Postage stamps and postal history of Kenya

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Stamp of Kenya depicting the national flag and ensignia.
Stamp commemorating the founding of the Republic of Kenya. Stamp-kenya1964-lion.jpeg
Stamp commemorating the founding of the Republic of Kenya.

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Kenya.

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British colonial issues

Kenya used stamps of British East Africa Company (1890-1895), British East Africa (1895-1903), East Africa and Uganda Protectorates (1903-1922), Kenya and Uganda (1922-1935) and Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika/Tanzania (1935-1976). [1] [2]

Independence

The first stamps of independent Kenya were issued on 12 December 1963. The stamps of Kenya were also valid in Uganda and Tanzania until 1976.

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References

  1. Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, pp.282-290. ISBN   0-356-10862-7
  2. "Kenya | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[ title missing ]

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