Somaliland Protectorate - Bud's Big Blue

1902-1921 Somaliland Protectorate in Bud's Big Blue

Bud's Big Blue

Bud's Observations

(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and responsibilities at the moment. With his permission, I will upload  country pages in his complete '69 Big Blue that so far has not been shown. He might add his observations later. Enjoy!)

Jim's Observations

The Somaliland Protectorate (British Somaliland) bordered on the Gulf of Aden in eastern Africa, and for much of its existence, was surrounded by Italian Somaliland, French Somaliland, and Ethiopia.

The British established a protectorate in the region after signing treaties with the local Somali Sultans, including the powerful Warsangali Sultanate, in 1884. The protectorate was administered from British India until 1898, and then the British Foreign office until 1905, when the administration was assumed by the Colonial Office.

Stamps of British India, overprinted "British Somaliland" were introduced in 1903.

Somaliland Protectorate stamps proper were issued in 1904.

The 2014 Scott Classic Specialized 1840-1940 catalogue has, for Somaliland Protectorate 1903-1951, 142 major number descriptions. Of those, 35 are CV <$1-$1+, or 25%. If one looks at just the issues to 1938, 18 are CV <$1-$1+ out of 111, or 16%. Raising the CV bar to $4+ for issues up to 1938, yields 56 stamps total, or 50%. The WW collector might find it necessary to spend a bit more for a representative selection.

Big Blue '69, on one page, has 30 spaces for the stamps of Somaliland Protectorate. The coverage is located between Shanghai and Siam (Thailand). 

Total album coverage for the issues up to 1938 is 27%.

The coverage is the same for the 1940s BB editions, except the page is located between Siam and Sierra Leone.

There are only two spaces that require a stamp with CV $10+.

For the 1912-21 "George V' issue spaces, as usual, BB offers only one space for the wmk 3 and wmk 4 stamps.

For more on the stamps, click on the link below.

Somaliland Protectorate & BB Checklist

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