Postage stamps and postal history of Kenya

This is a survey of the 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.

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.

See also

References

  1. Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, pp.282-290. ISBN 0-356-10862-7
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303055309/http://www.stampworldhistory.com/country-profiles-2/africa/kenya-2/ Retrieved 12 August 2018.


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