Postage stamps and postal history of Kenya

Stamp of Kenya depicting the national flag and ensignia.
Stamp commemorating the founding of the Republic of Kenya.

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

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]

Independence

The first stamps of independent Kenya were issued on 12 December 1963.

See also

References

  1. Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, pp.282-290. ISBN 0-356-10862-7


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