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East African shilling


Name: East African shilling
Defn: 2000c=20sh=20s=1lb
Symbol: £
Code:
Desc:
Units of money:
cent c 1
shilling sh 100
pound lb 2000

Users of this currency: Aden (55 stamps, 1951-1965), Kathiri State of Seiyun (22 stamps, 1951-1964), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (33 stamps, 1951-1963), British forces in Eritrea (43 stamps, 1948-1951), British forces in Somalia (22 stamps, 1948-1950), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (336 stamps, 1922-1976), Somaliland Protectorate (32 stamps, 1951-1960), South Arabia (2 stamps, 1963), Tanganyika (79 stamps, 1922-1962), Zanzibar (181 stamps, 1931-1967)

Denominations used in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
0 0  
1c 4   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 brn issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda lo) ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1938 redbrn&blk issue=George VI pictorials d=King George VI & cranes
2c 2   Zanzibar 1931 blk pc=org issue=1931 postage due
3c 2   Zanzibar 1931 blk pc=org issue=1931 postage due
5c 47   Tanganyika 1922 dkvio&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922) ... Zanzibar 6/5/1966 issue=1966 d=logging (1966)
6c 2   Zanzibar 1931 blk pc=org issue=1931 postage due
9c 1   Zanzibar 1931 blk pc=org issue=1931 postage due
10c 49   Tanganyika 1922 grn&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922) ... Zanzibar 6/5/1966 issue=1966 Somaliland Protectorate rosered unissued
12c 4   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 blk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda lo) ... Zanzibar 1931 blk pc=org issue=1931 postage due
15c 42   Tanganyika 1922 car&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922) ... Zanzibar 6/5/1966 issue=1966
18c 1   Zanzibar 1931 blk pc=org issue=1931 postage due
20c 54   Tanganyika 1922 org&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922) ... Zanzibar 6/5/1966 issue=1966 Aden ultra d=Mercury & globe & vehicles unissued
21c 1   Zanzibar 1931 blk pc=org issue=1931 postage due
25c 28   Tanganyika 1922 blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922) ... Zanzibar 6/5/1966 issue=1966
30c 80   Tanganyika 1922 bl&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922) ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 4/24/1972 issue=UNICEF 25th Somaliland Protectorate ind unissued
31c 1   Zanzibar 1931 blk pc=org issue=1931 postage due
35c 11   Zanzibar 8/26/1952 ultra issue=1952 d=Sultan Khalifa bin Harub 1952 ... Zanzibar 2/28/1964 grn&blk issue=1964a dt=Sultan Seyyid Abdulla d=Map showing location of Zanzibar ovpt=JAMHURI 1964 oc=blk on=issue=1961-35c
40c 34   Tanganyika 1922 brn&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922) ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2/24/1975 issue=East African Game Lodges dt=East African Game Lodges d=Seronera - Tanzania Lion Panthera leo
50c 69   Tanganyika 1922 grayblk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922) ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1/2/1976 issue=East African Airways 30th Somaliland Protectorate rosevio unissued
65c 6   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 5/1/1935 yelbrn&blk issue=George V pictorials d=Mount Kenya & King George V ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 10/1/1960 issue=1960 d=cheetah (1960)
70c 33   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 4/20/1942 issue=1941 ovpt=value//KENYA//TANGANYIKA//UGANDA oc=blk on=issuer=South Africa-70c ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2/24/1975 issue=East African Game Lodges dt=East African Game Lodges d=Mweya - Uganda
75c 8   Tanganyika 1922 bis&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922) ... British forces in Eritrea 2/6/1950 dkgrn issue=1950 d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-9p-dkgrn-King George VI
90c 1   Quaiti State in Hadhramaut 9/1/1955 brn issue=1955 d=agriculture
1s 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1928 issue=1928 due
= 1sh 52   Tanganyika 1922 grn&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large) ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1/2/1976 rose&multi issue=East African Airways 30th d=DC-9 Kilimanjaro airport Somaliland Protectorate redorg unissued
1.25sh 4   Zanzibar 8/26/1954 ver issue=Sultan Khalifa bin Harub 75th d=Sultan Khalifa bin Harub (1954) ... Zanzibar 2/28/1964 dprose&dkgrn issue=1964a dt=Sultan Seyyid Abdulla d=dhows ovpt=JAMHURI 1964 oc=blk on=issue=1961-1.25sh
= 1sh25 0  
= 1sh25c 8   Quaiti State in Hadhramaut 9/1/1955 blk&org issue=1955 d=Lime-burning ... Kathiri State of Seiyun 7/1/1964 grn issue=1964 d=Seiyun
1.30sh 15   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 7/30/1958 vio&grn issue=100th Anniversary of Discovery of Lakes Tanganyika and Victoria by Burton and Speke d=map ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 7/31/1969 issue=Pope visit
= 1sh30c 21   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 6/1954 vio&redorg issue=1954 dt=Elizabeth II pictorials (1954) d=elephant & Queen Elizabeth II ... Zanzibar 9/25/1966 issue=introduction of free education
1.50sh 17   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 12/8/1969 issue=African Development Bank 5th d=Euphorbia resinifera (1969) ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2/24/1975 issue=East African Game Lodges dt=East African Game Lodges d=Ark Aberdare Forest Lodge & elephants
= 1sh50 0  
= 1sh50c 8   Kathiri State of Seiyun 7/1/1964 vio issue=1964 d=Gheil Omer ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 4/24/1972 issue=UNICEF 25th
2sh 33   Tanganyika 1922 pur&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large) ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1/2/1976 issue=East African Airways 30th
2.50sh 30   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 5/17/1965 issue=ITU 100th d=ITU emblem (1965 Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania) ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2/24/1975 issue=East African Game Lodges dt=East African Game Lodges d=Paraa Safari Lodge Uganda
= 2sh50c 25   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1925 brn issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi) ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 4/24/1972 issue=UNICEF 25th
3sh 11   Tanganyika 1922 blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large) ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1/2/1976 issue=East African Airways 30th
4sh 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1925 gray issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)
5sh 38   Tanganyika 1922 red&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large) ... Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 12/1/1972 issue=East African Community 5th
7.50sh 5   Zanzibar 1936 bl issue=1936 d=dhow vert 1936 ... Zanzibar 2/28/1964 grn issue=1964a dt=Sultan Seyyid Abdulla d=Kibweni Palace ovpt=JAMHURI 1964 oc=blk on=issue=1961-7.50sh
= 7sh50c 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1925 org issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)
10sh 28   Tanganyika 1922 dpbl&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large) ... Zanzibar 6/5/1966 issue=1966
1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 7/1/1959 blk&redbrn issue=1959 official
= 1lb 8   Tanganyika 1922 org&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large) ... Tanganyika 7/1/1959 blk&red dt=Elizabeth II pictorials (1954) d=Queen Elizabeth II (1954 Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania) ovpt=OFFICIAL oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-issue=1954-1lb
= 20sh 8   Aden 6/15/1953 vio&brn issue=1953a d=Aden in 1572 ... Zanzibar 6/5/1966 issue=1966 d=logging (1966)
2lb 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1925 brnvio&grn issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)
3lb 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1925 yel&dlvio issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)
4lb 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1925 roselil&blk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)
5lb 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 bl&blk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)
10lb 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 grn&blk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)
20lb 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1925 grn&red issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)
25lb 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 red&blk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)
50lb 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 red&blk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)
75lb 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1925 red&blk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)
100lb 1   Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1925 red&blk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi)

Used by 805 stamps: (See all uses as list)
Tanganyika 1922 75c bis&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922)
Tanganyika 1922 1sh grn&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large)
Tanganyika 1922 5sh red&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large)
Tanganyika 1922 15c car&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922)
Tanganyika 1922 30c bl&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922)
Tanganyika 1922 25c blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922)
Tanganyika 1922 3sh blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large)
Tanganyika 1922 10sh dpbl&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large)
Tanganyika 1922 5c dkvio&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922)
Tanganyika 1922 50c grayblk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922)
Tanganyika 1922 10c grn&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922)
Tanganyika 1922 2sh pur&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large)
Tanganyika 1922 20c org&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922)
Tanganyika 1922 1lb org&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (large)
Tanganyika 1922 40c brn&blk issue=1922 d=giraffe (1922)
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 5sh car issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi) wmk=mult crown & script CA
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 1lb org&blk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi) wmk=mult crown & script CA
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 5lb bl&blk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi) wmk=mult crown & script CA
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 75c olbis issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda lo) wmk=mult crown & script CA
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 10sh ultra issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi) wmk=mult crown & script CA
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 30c ultra issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda lo) wmk=mult crown & script CA
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 1c brn issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda lo) wmk=mult crown & script CA
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 1sh grn issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi) wmk=mult crown & script CA
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 3sh grayblk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi) wmk=mult crown & script CA
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/1/1922 10lb grn&blk issue=1922 d=King George V (1922 Kenya and Uganda hi) wmk=mult crown & script CA
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Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2/24/1975 1.50sh issue=East African Game Lodges dt=East African Game Lodges d=Ark Aberdare Forest Lodge & elephants
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2/24/1975 2.50sh issue=East African Game Lodges dt=East African Game Lodges d=Paraa Safari Lodge Uganda
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 5/5/1975 50c issue=African Arts d=Kitana - Bajun of Kenya
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 5/5/1975 1sh issue=African Arts d=Ear Ring - Chaga of Tanzania
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 5/5/1975 2sh issue=African Arts d=Okoco armlet Acholi of Uganda
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 5/5/1975 3sh issue=African Arts d=Kitete Kamba gourd Kenya
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 7/28/1975 2sh issue=OAU Summit Conference d=Nile Hotel Kampala
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 7/28/1975 3sh issue=OAU Summit Conference d=Martyrs Shrine Namugongo
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 9/11/1975 50c issue=Rare Animals d=Loxodonta africana (1975 Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania)
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 9/11/1975 1sh issue=Rare Animals d=Albino Buffalo - Kidepo Valley - Uanda
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 9/11/1975 2sh issue=Rare Animals d=Loxodonta africana (1975 Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania)
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 9/11/1975 3sh issue=Rare Animals d=Cephalophus spadix
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/3/1975 50c issue=2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/3/1975 1sh issue=2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/3/1975 2sh issue=2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 11/3/1975 3sh issue=2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1/2/1976 50c issue=East African Airways 30th
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1/2/1976 1sh rose&multi issue=East African Airways 30th d=DC-9 Kilimanjaro airport
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1/2/1976 2sh issue=East African Airways 30th
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 1/2/1976 3sh issue=East African Airways 30th
Somaliland Protectorate 10c rosered unissued
Somaliland Protectorate 30c ind unissued
Somaliland Protectorate 50c rosevio unissued
Somaliland Protectorate 1sh redorg unissued
Aden 20c ultra d=Mercury & globe & vehicles wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13.5x14 unissued

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