A Kenya Uganda Tanganyika 1938 KGVI £1 Red And Black?

For centuries before Europeans explored East Africa the indigenous kingdoms and tribes of the region employed runners, camel caravans and dhows to communicate and trade over long distances; even crossing the Indian Ocean with high value spice and ivory cargoes. Ships from north of the Mediterranean eventually reached Zanzibar in the 15th century, gradually evolving ship letter services that linked a number of ports to Aden, to the Nile, thence to Europe, bringing the eastern regions of the continent to the attention of increasing numbers of white explorers and entrepreneurs.

In the late-19th century Europe’s Great Powers carved out territories