sudbury12000
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Post by sudbury12000 on Jan 12, 2023 1:17:06 GMT
Moderator Note: This thread was originally titled Uganda Protectorate Postmark Port Alice, which has now been modified to broaden the possibility for additional posts.
I have a couple of these postmarks, but this one clearly is the best. Has anyone else come across this PM? 
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Jan 12, 2023 11:18:02 GMT
I believe Port Alice was renamed and is now Entebbe, capital of Uganda.
a great SON cancel .
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Jan 12, 2023 11:22:16 GMT
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sudbury12000
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Post by sudbury12000 on Jan 12, 2023 14:50:54 GMT
thank you tobben63 Got lucky with that one! |
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sudbury12000
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Post by sudbury12000 on Jan 12, 2023 14:52:38 GMT
I think you are right vikingeck I found a facebook page when I googled Port Alice, and Entebbe came up. |
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Post by greaden on Jan 12, 2023 14:57:30 GMT
I believe Port Alice was renamed and is now Entebbe, capital of Uganda. a great SON cancel . Kampala is the current capital of Uganda. Entebbe is now the location of the airport. It was Port Alice, which was the colonial capital. |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 12, 2023 15:58:54 GMT
I agree with the others, Roy ( sudbury12000), that your postmark is indeed a gem!  I don't know if you noticed, or perhaps even did it intentionally (?), but your Port Alice PM is dated 11-Jan-1899, and you posted it on 11-Jan-2023, timing worthy of the Postmark Calendar! Anyway, thanks for sharing a great stamp!  |
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sudbury12000
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Post by sudbury12000 on Jan 12, 2023 16:55:15 GMT
@beryllium Guy ,I wish I could say I did that on purpose, but alas, no. But what a good idea for a stamp advent calendar, for the whole year!
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Oct 19, 2024 16:32:03 GMT
Uganda Protectorate, Sc69-78
Queen Victoria Era
Arranged on Hagner Stock SheetIn the not-too-distant past, I spent some time creating vintage-looking country headers for some of the short-lived stamp-issuing entities that I like so much. Uganda Protectorate is one of those. I acquired most of this set at the Stanley Gibbons shop in London back when I was living in the UK from 2019-2022. I got a very good deal on it because a couple of the stamps were damaged, but I am happy to report that I was later able to replace those, so now I have a sound, complete set.  Row 1: Header (created from two old album headers 1900-1936) Row 3: Uganda, Sc69-72a (includes color varieties) Row 4: Uganda, Sc73-74a (includes color variety) Row 5: Uganda, Sc75-75a, 76 (includes color variety) Row 6: Uganda, Sc77-78, stamps of British East Africa overprinted UGANDA
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