KUT QEII 1953-1964 ] [ EAST AFRICA 1964-70 ] [ KENYA 1963-78 ] [ UGANDA 1962-78 ] [ TANGANYIKA 1961-78 ] [ END ] KUT GV 1935 - 1937 K. U. T. 1935 Silver Jubilee Broken Flagstaff, Fine line & Lightning Conductor   K. U. T. 1935 Silver Jubilee Vertical strip of 10 R10/1 'Diagonal line by turret' Mint   K. U. T. 1935 Silver Jubilee Line from Turret, Chapel Dot & Dot by Flagstaff   K. U. T. 1935 Silver Jubilee Lightning Conductors on Brunswick & Henry III Tower & Line from Turret   K. U. T. 1935 Silver Jubilee Line from Curfew Tower & Line from Turret   K. U. T. 1935 Silver Jubilee Spur on Brunswick Tower   K. U. T. 1941/2 Provisionals SPECIMEN   K. U. T. 1941/2 Provisionals Mint Blocks of 4   K. U. T. 1941/2 Provisionals Used Blocks of 4   K. U. T. 1941 Provisionals FDC   K. U. T. 1941 5c on 1d varieties   K. U. T. 1941 10c on 3d varieties   K. U. T. 1942 70c on 1/- Hairlines   K. U. T. 1942 70c on 1/- Moon flaw Mint   K. U. T. 1942 70c on 1/- Moon flaw Used   [ TOP ] [ BEA 1890-1902 ] [ UGANDA 1896-1902 ] [ EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 1903-34 ] [ KUT GV 1935-37 ] [ KUT GVI 1938-52 ] [ KUT QEII 1953-1964 ] [ EAST AFRICA 1964-70 ] [ KENYA 1963-78 ] [ UGANDA 1962-78 ] [ TANGANYIKA 1961-78 ] [ END ] KUT GVI 1938 - 1952 GVI 1c Plate 1/1B Bottom left block 25 Used   GVI 1c Plate 1/1B Bottom right block 25 Mint   GVI 1c Plate 2/22 Varieties 1940s   K. U. T. 1942 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Frame Pl 2 Head Pl 3A block 14   K. U. T. 1942/3 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Spot on bird's breast block 25   K. U. T. 1942 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Frame Pl 22 Head Pl 3A or 3B block 12   K. U. T. 1942 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Frame Pl 22 Top left block 40   K. U. T. 1942 1c Black & Red-brown Frame Pl 22 Top left block 25   K. U. T. 1938 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Frame Pl 22 block of 40   K. U. T. 1938 1c Black & Chocolate-brown 1/10 Double frame line Corner block 10   K. U. T. 1946 1c Black & Chocolate-brown R5/10 lighter Marginal block 25   K. U. T. 1942/31c Black & Chocolate-brown Frame Pl 22 Head Pl 4A block of 6   K. U. T. 1942/3 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Frame Pl 22 block 15 'C' resembles 'G'   K. U. T. 1942/3 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Frame Pl 22 Head Pl 4B block 15 'Tadpole flaw'   K. U. T. 1946 1c Black & Deep Chocolate-brown Flaw on Lip blk 12   K. U. T. 1946 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Value tablet retouch blocks of 8   K. U. T. 1942/3 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Frame Pl 22 Head Pl 4A/4B Break in left bird's breast   K. U. T. 1942/3 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Frame Pl 22 Head Plate 4A Sheet of 100   K. U. T. 1942/3 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Pair Scratch R8/6 Used   K. U. T. 1938/46 1c Black & Chocolate-brown Varieties Mint   K. U. T. 1946 10c Black & Green Mountain retouch R6/7 blk 9   K. U. T. 1952 10c Brown & Black Double upper Rt frame line R4/10 Used  K. U. T. 1943 15c Black & Rose-red Plate 2 3A block of 32   K. U. T. 1952 15c Imperf proof of frame in issued colour   K. U. T. 1952 25c re-entry positional block of eight   K. U. T. 1937 50c rope not joined to sail positional block of four   K. U. T. 1949 50c Purple & Black Dot between 'LAKE' and 'VICTORIA'  K. U. T. 1946 50c Purple & Black Dot removed pair   K. U. T. 1942 1/- Black & Brown Mountain retouch R6/7 blk 4   K. U. T. 1946 Victory Pair & SPECIMEN Pairs   K. U. T. 1946 Victory Plate Blk Flag flaw R9/5   K. U. T. 1948 Royal Wedding SPECIMEN Pairs   Presentation Folders 1947 - 1959 K. U. T. GVI 1947 Postal Union Congress Paris Folder 1c to 10/-  K. U. T. GVI 1951 Presentation Folder 1c to £1  K. U. T. GVI 1952 Presentation Folder 1c to 50c  K. U. T. GVI 1952 (a) Presentation Folder 1c to 50c  K. U. T. GVI 1952 (b) Presentation Folder 1c to 50c  K. U. T. GVI 1952 Presentation Folder 1c to £1  K. U. T. QEII 1954 Presentation 1c to £1 Sir Andrew Cohen KCMG, KCVO, OBE Governor & Commander in Chief Uganda Protectorate   K. U. T. QEII 1954 Presentation Folder 5c to 1/-   K. U. T. QEII 1954 Presentation Folder 5c to £1 & 'Dust Jacket'   K. U. T. QEII 1954 Presentation Folder 5c to £1 ~ First Day Cancels   K. U. T. QEII 1955 Presentation Folder 5c to 1/30   K. U. T. QEII 1955 (a) Presentation Folder 5c to £1 & 'Dust Jacket'   K. U. T. QEII 1955 (b) Presentation Folder 5c to £1   K. U. T. QEII 1955 (c) Presentation Folder 5c to £1   K. U. T. QEII 1958 (a) Presentation Folder 5c to 1/-   K. U. T. QEII 1958 (b) Presentation Folder 5c to 1/-  K. U. T. QEII 1958 (a) Presentation Folder 5c to £1  K. U. T. QEII 1958 (b) Presentation Folder 5c to £1  K. U. T. QEII 1959 Presentation Folder 5c to 1/-  K. U. T. QEII 1959 Presentation Folder 5c to £1  K. U. T. QEII 1958 Burton & Speke Presentation Paper folder   [ TOP ] [ BEA 1890-1902 ] [ UGANDA 1896-1902 ] [ EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 1903-34 ] [ KUT GV 1935-37 ] [ KUT GVI 1938-52 ] [ KUT QEII 1953-1964 ] [ EAST AFRICA 1964-70 ] [ KENYA 1963-78 ] [ UGANDA 1962-78 ] [ TANGANYIKA 1961-78 ] [ END ] KUT QEII 1953 - 1964 K. U. T. 1954 5c & 10c Coil joins   K. U. T. 1954 50c Coil joins & leaders   K. U. T. 1954 10c Booklets Panes   K. U. T. 1958 Burton & Speke   K. U. T. 1959 1/- OFFICIAL Double overprint   K. U. T. 1960 Definitive Plates  K. U. T. 1960 Definitive Plates  K. U. T. 1960 Definitive Plates  K. U. T. 1960 Definitive Plates  K. U. T. 1960 Definitive Plates  K. U. T. 1960 10c Varieties Mint  K. U. T. 1960 15c 'Y' Serif & Retouch Blocks Mint  K. U. T. 1960 15c 'Y' Serif and, Spur on 'N' Used  K. U. T. 1960 1/- Re-entry Block Mint  K. U. T. 1960 10/- Imperf Pair Mint  K. U. T. 1960 Official 5c Leaf flaw Block Mint  K. U. T. 1960 Official 5c Offset Mint  K. U. T. 1960 Official 15c 'Y' Serif Block Mint  K. U. T. 1963 University 30c & 1/30 Damaged 'J' Mint   K. U. T. 1963 Red Cross 30c and 50c Doctor blade flaws Mint   K. U. T. 1964 Olympic Games Ray & Colon flaws Mint   K. U. T. 1964 Olympic Games Inking flaws Mint   East Africa 1966 30c Tourism Doctor blade flaw Mint  [ TOP ] [ BEA 1890-1902 ] [ UGANDA 1896-1902 ] [ EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 1903-34 ] [ KUT GV 1935-37 ] [ KUT GVI 1938-52 ] [ KUT QEII 1953-1964 ] [ EAST AFRICA 1964-70 ] [ KENYA 1963-78 ] [ UGANDA 1962-78 ] [ TANGANYIKA 1961-78 ] [ END ] East Africa 1964 - 1976 East Africa 1965 ITU Gold shift block   East Africa 1966 Tourism Harrison & sons Limited Presentation folder   East Africa 1966 50c Tourism Colour shifts Mint   East Africa 1966 1s 30c Tourism Blue shift Mint   East Africa 1967 30c East African Airways Colour Shifts Mint   East Africa 1967 50c East African Airways 2cm Red shift Corner block of 4 Mint   East Africa 1967 50c East African Airways 2mm Red shift downward Mint   East Africa 1967 5s East Africa Community Sheet of 20   East Africa 1969 Water Transport 30c Missing Grey   East Africa 1969 Water Transport 30c Comb perf, skip Half sheet  East Africa 1969 Water Transport 50c 'Hole in hull' Corner block of 4 Mint   East Africa 1969 Water Transport 50c Doctor blade flaw Block of 16 Mint  East Africa 1969 Water Transport 2/50 'Water spout' Imprint block of 4 Mint   East Africa 1969 Water Transport 2/50 'Shirt flaw' Corner bock of 4 Mint   East Africa 1969 Water Transport 2/50 Doctor blade flaw Block of 16 Mint   East Africa 1969 Pope Paul VI Offset of Gold Mint   East Africa 1970 Satellite Earth Station Pale orange Doctor Blade Mint   East Africa 1974 17th UPU Presentation Book   [ TOP ] [ BEA 1890-1902 ] [ UGANDA 1896-1902 ] [ EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 1903-34 ] [ KUT GV 1935-37 ] [ KUT GVI 1938-52 ] [ KUT QEII 1953-1964 ] [ EAST AFRICA 1964-70 ] [ KENYA 1963-78 ] [ UGANDA 1962-78 ] [ TANGANYIKA 1961-78 ] [ END ] Kenya 1963 - 78 Kenya 1963 Independence Presentation Folder   Kenya 1963 Independence Leaflet   Kenya 1963 Independence 5c Cattle Ranching Brown shifts   Kenya 1963 Independence 10c Extra dot on Giraffe Block & Strip Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 10c Doctor blade flaw Marginal pairs Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 10c Doctor blade flaw Block of 20 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 15c Damaged 'U' in UHURU Block of 6 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 15c Hyphen in IND-USTRY Block of 4 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 15c Spot below Drillhead Block of 6 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 15c Preprinting creases Block of 10 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 20c Doctor blade flaw Strip of 4 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 30c Orange-Yellow Colour shifts   Kenya 1963 Independence 30c Orange-Yellow Doctor Blade and Dry print   Kenya 1963 Independence 40c Serif to 'G', Broken 'D' Pair Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 40c Serif to 'G', Broken 'D' Pair Used   Kenya 1963 Independence 50c Green shift Strip of 5 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 50c Black shift Block of 4   Kenya 1963 Independence 50c Crimson shift down Block of 4   Kenya 1963 Independence 50c Crimson shift up/left Block of 4   Kenya 1963 Independence 50c Crimson shift upward Block of 4   Kenya 1963 Independence 65c 'Smoke in forest' Block of 4 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 65c 'Extra flower' below '6' Block of 4 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 65c 'Extra flower' between PR Block of 4 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 1/- Brown shifts Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 1/- Paper crease Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 1/30c Green shift Block of 4 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 1/30c Brown shifts Block of 4 Mint   Kenya 1963 Independence 5/- Doctor Blade flaws Mint   Kenya 1964 Inauguration 50c Red shift up Block of 4 Mint   Kenya 1964 Inauguration 50c Red shift down Block of 4 Mint   Kenya 1966 Animals E A P & T Presentation Folder   Kenya 1966 Animals 5c Black shift Plate block of 4 Mint   Kenya 1966 Animals 5c 'Carrot' flaw Block of 20 Mint   Kenya 1966 Animals 10c varieties Mint   Kenya 1966 Animals 15c Break in back & 'Ant Hill' Blocks Mint   Kenya 1966 Animals 15c 'Ant Hill' Block of 18 Mint   Kenya 1966 Animals 15c Black/Grey   Kenya 1966 Animals 15c Flaws Used   Kenya 1966 Animals 50c Black shift Vertical strip of 7 Mint   Kenya 1966 Animals 70c Dry print Strip of 3 Mint   Kenya 1966 Animals 1/- 'Glow worm' & 'Spot in tree' Plate Block of 18 Mint   Kenya 1966 Animals 1/30 'Fly on Tail' Plate Block of 18 Mint   Kenya 1966 Animals 1/50 flaws x 3 Block of 4 Mint   Kenya 1966 Animals 2/50 Reversed 'Q' for '0' Block of 10 Mint   Kenya 1971 Shells E. A. P. T. Corp. Presentation folder   Kenya 1971 Shells E. A. P. T. Corp. Leaflet   Kenya 1971 Shells Harrison & sons Limited Presentation folder   Kenya 1975 Shells 2/- on 1/50 Overprint shift blk of 10   Kenya 1976 Railway Transport Imperf MS Specimen   Kenya 1977 Minerals K P & T Corp Presentation folder   Kenya 1983 1/50 Mushomoro Mtambazi Partial Gold Dryprint   Kenya 1986 Commonwealth Games Unissued designs   Kenya 1987 Commemorative Stamps K P & T Corp Presentation folder   Kenya 1987 UNICEF Inter-governmental Philatelic Corp, Press release   Kenya 1988 Commemorative Stamp Pack K P & T Corp   Kenya 1993 Birds Stamps K P & T Corp Three fold card leaflet   Kenya 1998 - 2003 Commemorative Stamps Posta Kenya Stamp Pack   K U T 1976 Olympic Games, Montreal Imperf pairs Mint   Kenya 1976 Olympic Games, Montreal Gutter Imperf blocks 4 Mint   Kenya 1976 Olympic Games, Montreal Uncut printers sheet Bottom two rows Mint   [ TOP ] [ BEA 1890-1902 ] [ UGANDA 1896-1902 ] [ EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 1903-34 ] [ KUT GV 1935-37 ] [ KUT GVI 1938-52 ] [ KUT QEII 1953-1964 ] [ EAST AFRICA 1964-70 ] [ KENYA 1963-78 ] [ UGANDA 1962-78 ] [ TANGANYIKA 1961-78 ] [ END ] Uganda 1962 - 78 Uganda 1962 Independence Crown Agents leaflet   Uganda 1962 Independence 10c Coil strip of 11   Uganda 1962 Independence 10c 'Extra flower' Block of 4 Mint   Uganda 1962 Independence 1/30 'White flaw on Dome' Block of 4 Mint   Uganda 1965 International Trade Fair Flaw behind crane   Uganda 1965 International Trade Fair 26mm Red shift   Uganda 1965 Birds EAP&T Presentation Folder   Uganda 1965 Birds 15c 'Long claw' Block of 4   Uganda 1965 Birds Colour shifts   Uganda 1969 Flowers EAP&T Presentation Folder   Uganda 1975 Crops EAP&T Presentation Folder   Uganda 1976 Telecomm Development EAP&T official card   Uganda 1976 Telecomm Development Left corner Imperf blocks 4 Mint   Uganda 1976 Telecomm Development Left marginal Imperf blocks 4 Mint   Uganda 1976 Telecomm Development Left marginal Imperf blocks 8 Mint   Uganda 1976 Olympic Games, Montreal Corner traffic light Imperf blocks 4 Mint   Uganda 1976 Railway Transport Imperf MS   Uganda 1976 Railway Transport Imperf MS - Dr Blade flaw   [ TOP ] [ BEA 1890-1902 ] [ UGANDA 1896-1902 ] [ EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 1903-34 ] [ KUT GV 1935-37 ] [ KUT GVI 1938-52 ] [ KUT QEII 1953-1964 ] [ EAST AFRICA 1964-70 ] [ KENYA 1963-78 ] [ UGANDA 1962-78 ] [ TANGANYIKA 1961-78 ] [ END ] Tanganyika/Tanzania 1961 - 1978 Tanganyika 1961 Independence Folder Tanganyika 1961 Independence Leaflet Tanganyika 1961 Independence 10c Retouches Blocks of 4 Mint Tanganyika 1961 Independence 15c Brown shift Half sheet Tanganyika 1961 Independence 30c Black shift Half sheet Tanganyika 1961 Independence 1/- Flaws and varieties Mint Tanganyika 1961 Independence 1/30 '6' & 'Colon flaw' Block of 4 Mint Tanganyika 1961 Independence 1/30 Black shift   Tanganyika 1961 Independence 1/30 Yellow shift   Tanganyika 1961 Independence 1/30 & 20/- Black shifts   Tanganyika 1961 Independence 2/- shifts   Tanganyika 1961 Independence 5/- Orange shift   Tanganyika 1961 Independence 20/- 'Snow cap on mountain' Pair Mint   Tanganyika 1961 Independence 5c & 2/- Colour shifts Mint   Tanganyika 1961 Independence 10c, 30c, 50c & 5/- Dry prints   Tanganyika 1961 Independence 10/- Colour shift   Tanzania 1965 5c White flaw to 'T' Block of 8 Mint   Tanzania 1967 Fish Crown Agents Announcement   Tanzania 1976 Olympic Games Montreal Corner Plate Imperf blocks 4 Mint   Tanzania 1976 Olympic Games Montreal Corner Imprint Imperf blocks 4 Mint   Tanzania 1976 Railway Transport 2/- broken "Z" Imperf MS   Tanzania 1979 Butterflies 50c 0n 70c Overprint settings Cross pane block 40 M   Tanzania 1983 TP&T Corp Stamp folder   Tanzania 2009 TP Corp Stamp folder Wild Animals   [ TOP ] [ BEA 1890-1902 ] [ UGANDA 1896-1902 ] [ EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 1903-34 ] [ KUT GV 1935-37 ] [ KUT GVI 1938-52 ] [ KUT QEII 1953-1964 ] [ EAST AFRICA 1964-70 ] [ KENYA 1963-78 ] [ UGANDA 1962-78 ] [ TANGANYIKA 1961-78 ] [ END ] If you find any errors or have problems using these pages please email: