Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika (KUT) is the name on British

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s made for use in the British colonies of

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, and

Tanganyika Tanganyika may refer to: Places * Tanganyika Territory (1916–1961), a former British territory which preceded the sovereign state * Tanganyika (1961–1964), a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania * Tanzania Main ...

. The stamps were circulated between 1935 and 1963 by the joint postal service of the three colonies, the East African Posts and Telecommunications Administration, reconstituted as part of the East African High Commission from 1948 to 1961, the

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from 1961 to 1967, and the

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from 1967 to 1977. Even after independence, the new separate nations continued to use the KUT stamps, and they remained valid for postage until 1977.

First K.U.T. stamps

The first stamps marked Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika were issued in 1935, in the form of common design

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s for the Silver Jubilee of King

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as well as a

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featuring a profile of the king and local scenes. They replaced stamps marked "

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" and "Kenya and Uganda". The definitives included a dramatic departure from the usual

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stamps of the period; the 10c and £1 stamp were typographed and had a silhouette of a

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, with color combinations of black/yellow and black/red, respectively.

George VI

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The same designs were reissued in 1938 with a profile of

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. Wartime exigencies forced the use of surcharges on four

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n stamps in 1941 and 1942, but after the war the usual common types (

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, etc.) resumed.

Queen Elizabeth II

A definitive series, with new designs, was issued in 1954 for Queen Elizabeth, and in 1958 a pair of commemoratives marked the 100th anniversary of the discovery (from a European perspective) of the

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by Burton and

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. A new definitive series in 1960 used simpler and more symbolic designs, and was followed in 1963 by three sets of commemoratives. At this point postal service was taken over by the East African Common Services Organization, which issued commemoratives for the

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inscribed "Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar", even though they were never actually used in

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. After Tanganyika merged with Zanzibar to form

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

, subsequent stamps were inscribed "Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania", with the three names being listed in randomly varying orders.Blackburn, (1976). See p.96. These stamps were issued in parallel with stamps from each of the newly independent nations. The Common Services Organization continued to issue various commemoratives, at the rate of about 10-12 per year, until early in 1976. File:BEA-KUT 1935 MiNr0034 pm B002b.jpg File:BEA-KUT 1938 MiNr0066A pm B002.jpg File:BEA-KUT 1958 MiNr0094I pm B002.jpg

First K.U.T. stamps

George VI

Queen Elizabeth II

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