Postage stamps and postal history of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika

Kenya Uganda Tanganyika (English: Kenya Uganda Tanganyika, Abbreviation: KUT ) is the inscription of stamps that were issued by the East African Posts and Telecommunications Administration 1935-1961 for the British colonies of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika.

Prehistory

The British Protectorate of British East Africa had initially been used its own stamps from 1890 to 1903. Just as the British protectorate of Uganda from 1894 to 1903 (which developed from the Kingdom of Buganda ).

In the period from April 1, 1903 to July 22, 1920 both of which were then summarized as East Africa and Uganda Protectorates.

1920 British East Africa was converted (to a very small coastline ) Crown Colony Kenya. Henceforth, the stamps with Kenya and Uganda were characterized.

Although Tanganyika was a British mandate since 1919, the first stamps with the inscription Kenya Uganda Tanganyika came only in 1935 for the silver wedding anniversary of King George V in circulation.

The KUT thus are the successors of the stamps with the words East Africa and Uganda (1903-1920) and Kenya and Uganda ( 1920-1935 ).

Course

The inscription Kenya Uganda Tanganyika was maintained until the independence of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika ( 1961). Although the three states brought out its own postage stamps, were brought from the East African Common Services Organization for the Summer Olympic Games of 1964 stamps with the inscription Kenya Uganda Tanganyika Zanzibar in circulation. Zanzibar was indeed written to the brands, but they were never issued there.

When Tanganyika provider merged with Zanzibar to Tanzania, appeared stamps with the inscription Kenya Tanzania Uganda. These brands have been published in parallel to the outputs of independent states. This lasted until the beginning of 1976.