I'm presuming it's okay to add stamps to a member's collection page. If not, please let me know and I'll correct the situation. Anyway, I thought I'd add this stamp.
In 1922-1925, the British African colony of Tanganyika issued a set of 18 stamps picturing the indigenous African mammal, the giraffe.
This small 40¢ brown and black stamp (Scott #20) was issued in 1922 and is one of a dozen identical designs ranging in value from 5¢ to 75¢. The six higher-value (1/ to £1) stamps were larger and sported a different design that utilized the same giraffe illustration. The stamps varied in color, except for the giraffe, which appears in black on all of the stamps.
Tanganyiki was part of German East Africa before World War I. It was mandated to Great Britain after the war, later to become a United Nations trust territory. After 1935, its stamps were replaced by new ones used jointly by Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika.
It gained its independence in 1961, became a republic the following year, and then joined Zanzibar in 1964 to create Tanzania.
ADMIN EDIT I hope you don't criticize this as an "external link". After all, I have promoted heavily stampbears.net as an external link in many of my websites and other online places.
Last Edit: Feb 1, 2014 20:41:01 GMT -5 by Admin Bear
external links for sales are to be in the member promo area only.. linking members may have links in their signatures, however we are not ok with sales links in area's other than the Market place (or your signature line)
Saw a interesting article on Giraffes on National Geographic last night, Acacia Tree leafs are the main source of food for them in the wild. The tree has a natural defence to protect itself from overgrazing by Giraffes in the long thorns that protect the leaves. As soon as a Giraffe starts eating on the tree the tree releases a hormone that signals to other trees of the danger.Furthermore this hormone also attracts ants immediately. These ants will crawl into a Giraffes nostrils from the leaves and irritate the Giraffe to such an extent that it will seek an alternative tree to graze on. A Giraffe is the only animal that can maneuver its tongue up its nostril to remove these ants that are irritating him. A giraffes tongue is on average 45 cm long.
My main collecting interest is the Fire Service (stamps, First Day Covers, postcards and slogans). I also collect Birds, Lighthouses, Civil War, Frogs, Rugby and Mills. My country collections are South Africa, Australia and Rhodesia. It never stops adding on. I would consider myself more of a topical collector.
My main collecting interest is the Fire Service (stamps, First Day Covers, postcards and slogans). I also collect Birds, Lighthouses, Civil War, Frogs, Rugby and Mills. My country collections are South Africa, Australia and Rhodesia. It never stops adding on. I would consider myself more of a topical collector.
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