Issuing authority
Tanganyika
- Kind
- state
- Region
- East Africa, Africa
- Recorded period
- 1919 – 1964
Merged with Zanzibar to form Tanzania in 1964.
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
2
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
2 with a credited real-object photo
Verified or well documented
0
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (2)
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Post of Tanganyika, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Giraffe - New Design & Perforation issue, Tanganyika, 1922–1925
1922–1925
The Giraffe - New Design & Perforation issue comprises 6 postage stamps released by Tanganyika in 1922–1925. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 44–49), printed in 6 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1Sh green/black; 2Sh dark purple/black; 3Sh black; 5Sh c…
Partial type record
Post of Tanganyika, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Independence Day issue, Tanganyika, 1961
1961
The Independence Day issue comprises 12 postage stamps released by Tanganyika on 9 December 1961. The StampWorld catalogue lists 12 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 66–77), printed in 12 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5C green/brown; 10C bluish green; 15C blue/blackish brown; 20C ye…
Partial type record
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