Independence Day issue, Tanganyika, 1961
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1961
Issuing entity
TanganyikaThe 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 yellowish brown; 30C multicoloured; 50C yellow/greyish black; 1Sh multicoloured; 1.30Sh multicoloured; 2Sh multicoloured; 5Sh reddish orange/greenish black; 10Sh multicoloured; 20Sh multicoloured. Design: Victor Whiteley. Engraving: Victor Whiteley. Perforation: 14¼. No watermark is recorded. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- 14¼
Design
- Design
- Victor Whiteley
- Engraving
- Victor Whiteley
- Values and colours
- 5C green/brown · 10C bluish green · 15C blue/blackish brown · 20C yellowish brown · 30C multicoloured · 50C yellow/greyish black · 1Sh multicoloured · 1.30Sh multicoloured · 2Sh multicoloured · 5Sh reddish orange/greenish black · 10Sh multicoloured · 20Sh multicoloured
Identification
- Issue date
- 9 December 1961
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 66–77
Catalogue references
- StampWorld66–77
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.