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Lake Nakuru, flamingos
At one time (the 1960s, when this unused card was first bought), the flamingos on Lake Nakuru were one of the world’s great natural marvels. We are afraid to go back and look. Grade: 1

Code: 20429052
Price: $4.00
Crested crane
These birds used to float down awkwardly and land on our lawn. Made quite a change from sparrows and starlings. Two of these cards are available. One was mailed in 1967, has a stamp and partial postmark (Grade: 2, $5). The other is unused (Grade: 1, $4).

Code: 20429053
Price: $4.00
Giraffe
Prototypical African card, mailed from Mombasa in 1967 with stamp and most of the postmark. Even some Swahili thrown in. Mzuri sana! Serrated edges, Grade: 2

Code: 20429054
Price: $4.00
Greetings
From 2009, a card mailed with 40/- stamp and partly legible postmark. Address is on an affixed sticker on the reverse. The front is great. Grade: 2

Code: 20429056
Price: $4.00
Masai warriors
Mailed in 1972 with two stamps and full Nairobi postmark. Postal creasing. Grade: 2

Code: 20429057
Price: $4.50
African Woman
Unused, slightly smudged Sapra card N.119. It does not say Kenya specifically, but we know it to be from there, and does have an attribution to Sapra Studio of Nairobi. Grade: 2

Code: 20429058
Price: $4.00
African Dancers
Unused Sapra card N.35. It does not say Kenya specifically, but we know it to be from there, and does have an attribution to Sapra Studio of Nairobi. Grade: 1

Code: 20429059
Price: $6.00
Masai
Unused Sapra card N.137. It does not say Kenya specifically, but we know it to be from there, and does have an attribution to Sapra Studio of Nairobi. Grade: 1

Code: 20429060
Price: $6.00
Turkana
Unused Mexichrome/Pegas Studio card “African types 33 – Turkana”. Serrated edges. Grade: 2

Code: 20429061
Price: $6.00
African Elephant
Mailed in 2015; stamp and indistinct postmark are there. Grade: 2

Code: 20429062
Price: $2.00
Abaluhya Tribe
Mailed from Tanzania in 1971, to Austria, with a message that looks like it was written in shorthand. Stamp and postmark are there on this John Hinde postcard, along with a bilingual EAA airmail label. Please note that we assign this card to Kenya because that’s where the Luhyas live. Grade: 3

Code: 20429063
Price: $6.00
Masai
This card was mailed from Mombasa in 1978. The postmark is there; the stamp is gone. Grade: 4

Code: 20429064
Price: $3.00
Turkana Girls
The front of this mailed card is fine. Nice picture. The back, not so good. The stamp is there, and a faint postmark, but lots of scrawls and scribbles. Grade: 4

Code: 20429065
Price: $3.00
Souvenir of East Africa Coast
The caption on the reverse of this unused card tells us, specifically: Kenya. Grade: 1

Code: 20429066
Price: $3.00
Uncaptioned
Mailed years ago, but stamp and postmark are both gone. Sorry about that! Grade: 4

Code: 20429067
Price: $1.00
Jambo
“Hello” in Swahili, on this unused and extensively captioned card from a tour company. Grade: 1

Code: 20429068
Price: $2.00
Samburu Game Lodge
Mailed in the 1980s, with stamp and faint postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 20429069
Price: $3.00
Masai Warriors
Iconic Masai postcard, mailed in 1978 with three different stamps and Malindi postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20429070
Price: $7.00
Uaso Nyiro River, Cattle Herd – Samburu
Nice photo on the front, but stamp and some of the 1974 postmark on this card are gone, and there’s a stain at top reverse. Grade: 5

Code: 20429071
Price: $1.00
Chuka Dancers
The clear postmark over two different stamps doesn’t give a date, but we’re guessing early 1980s or late 1970s. Grade: 1

Code: 20429072
Price: $3.00
Cheetah
At the rate things are going, the only way many people will ever be able to see a cheetah is in a zoo or on a postcard. We hope not. This card was mailed in 1992, with two stamps and a little bit of a postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20429073T
Price: $3.00

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