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Uganda Cowries Stamp Uganda Cowries Stamp
Uganda Cowries Stamp Uganda Cowries Stamp

Uganda Cowries


Issue Date

1895

Issuer

Uganda

Known For

First stamps of Uganda and produced on a typewriter

Approximate Value

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History

The Uganda Cowries were the first stamps produced in the country of Uganda. Cowries is the unit of currency there, and actually means seashells.

Unlike other stamps, the Uganda Cowries simply has an intial of the jurisdiction and the value of the stamp. In fact, it's created on a typewriter instead of a printing press!


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