Uganda

Uganda is located in central east Africa.

It became a British protectorate in 1894.
 * In 1895, the famous/notorious typewritten stamps were issued on thin laid paper. There are two versions that were produced on two different typewriters, with the first in wider format with wider letters. The have  U G at top and the value (in cowries!) in the middle. And of course, forgeries exist of all.
 * In April of 1895, stamps were produced in a narrower format (16-18mm wide).
 * By May 1895, manuscript surcharges were needed.
 * With a new typewriter with narrower letters, new stamps in a narrow and taller format were issued (16-18mm wide)
 * In November, a brand new ribbon in violet ink was used for new stamps.
 * 1896 saw a Victoria Jubilee issue with V.96.R at top and UGANDA at bottom.
 * Later in 1896, typeset stamps denominated in annas and rupees were issued.
 * Typeset stamps were overprinted with a large L for local use at Kampala.

 File:Uganda 1a L ovpt.jpg|1896 1 anna typeset with "L" overprint File:Uganda QV 4a.jpg|1898 4a Victoria 
 * In 1898, Victoria "widow's weeds" designs were issued inscribed UGANDA PROTECTORATE.
 * In April 1901, the postal administrations of British East Africa and Uganda were consolidated, whose issues were then inscribed East Africa and Uganda Protectorates.
 * In 1902, two stamps of British East Africa were overprinted UGANDA.
 * Thereafter, Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika were used until the independence of all three in 1962.

Independent state
 File:Uganda 2sh indep.jpg|1962 2/- independence definitive File:Uganda 3sh loco.jpg|1976 3/- locomotive. Many stamps of the 1970s were CTO like this with at least the definitive sets sold at heavy discount.
 * In July 1962, Uganda became self-governing, with an engraved set commemorating the event.
 * Later that year, Uganda gained full independence and issued a pictorial definitive series.
 * Uganda then took the path of issuing stamps on just about any topical subject you could care to think of, with sheetlets and souvenir sheets galore.

File:Uganda 2014 parrots.jpg|2014 2500/- parrot



Postage due
 File:Uganda 5c Liberated due.jpg|1979 5c liberation overprint File:Uganda 5sh lion due.jpg|1985 5/- lion 
 * In 1967, a numeral series was issued, perf 14x13½. These would be reissued perf 14x15 (1970) and perf 15 (1973).
 * In 1979, all values were overprinted UGANDA / LIBERATED / 1979 with different numbers of values of the previous issues/perf varieties included.
 * In 1985, a series featuring wild animals was issued.

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