National Assembly
of Kenya, the Sh 1/- stamp from the Independence serie
of 12th December 1963, cancelled MOMBASA on 27th June
1964 and handwritten "Second-Class Air-Mail". The
cancellation also comprises a boxed slogan "Visit the
national parks of East Africa".
1964
This card
represents the typical tourist view of Kenya; wildlife.
The elephant is one of the so called "big 5". The card
is cancelled NAMANGA (on the border to Tanzania en route
from Nairobi to Arusha) New Year's eve 1964, and has the
65c Pyrethrum industry stamp from the Independence
series of 12th December 1963.
1965
Letter cancelled
MASENO 14th August 1965, bearing the 15c Heavy Industry
stamp from the Independence series of 12th December
1963. This was, however, not the correct amount to
put on a letter to England, so the letter is taxed with
a round Tax stamp and a rectangular red box saying
Insufficiently Paid, ....d to pay" where 1is inserted.
The receiver in England had, in other words, a penny to
pay for the letter.
Registered letter cancelled
MOMBASA 13th January 1965, bearing a pair of the 50c
Kenya Flag
stamp from the Independence series of 12th December
1963. The backside has TANGA Tanganyika registered
arrival cancellation of 14th January.
Air mail envelope
cancelled NAIROBI 4th February 1965, bearing the 1 Sh
30c stamp showing a Hartlaub's Turaco. This series
of 5 was issued precisely a year after the first series;
12th December 1964, and was to commemorate the
Inauguration of Republic. The machine cancellation
says "Shop by Telephone", and was probably the early
60's answer to nowadays computer shopping.
1966
Air mail letter to
Plymouth, England, cancelled NAIROBI 2 on 27th January 1966, bearing
two stamps altogether 55c: The 15c Orange Weaver from
the 9th October 1965 Bird series of Uganda, and
the 40c Giraffes (from Mikumi National Park) from the
9th December 1965 series of different views from
Tanzania. Issues up to 1975 were also valid in
the other East African stamps.
An early
Presentation Folder from Kenya, with the 12th December
1966 Animal issues. The stamps must clearly have
been made with the tourism industry in mind...
1967
Air mail card to
Holte in Denmark, cancelled KWALE - MOMBASA on 13th January 1967, bearing
the 65 c Pyrethrum Industry stamp from the Independence series of 12th December
1963. And the motive is another goody for the
tourists, a buffalo.
1969
Pre-printed,
registered envelope with compensation levels on the
back. The letter has is cancelled NANYUKI 26th May 1969,
and is also cancelled NAIROBI 28th May upon arrival.
It bears the 40 c Zebra stamp from
the 12th December 1966 series of animals, and three 30 c
stamps from the 14th April 1969 50th Anniversary of the
International Labour Organization series for Kenya -
Uganda - Tanzania, altogether 1 Sh 30. It
also has a blue, boxed registration-label from Nanyuki.
Yet another typical
tourist card, this time with another one of the "big 5",
the Rhinoceros. The card is cancelled MOMBASA 16th
July 1969, and bears the 65c Black Rhinoceros stamp from
the 12th December 1966 series of animals.
1975
Air mail,
registered letter with both Kenyan and East African
Postal Administration stamp, cancelled ELDORET 23rd
August 1975 to Kristiansand, Norway. The Kenya
Uganda Tanzania stamp is the 50c from the last series
issued by EAPA, to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of
East African Airways. In addition, the letter
bears a pair of the 2 Sh 50c Trapezium Horse Conch from
the 15th December 1971 Kenyan series of Sea Shells.
1977
Aerogramme,
cancelled KABETE - NAIROBI on 15th February 1977.
It bears two pairs from the 1971/74 Sea Shell series;
10c Episcopal Mitre and 40c Flame Top Shell, altogether
KSH 100/= The aerogramme itself also points to the
tourism industry, with the drawing of a lion cub...
1980
Air mail with
single 2 Sh Tourmaline from the 1977 Minerals series,
cancelled MOMBASA 13th December 1980.
1981
Tropical Suset in
Africa. The card is cancelled MALINDI 24th March
1981. It bears the 30c Kyanite from the 1977
Minerals series, and Sh 1 stamp from the 10th February
1981 International Year for the Disabled Persons series.
The motive of this last stamp is President Daniel arap
Moi presenting the Kenyan flag to Disabled Olympic Games
team captain.
Registered express
letter cancelled GIGIRI - NAIROBI 11th May 1981 to
Kristiansand, Norway, with altogether 8 Sh 50 in stamps.
The letter is bearing a pair of the 3 Sh and a 2 sh
stamp from the 1977 Minerals series, and the 50c stamp
from the 15th April 1981 Satellite Communications
series, showing the Longonot Complex. Note that
the rubber stamp seems to be worn out, producing little
readable first numbers in the date. On the
backside, there is a registered cancellation with very
clear reading 12th May 1981, though.
Air mail letter cancelled
MOMBASA 14th December 1981 to Switzerland, with two
stamps from the 1977 Minerals series; 30c Kyanite and
50c Galena.
1983
Air mail letter
sent express from MALINDI 16th February 1983 to Germany.
It is bearing a 50 c Kilau Habashia and a pair of 3 Sh
50 Mtongo Mbeja stamps from the 15th February 1983
series of flowers. Note the missing year on the
Malindi cancellation. In Nairobi, it has been
cancelled City Square post office the 18th February
1983, and in Germany it is first cancelled in transit
Frankfurt am Main Flughafen (airport) 20th February 1983
and then arrival cancellation Nierstein 1 on the 21st
February 1983.
Air mail letter cancelled
KAPENGURIA ?? 1983 Norway, with 5x 30c and one 2 Sh,
altogether 3 Sh 50 in stamps. The stamps are all
from the Flower series of 15th February 1983, the 30c
being Mwalika Mwiya and the 2 Sh Papatuo Boti.
1984
Tourist view again...
The card shows a Rhinoceros with Mount Kilimanjaro in
the background. It is sent from NAIROBI 5th
November 1984 to Switzerland, and bears a single 2 Sh 50
Tumba Mboni from the Flower series of 15th February
1983. And following the time of the year, the
machine cancellation reads "Post Letters in Good Time
before Christmas".
And yet another
tourist view, this time Elephants, sent from NYALI
(Mombasa) 2nd March 1984. The stamp is a 3 Sh 50
Mtongo Mbeja stamps from the 15th February 1983 series
of flowers.
2005
An air mail letter
cancelled NAIROBI 20th January 2005, bearing stamps from
the 22nd February 1996 Bird series (7c Malachite
Kingfisher) and 28th February 2001 Crops series - 2 Sh
cotton, 20 Sh Pyrethrum, 35 Sh Coconut (pair) and 50 Sh
Cashew Nuts (pair), altogether KSH 195/=. The
letter is in addition stamped City Square post office on
the backside.
2013
In 2013, Kenya
celebrated 50 years of independence, and issued several
sheets of stamps to celebrate this. The sheets
give a good summary of what has been achieved during
these 50 years. Please study each sheet thoroughly
:-) The leaflet at the bottom explain each motive.
