Sunday Stamps II : A-Z 'K'

Kenya and Korea seemed ideal for this week. However I have used all four of my Korean stamps before and most of those from Kenya.

Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika issued combined stamps before each one became independent, so in the end I settled for one of those.

Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika - 1 June 1954

It proved too difficult to find a second stamp until I remembered the Bush Baby Series from Australia showing -

Australia - Koala 1 July 2011

For the link to next week I suppose I could choose the 'L' in Koala, but just remember it's a Bush Baby and that there was an infamous Australian bushranger with two 'Ls' in his name.

Other stamps under the letter 'K' may be found via the links at Sunday-Stamps-II-148.

Sunday Stamps - Out of Africa

With over 40 countries in Africa to chose from this week's theme of stamps from African and the Arabian peninsula made it hard to chose.

The fossil finds in East Africa in recent years have confirmed Darwin theories on the descent of man. Many of the hominid findings have been in this region and that's why I chose to start with stamps from the countries that used to be in British East Africa.

Kenya & Tanganyika

Uhuru means freedom I believe and these stamps were issued in 1963 when the countries became independent.

These counties along with Uganda issued common stamps for a while.

Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania

Tanzania was formed by the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964.

Tunisia

It was the uprising in Tunisia that began what is today being called the Arab Spring.

Egypt

Egypt has thrown out its President too, but it was a kingdom until 1953 with the gentleman on the right, King Farouk in charge.

I was going to show a stamp from Libya too but in the process I discovered that the one stamp I have is not from there but from the Lebanon.

Zambia

I've settled instead for stamps from Zambia. Why? 

'Z' ends the alphabet and these stamps are the last in my World Album.

For more African adventures and some tales from the Arabian Nights please visit Viridian at Sunday Stamps 37