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Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1 |
Return To Catalogue - German East Africa - Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
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Some provisional stamps were issued for the island Mafia by the British. Besides fiscal stamps of German East Africa with overprint "O.H.B.M.S. MAFIA" or "G.R. POST MAFIA", also some stamps of India with overprint "I.E.F." received the overprint "G.R. POST MAFIA".
(Statistik des waarenverkehrs with "O.H.B.M.S. MAFIA"
overprint in a circle, I've seen the values 24 pesa red, 12 1/2
heller olive, 25 heller green, 50 heller blue and 1 Rupie violet
with this overprint)
(Stamp of India, overprinted
"I.E.F" and "G.R. POST MAFIA", image obtained
from http://www.sandafayre.com)
(I've been told that these two stamps of India with Mafia
overprint are genuine)
Three unlisted 'Mafia' overprints on stamps of German East Africa
(Reduced size)
1 c black (overprint in red) 3 c green 6 c red 10 c orange 12 c grey 15 c blue 25 c red and black on yellow 50 c lilac and black 75 c black and grey on green (overprint in red) 1 R black on green (overprint in red) 2 R black and red on blue 3 R green and violet 4 R green and red on yellow 5 R lilac and blue 10 R green and red on green 20 R lilac and black on red 50 R green and red
Most of these stamps have watermark 'Multiple CA Crown', but some values were also issued with watermark 'Multiple Script CA Crown' (1 c, 10 c, 12 c, 15 c, 50 c, 2 R, 3 R, 5 R). The overprint on the Rupie values is larger. For an overprint in different lettering, see the next issue.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 c | c | vc | |
3 c | c | c | |
6 c | c | c | |
10 c | c | c | |
12 c | c | c | |
15 c | c | c | |
25 c | * | * | |
50 c | * | * | |
75 c | * | * | Background colour bluish or yellowish green |
1 R | ** | ** | Background colour bluish or yellowish green |
2 R | ** | ** | |
3 R | *** | *** | |
4 R | *** | *** | |
5 R | *** | *** | |
10 R | *** | *** | |
20 R | R | R | |
50 R | RR | RR |
The higher values are mostly used for fiscal purposes.
1 c black (red overprint) 10 c yellow
The basic stamps have 'Multiple Script CA Crown' watermark.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 c | * | * | Exists with black and red overprint at the same time: RR |
10 c | ** | ** |
5 c lilac and black 5 c green and black 10 c green and black 10 c yellow and black 15 c red and black 20 c orange and black 25 c black 25 c blue and black 30 c blue and black 30 c lilac and black 40 c brown and black 50 c grey and black 75 c yellow and black Larger size
1 Sh green and black 2 Sh lilac and black 3 Sh black 5 Sh red and black 10 Sh blue and black 1 Pound orange and black
These stamps have watermark 'Multiple Script CA Crown'. The small values are perforated 15 x 14, the large ones 14.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5 c lilac and black | c | c | |
5 c green and black | c | c | 1922 |
10 c green and black | c | c | |
10 c yellow and black | c | c | 1922 |
15 c | c | c | |
20 c | c | c | |
25 c black | ** | * | |
25 c blue and black | * | * | 1922 |
30 c blue and black | * | * | |
30 c lilac and black | * | * | 1922 |
40 c | * | * | |
50 c | * | * | |
75 c | * | * | |
1 Sh | ** | ** | |
2 Sh | ** | ** | |
3 Sh | ** | ** | |
5 Sh | *** | *** | |
10 Sh | *** | *** | |
1 Pound | R | R |
5 c green and black 10 c yellow and black 15 c red and black 20 c orange and black 25 c blue and black 30 c lilac and black 30 c blue and black 40 c brown and black 50 c grey and black 75 c green and black Larger size
1 Sh green and black 2 Sh lilac and black 3 Sh black 5 Sh red and black 10 Sh blue and black 1 Pound orange and black
The stamps have watermark 'Multiple Script CA Crown' and are perforated 14.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5 c | c | vc | |
10 c | c | c | |
15 c | c | vc | |
20 c | c | c | |
25 c | * | c | |
30 c lilac and black | * | c | |
30 c blue and black | c | c | |
40 c | * | c | |
50 c | * | c | |
75 c | * | * | |
1 Sh | * | * | |
2 Sh | * | * | |
3 Sh | ** | ** | |
5 Sh | *** | ** | |
10 Sh | *** | *** | |
1 Pound | *** | *** |
A similar large sized stamp with topinscription "KODI" in the value 1 Sh red and lilac is a fiscal stamp (a similar stamp was issued for Kenya):
Stamps - Timbres-Poste - Briefmarken