The John Griffith-Jones Large Gold Medal and 50 similar items

Birkitts Books presents ... The John Griffith-Jones Large Gold Medal Collection - The The Missionary Typewritten Typeset Issues of Uganda, 1895-1899 (March 15, 2022 Author: Robert A. Siegel Publisher: Robert A. Siegel Release Date: 2022 Seller Category: Collectibles Qty Available: 1 Condition: Used: Very Good Sku: 231126001 Notes: Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. The Ugandan Missionary Stamps and CoversThe Ugandan Missionary stamps, produced by hammering out letters and hyphens on atypewriter, are exceptional for their primitive appearance and use in remote outposts of theBritish Empire in Africa.Postal regulations allowed only one letter in each envelope; if the sender attempted to sendmore than one, the entire cover would be confiscated. Covers without stamps affixed wouldnot be posted. Since Uganda was not yet part of the Universal Postal Union, their stamps wereonly valid for internal postage. Letters addressed outside of Uganda were sent to the border ofBritish East Africa, and from there they were privately carried to Mombasa for onward transmission by British mail to their final destination.The survival rate of covers with the Uganda Typewritten Issues is miniscule. Only 24 coversor fronts are recorded, which is not surprising. Uganda was a remote, tropical region, andlittle interest was shown by the local population in saving stamps on covers. While philatelicinterest surged in Great Britain, Europe and the United States in the 1890s, the primary focuswas on the stamps, not covers.As demand for postal service grew, Rev. Millar was unable to maintain adequate productionon his typewriter. The First Printing of the Typeset Issue was made on November 7, 1896. Thisissue also reflected the change in currency from the locally used cowries to annas and rupees.The mail arrangements and use of Uganda stamps remained in place until 1898, whenBritish East Africa stamps became available in Uganda. Postage on outbound letters stillrequired dual frankings and private carriage to Mombasa. By the end of 1898, the nextDefinitive issue was received in Uganda, along with circular datestamps. The General PostOffice circular dated December 20, 1898, specifically mentions Uganda and British East Africaas members of the Imperial Penny Post system. Mail containing notice of this change tookweeks to reach Africa from Great Britain. Enactment of the Imperial Penny Post rates occurredin British East Africa in mid-February 1899 and in March 1899 in Uganda.John Griffith-Jones, pictured standing at left with Dr. PeterMcCann, assembled his collection of Uganda Typewritten andTypeset Issues at an extremely opportune moment in philately.Until the passing of Dr. Gene Scott, who assembled an outstanding collection of these issues, it was impossible to achieve the levelof depth and breadth evident in the Griffith-Jones collection. Inaddition, several key items came to market through auctions andin private sales, allowing Mr. Griffith-Jones to build one of thefinest collections of its kind ever formed. The collection has wonnumerous gold-level awards in international exhibitions, culminating in winning a Large Gold at World Stamp Show-NY 2016. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our Store!!