Postage stamps and postal history of Kenya

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Kenya.

Stamp of Kenya depicting the national flag and ensignia

Stamp commemorating the founding of the Republic of Kenya

British colonial issues

Main articles: Postage stamps and postal history of British East Africa; Postage stamps and postal history of East Africa and Uganda Protectorates; and Postage stamps and postal history of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika

Kenya used stamps of British East Africa Company (1890–1895), British East Africa (1895–1903), East Africa and Uganda Protectorates (1903–1922), Kenya and Uganda (1922–1935) and Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika/Tanzania (1935–1976).^[1][2]

Independence

The first stamps of independent Kenya were issued on 12 December 1963. The stamps of Kenya were also valid in Uganda and Tanzania until 1976.

See also

• Postage stamps and postal history of British East Africa
• Postage stamps and postal history of East Africa and Uganda Protectorates
• Postage stamps and postal history of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika
• Postage stamps and postal history of Tanzania
• Postage stamps and postal history of Uganda
• Revenue stamps of Kenya
• Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation
• Postal Corporation of Kenya