King George V Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika Mint Hinged (MH) 1 C

Country: Tanganyika (now mainland Tanzania).

Period:  British Mandate (issued before the full unification of stamps under "Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika" in 1935).

Issue Date:  Between  1927 and 1931 .

Subject:  King George V (Profile Head) flanked by two East African Crowned Cranes.

Inscriptions:  "TANGANYIKA" (Top), "KENYA UGANDA" (Bottom).

Denomination:   1 Shilling (1/-) .

• Note on Denomination:  Although the value in the corner looks very much like "1c" (One Cent), this is actually the  1 Shilling  stamp. The "s" in the typeface used for this series is small and curved, often mistaken for a "c".

• Why it's not 1 Cent:  The Tanganyika issue of 19271931 did not include a 1-cent value (the set started at 5 cents). Additionally, the 1-cent stamps of the neighboring "Kenya & Uganda" issues were usually mono-colored (all black or all brown), whereas this stamp is bi-colored.

Colors:  Black (center vignette) and Yellow-Brown (frame).