Uganda Protectorate Queen Victoria Key Plate

Uganda · 1902 · 1a

This definitive stamp features a portrait of Queen Victoria, printed in black, within an ornate frame. The duty plate, indicating the denomination '1a' (one anna) and the country name 'UGANDA PROTECTORATE', is overprinted in carmine. This is a classic example of the 'key plate' printing method used extensively throughout the British Empire.

Issued shortly after Queen Victoria's death, this stamp was part of a series for the Uganda Protectorate, reflecting British colonial administration in the region at the turn of the 20th century.