Postage stamps and postal history 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][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.

See also

• Postage stamps and postal history of British East Africa
• Postage stamps and postal history of East Africa and Uganda Protectorates
• Postage stamps and postal history of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika
• Postage stamps and postal history of Tanzania
• Postage stamps and postal history of Uganda
• Revenue stamps of Kenya
• Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation
• Postal Corporation of Kenya

References

Further reading

• Goldberg, Larry. Identifying the Cancellations of Kenya: A Post Office Identification Handbook. Buffalo Grove, IL.: LMG Communications, Inc., 2001
  ISBN 0967388619
  89p.
• Mackay, James A. East Africa: The Story of East Africa and its Stamps. London: Philatelic Publishers, Ltd., 1970 192p. Series Title: Collecta handbook ; no. 5.
• Mackay, James A. Kenya: The Story of Kenya and its Stamps. London: Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation, 1981 192p. A reprint of the earlier title.
• Minns, John and Stuart Rossiter. The Cancellations of Kenya, 1890-1963; including British East Africa, the East Africa Protectorate, Kenya. s.l.: East Africa Study Circle, 1991
  ISBN 0951586505
  177p.
• Proud, Edward B. The Postal History of Kenya. Heathfield, East Sussex: Proud-Bailey Co. Ltd., 1992
  ISBN 1872465072
  368p.

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