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Today I have a group of stamps from Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika.. these stamps are from the QEII period.. the interesting thing about this lot is that when I bought it, two or three years ago, I was just looking for Morocco stamps.. I found a collection that was marked as "Small Morocco collection and other African stamps.." ; it was a good lot of French Morocco and Independent Morocco, and all the stamps from KU&T (except 30 or 40..) , and still many stamps from the independent countries Kenya &Tanzania.. It was a very good acquisition, at a fair price.. I have to say ( and I said it before.. ) that I don't mind paying a little more if I get  large periods of a country's  'Stamp' history....

I have already presented some KGV stamps and now I start with QEII and then in future posts , some more KGV and KGVI stamps...

Complete series 1953 "Coronation"

Perf: 12.5 x 13

[Des] someone from Bradbury Wilkinson

[Engr] De La Rue

SG(165) Sc(101)

[Wmk]

This stamp was used in the 1st QEII definitive series , without the label "Royal visit 1954"

Perf: 12.5 x 13

[Des] O.C. Meronti

[Engr] De La Rue

SG(166) Sc(102)

[Wmk]

This is the Definitive series (15) 1954/1959 "Wildlife and Views of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyka" ; I present , at the right, also another 15c stamp, because there are two varieties of this stamp.. with or without the 'dot' below the 'c' currency label..

the 5c, 10,20,30,50,1sh,2sh are issued in 1954, the 1.30sh in 1955 and 15c,40c in 1958 ; the 15c stamp at the right is from 1959..

Perf: 12.5 x 13

[Des] O.C. Meronti (5c,20,30,40,1sh)

[Des] G. Gill Holmes (10c,50c)

[Des] H. Grieme (15c,1.30sh)

[Des] De La Rue (2sh)

[Left] Sc (103,104,105,107,108,109,110,112,113,114) [Right] Sc(106)

[Engr] De La Rue

All the stamps presented, both on left and right are from the (16) 1960/1962 definitive series " Wildlife ,Views and Crops  of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika"

I have divided the stamps in two groups, because they have different dimensions, perforations and even printing methods..

the 2.50sh and 10sh are the only one's missing...

[Left] Perf: 15 x 14 ; in the Scott catalog , the value 14.5 x 14 appears for this group, but I think that 15 x 14 is more accurate..

[Des] Michael Goaman

SG(183,...,191) Sc(120,...,128)

[Photo] De La Rue

[Wmk]

[Right] Perf: 14 (except 20sh Perf: 13)

[Des] Michael Goaman

SG(192,193,194,196,198) Sc(129,130,131,133,135)

[Engr] De La Rue

[Wmk]

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