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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2016 22:47:05 GMT
Moderator Note: This post was made by former member Falschung, later known as nl1947.
Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika, 1935-1963This area was part of the domain of the Zanzibari sultans since 1794. In 1887, administration was granted to the British East Africa Association. From 1903, joint issues were made for British East Africa (later Kenya) and Uganda. In 1933, the postal administrations of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika were combined. GVI Series       SG 131ag & 131ai  SG 132   SG 133 & 133a   SG 134 & 134b
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kgvistamps
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What I collect: British Colonies - King George VI from all countries and King Edward VII & King George V from the West Indies.
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Post by kgvistamps on Jun 22, 2018 0:39:49 GMT
One of my favorite stamps is the Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika 10/ issue.
This stamp was issued over 16 years from 1938 thru 1954. During this time three different perforations were used over the course of 12 different printings.
If you collect the KUT 10/ stamps, visit my website to see the various printings and learn how to identify them.
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Post by kgvistamps on Dec 5, 2018 13:53:43 GMT
I recently added a second KUT web page dealing with identifying the various shades and perforation varieties from the King George VI set of 1938. It includes hints about determining the various color shades as well as a link to Richard Lockyer's article about the KUT flaws. Please use the link below if you collect these stamps.
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Post by sherro on Sept 23, 2019 7:13:46 GMT
A big shout out to Beryllium Guy for facilitating this purchase for me, from a seller who would only ship to Europe. Fortunately, he clearly doesn't own an SG catalogue  This part sheet of 1938 KGVI 1c SG131a is MUH, has full plate details and imprint, and two major varieties  The first is "retouched value tablet" at R9/6, SG131ad   The second is the "tadpole flaw" at R10/8, SG131af   |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Sept 23, 2019 7:25:24 GMT
Dave ( sherro ), thanks for the great post! Very cool to see what you have there. I am not much of a Gibbons Catalogue user myself, so would have also missed these varieties. How scarce/rare are they? Do they only occur once per sheet? Or just for certain printings? In any case, I will now be on the lookout for these, as I know that at one point I had several copies of this stamp, so something new to check for. Congratulations on your find, and glad that I could help you out!  |
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Post by sherro on Sept 23, 2019 9:05:10 GMT
Chris, this sheet is frame plate 2-2, centre plate 4B.
The value tablet retouch appears on centre plates 4A, 4B, 5, 6 or 7. The tadpole is only on this plate, 4B. There's another flaw, break in bird's breast, which has been illustrated earlier, that appears on this sheet and 4A (at R2/5). If this was a full sheet, all three would be present.
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kgvistamps
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What I collect: British Colonies - King George VI from all countries and King Edward VII & King George V from the West Indies.
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Post by kgvistamps on Sept 23, 2019 14:59:21 GMT
I have begun scanning my collection and posting it on my web site. There are 14 pages in the KUT King George VI collection (Gibbons - 131-150, Scott - 66-85). This includes the individual stamps as described by Potter & Shelton plus the booklet panes, booklets, and a few coil joins that I have been able to find. Ignore the reference numbers, they are my own based on the Potter & Shelton tables. Shown below is the Pound value page showing the various perforation varieties and a Uganda Revenue stamp. The overprint is yellow, so it is hard to see in the scan. If you would like to see the whole collection, use this URL for access: KGVI Stamps - King George VI KUT Reference Collection
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Post by rjan55 on Sept 24, 2019 0:57:02 GMT
This is great stuff. I only use Scott's here in a specialized collection area. I must check my old S&G and do a bit more fly specking on my acumulations.
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Post by JeffS on Feb 15, 2020 3:27:07 GMT
Does anyone have information about the KUT overprints/revalued issues of South Africa? Only references I find state ambiguously that they were emergency issues. I'm curious why (officially) South Africa stamps were chosen.  |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Feb 15, 2020 5:44:31 GMT
Considering the issue date of these stamps is 1941-42, it is likely that it was difficult to supply stamps printed in Great Britain to KUT locations as convoys would be under attack, so using old stock from the quasi-neighbouring South African colonies in the meantime to allay shortfalls was probably the most efficient solution. Just a guess. My Yvert&Tellier catalog does not provide any other specific information.
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Post by angore on Feb 15, 2020 12:45:45 GMT
By coincidence, I came across an article on KUT in Gibbons Stamp Monthly July 2019 issue this morning.
British Colonial and Protectorate Stamps Part 17: Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika By Noel Davenhill
"Wartime disruption to shipping in 1941 led to emergency surcharges on South African stamps (Fig 6). Bilingual pairs of 1d., 3d. and 6d. denominations were overprinted ‘Kenya Tanganyika Uganda’ in three lines with appropriate 5c., 10c. and 20c. surcharges applied by the Government Printer in Pretoria. Also, a 70c. on 1s. was added in 1942 for use by locally based British forces on the new airgraph forms developed by Kodak. A reduction in charges for the service left surplus stocks of 70c. for use on parcel mail." |
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Post by JeffS on Feb 15, 2020 18:13:17 GMT
hrdoktorx & angore: thank you for taking the time to reply and for your information, very helpful indeed. |
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Post by renden on Feb 15, 2020 18:37:49 GMT
hrdoktorx & angore: thank you for taking the time to reply and for your information, very helpful indeed. Jeff if you put an @ in front of those 2 names they will be tagged in their profile and know you have responded. With a quote like just did, you do not need to put the @ your 2 members will like to know you have thanked them !! I just did it for you René hrdoktorxangore |
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Post by JeffS on Feb 15, 2020 18:40:13 GMT
Would that be in front of each name?
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Post by renden on Feb 15, 2020 18:47:39 GMT
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jun 21, 2020 21:52:13 GMT
Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika, Sc 42-56
King George V Era
Arranged on Hagner Stock Sheet
Typically I do not collect much post-1930 material, but I am making another exception in this case, as with Hong Kong, because my wife expressed a particular admiration for the KGV and KGVI pictorial issues of K-U-T, and I already had quite a few of them from my mixed lot acquisitions. I have the complete K-U-T KGV 1935 Jubilee Set in California, so those will eventually be added, but I have included the one stamp that I had on hand to mark the place.  Row 1: K-U-T, Sc 42, 20c olive green & light blue: KGV Silver Jubilee Issue (My set is in California and will at some point be included in this page.) Row 3: K-U-T, Sc 46, 49, 50, 53: KGV pictorial issue Row 4: K-U-T, Sc 47, 48, 52: KGV pictorial issue Row 5: K-U-T, Sc 51, 54, 56: KGV pictorial issue Row 6: K-U-T, Sc 55: KGV pictorial issue (Missing Sc 57-59: 5sh, 10sh, £1)
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jun 21, 2020 22:30:22 GMT
Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika, Sc 66-83
King George VI Era
Arranged on Hagner Stock SheetImages of all of these stamps have been posted in unused condition at the start of this thread, but I thought that mainly used examples arranged as a set might also be of interest.  Row 1: K-U-T, Sc 66-68: KGVI pictorial issue Row 2: K-U-T, Sc 69-71, 75: KGVI pictorial issue Row 3: K-U-T, Sc 72, 74, 78, 81: KGVI pictorial issue (Missing Sc 73, 15-cent green & black) Row 4: K-U-T, Sc 76-77, 79-80, 83: KGVI pictorial issue Row 5: K-U-T, Sc 82: KGVI pictorial issue (Missing Sc 84-85: 10sh, £1)
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Feb 16, 2021 17:45:50 GMT
Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika, Sc 66-85
King George VI Era
Arranged on Hagner Stock SheetIn addition to the Kenya & Uganda KGV issues, I also received Christmas gifts that allowed me to cobble together the rest of this set. It is a mixture of used and unused, and as all of you might expect, I went for attractive appearance more than substance in terms of finding higher value varieties and such. I normally don't collect issues from after 1930, but I really like this set, and wanted to at least put together one of each major number.  KGVI Pictorial Issue, 1938-1954Row 1: K-U-T, Sc66-68 Row 2: K-U-T, Sc69-71, 75 Row 3: K-U-T, Sc72-74, 78 Row 4: K-U-T, Sc76-77, 79-80, 83 Row 5: K-U-T, Sc81-82, 84 Row 6: K-U-T, Sc85b, Perf 12½
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Post by anglobob on Dec 9, 2021 12:14:53 GMT
SG 167-180 Issued between 1954 and 1959.One of my favourite series of stamps,featuring wild animals which were rarely seen in the wilds of Warwickshire where I spent most of my childhhood. SG169A was redrawn with a period/stop under the 15c.  |
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Post by daniel on Feb 11, 2023 2:34:05 GMT
A couple of Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika First Day Covers from Kenya. The Hundredth Anniversary of the Discovery of Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika by Burton and Speke 30th July 1958, Eldama Ravine, Kenya. And for the New Definitive Issue 1st June 1954, Nairobi, Kenya.  |
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Post by daniel on Mar 12, 2023 16:24:49 GMT
Registered Covers from East Africa Four Registered Covers sent from Entebbe, Uganda to the UK. The covers are similar so I'm showing the fronts of two and the reverse of two others with interesting/readable Entebbe marks. All date from 1957.  |
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Post by paul1 on Jul 13, 2023 14:49:20 GMT
not a good morning - hinge pulling and wading through old albums from recent boot sale excursions - one of which stunk of old cigarette smoke which I have treated before with proprietary granules within a closed box - it can take a long time, but it's one of the worst smells - truly revolting - and I say that as an ex smoker. Unfortunately, even out in the open air in a field I didn't smell the problem. What do others use to remove this smell, assuming occasionally we all get a few like this? The worst sort of hinges are those small pieces of Cellotape - they leave a residue which darkens the stamp, permanently - a write off. I even had one hinge made from a piece of a calico type material. The picture attached is just a reminder - mostly to me - that Cents and Shilling do co-exist within a single country - though it's easy to forget and think two separate currencies must be a mistake - in 1920 the currency for Kenya and Uganda became 100 cents equals 1 East Africa Shilling, and with high values in Sterling denominations (£). These two George VI stamps - still on the same original piece - are: ............ The 30 cent value - The Nile Railway Bridge at Rippon Falls, Uganda - once thought to be the source of the Nile - black and dull violet blue - SG 141 from May 1938 and first issued May 1938 ( same design used in May 1935 for George V). The one shilling value - Lake Naivasha, Uganda (highest lake in the Great Rift Valley - so we might have been there five million years ago) - black and brown - SG 164 - first issued February 1952. They're both attractive stamps and likely very common. P.S. Just realized - these two represent almost the first and last issues of George VI (for Kenya and Uganda), and to be on the same cover is a substantial coincidence. P.P.S. - In case I've confused people, just to clarify .... the shilling showing here - whilst carrying that name - is unrelated in value to the U.K. shilling.  |
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