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BRITISH EAST AFRICA 1896-1902

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1896 Stamps of India surcharged "British East Africa"

  1/2 a green
  1 a lilac
  1 a 6 p brown
  2 a blue
  2 a 6 p green
  3 a orange
  4 a olive
  6 a grey
  8 a lilac
  12 a brown on red
  1 R grey
  1 R red and green
  2 R brown and red
  3 R green and brown
  5 R violet and blue

Surcharged

  '2 1/2' on 1 a 6 p brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

A further fiscal surcharge "INLAND REVENUE" exists on the values 1 a, 2 a and 1 R grey.

Forged, "British East Africa" overprints on genuine stamps of India:

(Cuts with examples of Fournier's overprints from the Fournier album)

Forged overprints on forged stamps also exist:

Forged 1 Rupee stamp with forged overprint.

(A modern Hialeah forgery made with a computer scanner and printer, reduced size)

1896 Queen Victoria, inscription "BRITISH EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE"

  1/2 a green
  1 a red
  2 a brown
  2 1/2 a blue
  3 a grey
  4 a green
  4 1/2 a orange
  5 a brown
  7 1/2 a lilac
  8 a green
  1 R blue
  2 R orange
  3 R violet
  4 R red
  5 R brown

Larger size

  1 R blue
  2 R orange
  3 R violet
  4 R red
  5 R brown
  10 R brown
  20 R green
  50 R lilac

These stamps have watermark 'CA Crown' and perforation 14.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Part of the upper left corner of a sheet of 1 a stamps. The words "PROTECTORATE" and "POSTAGE" can be seen to be written in the borders of the sheet

These stamps exist with fiscal overprint "JUDICIAL FEE". The values 1/2 a, 1 a and 2 1/2 a also exist with overprint "CONSULAR SERVICE".

(Cut from newspaper wrapper, reduced size)

I have seen a newspaper wrapper in the same design: 1 a red. The inscription on the wrapper reads:
"This wrapper may only be used for Newspapers, or for such documents as are allowed to be sent at the Book-rate of postage, and must not enclose any letter or communication of the nature of a letter (whether seperate or otherwise). If this rule be infringed, the packet will be charged as a letter."
I've also seen postal stationery of the 1/2 p green design.

Another postal stationary cut with "REGISTRATION FEE" added on top and below the design.

A 20 R with "SPECIMEN" overprint and a 50 R with "SPECIMEN" removed (still visible slightly) and then a forged cancel applied to it.

1897 Stamps of Zanzibar overprinted "British East Africa"

  1/2 a green and red
  1 a blue and red
  2 a brown and red
  4 1/2 a orange and red
  5 a olive and red
  7 1/2 a lilac and red

Surcharged in red

  '2 1/2' (red) on 1 a blue and red
  '2 1/2' (red) on 3 a grey and red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Stamps with overprints with a dot behind "Africa" are reprints.

Stamps with forged overprints:

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