Queen Elizabeth II, Definitive Issue

Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika · 1960 · 10c

This definitive stamp features a right-facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, based on a photograph by Dorothy Wilding. The Queen is depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem, a familiar image on Commonwealth stamps of the era. The country name 'KENYA UGANDA TANGANYIKA' is inscribed at the top, with the denomination '10c' at the bottom.

Issued for the combined postal territory of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika, this stamp reflects the region's status as a British colony and protectorate just prior to its members gaining independence in the early 1960s.