British East Africa (British colony) 1896 stamp, 5a

Issued by British East Africa

About this stamp

This 5a definitive postage stamp was issued by British East Africa, then a British colony, in 1896. The theme of the stamp is Queens (Queen Victoria).

The dark ocher colour stamp was printed using intaglio (engraving). It has a perforation of 14 with a crown/cypher watermark (ca).