TANZANIA

Stamps inscribed 'Tanzania'.

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WILD CATS

Issue Item code Item type
Face value
Remarks SC
1980 Definitives: Animals TZ19801001 ST 0_80 1 Stamp 0.80 Leopard
Picture size 16.75 mm
MI 166AI
TZ19801001 ST 0_80 2 Stamp 0.80 Leopard
Picture size 16 mm
MI 166AII
TZ19801001 ST 5_00 Stamp 5.00 Lion
Perf. 14.50
Same design as
TZ19850000 ST 5_00
MI 171A
IPCS
TZ19801001 ST 40_00 Stamp 40.00 Cheetah
MI 174A
1980 Official Stamps TZ19801001 SE 0_80 Service stamp 0.80 Leopard
Picture size 16 mm
TZ19801001 ST 0_80 1
overprinted "Official"
MI D33
TZ19801001 SE 5_00 Service stamp 5.00 Lion
Perf. 14.50
Same design as
TZ19801001 ST 5_00
overprinted "Official"
MI D37
M
1985 Definitives: Animals (reprints) TZ19850000 ST 5_00 Stamp 5.00 Lion
Perf. 14.00 : 14.25
Same design as
TZ19801001 ST 5_00
MI 171C
1985 Wildlife of Zanzibar TZ19850508 ST 4_00 Stamp 4.00 Leopard
MI 259
1986 Endangered Animal Species of Tanzania TZ19860630 ST 30_00 Stamp 30.00 Cheetah
Issued both in ordinary sheets and in MS
MI 321
TZ19860630 IMP 30_00 Imperforate stamp 30.00 Cheetah
Stamp from MS
MI Unnumberred (but mentioned)
TZ19860630 MS 75_00 Miniature Sheet 75.00 Cheetah (on one stamp)
4-stamp MS with
TZ19860630 ST 30_00
and 3 other stamps
This MS is known with missing red/black or yellow/blue. It is suspected that these varieties might have been produced on purpose
MI B58
TZ19860630 IMS 75_00 Imperforate Miniature Sheet 75.00 Cheetah (on one stamp)
4-stamp MS with
TZ19860630 IMP 30_00
and 3 other stamps
MI Unnumberred (but mentioned)
1988 Animals TZ19880422 ST 7_00 Stamp 7.00 Lions
Trapezoid stamp
MI 425
TZ19880422 ST 8_00 Stamp 7.00 Tiger
Trapezoid stamp
MI 426
TZ19880422 IMP 7_00 Imperforate stamp 7.00 Lions
Trapezoid stamp
MI Unlisted
TZ19880422 ST 8_00 Imperforate stamp 7.00 Tiger
Trapezoid stamp
MI Unlisted
1991 National Parks TZ19910822 ST 50 Stamp 50 Leopard
MI 887
TZ19910822 ST 250 Stamp 250 Lions
MI 890
M
TZ19910822 FDC 50 First Day Cover 50 Leopard (on stamp and cachet)
1992 Traditional Hunting Methods TZ19921123 ST 150 Stamp 150 Lion
MI 1367
1993 Wild Animals TZ19930630 ST 100 9 Stamp 100 Serval
MI 1523
TZ19930630 ST 100 31 Stamp 100 Cheetah
MI 1545
TZ19930630 ST 100 41 Stamp 100 Leopard
This stamp is known with two different overprints for the Atlanta Olympic Games. Whether these are official issues is not known
MI 1555
TZ19960630 ST 100 55 Stamp 100 Cheetah (female and cubs)
MI G1564
TZ19960630 ST 100 56 Stamp 100 Cheetah (young)
MI H1564
TZ19960630 ST 100 57 Stamp 100 Lion (lioness carrying cub)
MI I1564
TZ19930630 ST 500 2 Stamp 500 Lion
Stamp from MS
MI 1564
ILS/ MS
TZ19930630 MS 500 2 Miniature Sheet 500 Lion
Single-stamp MS
MI B222
ILS/ MS
1993 National Parks TZ19931029 ST 70 Stamp 70 Leopard
MI 1609
TZ19931029 ST 150 Stamp 150 Lion
MI 1611
1994 World Protected Fauna TZ19940729 ST 500 2 Stamp 500 Tiger
Stamp from MS
MI 1782
TZ19940729 MS 500 Miniature Sheet 500 Tiger
Single-stamp MS
MI B251
1994 Safari Club / Disney TZ19941126 ST 70 1 Stamp 70 Cartoon Leopards
MI 1908
1995 Centenary of Sierra Club TZ19950705 ST 150 14 Stamp 150 Lion
MI 2059
1995 Animals of the Kilimanjaro TZ19950915 ST 100 11 Stamp 100 Chettahs
MI 2178
TZ19950915 ST 100 12 Stamp 100 Lion (adult)
MI 2179
TZ19950915 ST 100 15 Stamp 100 Lion (cubs)
MI 2182
TZ19950915 ST 100 16 Stamp 100 Lion (lioness and cub)
MI 2183
TZ19950915 ST 250 3 Stamp 250 Lion
MI 2186
TZ19950915 ST 1000 2 Stamp 1000 Leopard
MI 2189
TZ19950915 MS 1000 2 Miniature Sheet 1000 Leopard
MI B299
1995 African Predators TZ19950930 ST 70 Stamp 70 Cheetah
MI 2210
TZ19950930 ST 100 Stamp 100 Serval
MI 2211
TZ19950930 ST 280 Stamp 280 Leopard
MI 2215
TZ19950930 ST 300 Stamp 300 Leopard
MI 2216
1996 World Jamboree / World Scout Conference TZ19961216 ST 100 9 Stamp 100 Serval
TZ19930630 ST 100 9
overprinted with scout emblem and "34th World Scout Conference Norway July 8 - 12 1996"
MI 2557
1997 Endangered Species of the World TZ19971030 ST 250 1 Stamp 250 Tiger
MI 2730
TZ19971030 ST 250 10 Stamp 250 Jaguar
MI 2738
TZ19971030 ST 250 14 Stamp 250 Bobcat
MI 2742
TZ19971030 ST 250 20 Stamp 250 Cheetah
MI 2748
TZ19971030 ST 250 41 Stamp 250 Lion
MI 2770
1997 Jackie Chan TZ19971230 ST 370 4 Stamp 370 Lions
MI 2834
1998 Year of the Tiger TZ19980330 ST 370 1 Stamp 370 Cartoon Tiger (walking towards right)
MI 2882
TZ19980330 ST 370 2 Stamp 370 Cartoon Tiger (standing, facing left)
MI 2883
TZ19980330 ST 370 3 Stamp 370 Cartoon Tiger (lying down)
MI 2884
TZ19980330 ST 370 4 Stamp 370 Cartoon Tiger (sitting)
MI 2885
TZ19980330 ST 1500 Stamp 1500 Cartoon Tiger
Stamp from MS
MI 2886
TZ19980330 MS 1480 Miniature Sheet 1480 Cartoon Tiger
4-stamp MS
MI KB2882-2885
TZ19980330 MS 1500 Miniature Sheet 1500 Cartoon Tiger
Single-stamp MS
MI B389
1998 Endangered Species of the World TZ19980831 ST 200 7 Stamp 200 Tiger
MI 2958
TZ19980831 ST 370 2 Stamp 370 Cheetah
MI 2965
TZ19980831 ST 370 7 Stamp 370 Tiger
MI 2970
TZ19980831 ST 370 18 Stamp 370 Snow Leaopard
MI 2984
TZ19980831 ST 1500 4 Stamp 1500 Tiger
Stamp from MS
MI 2995
TZ19980831 MS 1500 4 Miniature Sheet 1500 Tiger
Single-stamp MS
MI B402
TZ19980831 MS 2220 3 Miniature Sheet 2200 Snow Leopard (on one stamp)
6-stamp MS with
TZ19980831 ST 370 18
and 5 other stamps
MI KB2989-2994
1999 Endangered Species of the World TZ19990218 ST 100 7 Stamp 100 Cheetah
MI 3242
1999 Tourism TZ19990000 ST 150 7 Stamp 150 Lion (lioness and cub)
Stamp from booklet
MI 3436
M
ILM
TZ19990000 ST 150 10 Stamp 150 Lion (two cubs)
Stamp from booklet
MI 3439
M
ILM
TZ19990000 ST 150 12 Stamp 150 Lion (male)
Stamp from booklet
MI 3441
M
ILM
TZ19990000 ST 150 19 Stamp 150 Lion (one cub)
Stamp from booklet
MI 3448
M
ILM
TZ19990000 BK 3600 Booklet 3600 Lions (on 4 stamps an cover)
Cheetahs (on cover)
MI Unnumberred
M
1999 Panthera Tigris - Portrait of a Troubled Species TZ19990218 ST 250 1 Stamp 250 Tiger
Caspian Tiger
MI 3327
TZ19990218 ST 250 2 Stamp 250 Tiger
Bengal Tiger
MI 3328
TZ19990218 ST 250 3 Stamp 250 Tiger
Javan Tiger
MI 3329
TZ19990218 ST 250 4 Stamp 250 Tiger
Indochinese Tiger
MI 3330
TZ19990218 ST 250 5 Stamp 250 Tiger
White Tiger
MI 3331
TZ19990218 ST 250 6 Stamp 250 Tiger
Sumatran Tiger
MI 3332
TZ19990218 ST 250 7 Stamp 250 Tiger
Chinese Tiger
MI 3333
TZ19990218 ST 250 8 Stamp 250 Tiger
Bali Tiger
MI 3334
TZ19990218 ST 250 9 Stamp 250 Tiger
Siberian Tiger
MI 3335
TZ19990218 MS 2250 Miniature Sheet 2250 Tiger (on all stamps and on selvedge)
MI KB3327-3335
1999 China '99 - International Philatelic Exhibition TZ19991030 ST 150 6 Stamp 150 Black Panther
Wild Cat Art
"Spirite of the Mountain" by Chinese painter Xu Beihong (1895-1953)
MI 3640
This set also includes a Domestic Cat
1999 Fauna and Flora of the World TZ19991115 ST 150 5 Stamp 150 Lion
MI 3745
TZ19991115 ST 300 39 Stamp 300 Cheetah
MI 3749
TZ19991115 ST 300 43 Stamp 300 Cheetah (hind part - Gorilla is the main motif)
MI 3878
TZ19991115 ST 300 47 Stamp 300 Cheetah (drinking)
MI 3882
TZ19991115 ST 300 48 Stamp 300 Tiger (head and neck)
MI 3883
TZ19991115 ST 300 49 Stamp 300 Tiger (little bit of the back - Chimpanzee is the main motif)
MI 3884
TZ19991115 ST 350 32 Stamp 350 Jaguar (hind part)
MI 3893
TZ19991115 ST 350 35 Stamp 350 Jaguar (front part)
MI 3896
TZ19991115 ST 1500 25 Stamp 1500 Jaguar
Stamp from MS
MI 3897
TZ19991115 MS 1500 25 Miniature Sheet 1500 Jaguar
Single-stamp MS
MI B513
TZ19991115 MS 2400 9 Miniature Sheet 2400 Cheetah (on 2 stamps and selvedge)
Tiger (on 2 stamps)
8-stamp MS forming a composite design
MI KB3878-3885
TZ19991115 SH 3150 3 Sheetlet 3150 Jaguar (on two stamps)
9-stamp sheetlet forming a composite design
MI KB3888-3896
2000 Tourism TZ20000610 ST 400 5 Stamp 400 Lion
MI 3944
ILS
2001 Endangered Species TZ20010615 ST 200 Stamp 200 Leopard
MI 4022
TZ20010615 ST 600 2 Stamp 600 Cheetah
Stamp from MS
MI 4026
TZ20010615 MS 600 Stamp 600 Cheetah
Single-stamp MS
MI B530
2002 The Big 5 TZ20020430 ST 250 1 Stamp 250 Leopard
MI 4063
TZ20020430 ST 250 4 Stamp 250 Lion
MI 4066
M
DL2
TZ20020430 MS 1250 Miniature Sheet 1250 Leopard
Lion
5-stamp MS with
TZ20020430 ST 250 1
TZ20020430 ST 250 4
and 3 other stamps
MI B538
2003 Animal Giants TZ20030422 ST 600 Stamp 600 Lion
MI 4088
M
ILS
TZ20030422 ST 800 Stamp 800 Leopard
MI 4089
M
TZ20030422 ST 1500 Stamp / Imperforate Miniature Sheet 1500 Leopard
Lion
Large imperf stamp, mostly referred to as MS in the catalogues, but with no "cut-out" stamps
MI B543
M
2004 The Northern Circuit TZ20040430 ST 300 Stamp 300 Lions
MI 4137
IL2
TZ20040430 ST 600 Stamp 600 Leopards
MI 4141
2004 Animals TZ20040719 ST 550 2 Stamp 550 Leopard (front part)
MI 4188
TZ20040719 ST 550 3 Stamp 550 Leopard (hind leg and tail)
MI 4189
TZ20040719 MS 3600 Miniature Sheet 3600 Leopard (on 2 stamps)
6-stamp MS forming a composite design)
MI KB4187-4192
2005 Tanzania Safari Circuits TZ20050430 ST 350 Stamp 350 Lions
MI 4228
M
IL2
TZ20050430 ST 500 1 Stamp 500 Cheetahs
MI 4229
TZ20050430 ST 1000 1 Stamp 1000 Leopard
Stamp from MS
MI 4238
TZ20050430 MS 2000 Miniature Sheet 2000 Leopard (on one stamp)
2-stamp MS with
TZ20050430 ST 1000 1
and another stamp
MI B572
2006 30th Anniversary of TAZARA Railways (Joint Issue with Zambia) TZ20061025 ST 800 Stamp 800 Lions
MI 4422
M
MS
2007 Welcome to Tanzania TZ20070223 ST 700 3 Stamp 700 Leopard (on the savannah)
MI 4453
TZ20070223 ST 700 4 Stamp 700 Leopard (in a bush)
MI 4454
TZ20070223 ST 700 6 Stamp 700 Lions (couple)
MI 4456
TZ20070223 ST 1000 Stamp 700 Lions (lionesses)
Stamp from MS
MI 4457
TZ20070223 MS 1000 Miniature Sheet 700 Lions (lionesses)
Single-stamp MS
MI B602
2008 Animals Series TZ20080130 ST 600 2 Stamp 600 Lions (couple)
MI ???
TZ20080130 ST 600 3 Stamp 600 Lion (lioness descending from tree)
MI ???
TZ20080130 ST 600 5 Stamp 600 Leopards (mother and cub)
Stamp from MS
MI ???
TZ20080130 ST 600 7 Stamp 600 Leopard (descending from tree)
Stamp from MS
MI ???
TZ20080130 ST 600 9 Stamp 600 Lion (lioness in tree)
Stamp from MS
MI ???
TZ20080130 ST 600 11 Stamp 600 Cheetah
Stamp from MS
MI ???
TZ20080130 MS 1200 Miniature Sheet 1200 Leopard (on stamp only)
2-stamp MS with
TZ20080130 ST 600 5
and another stamp
MI B???
TZ20080130 MS 3600 Miniature Sheet 3600 Leopard
Lion
Cheetah
6-stamp MS with
TZ20080130 ST 600 7
TZ20080130 ST 600 9
TZ20080130 ST 600 11
and 3 other stamps
MI B???
2011 Fauna TZ20110315 ST 800 1 Stamp 800 Lion
Stamp from MS
MI ???
TZ20110315 ST 800 4 Stamp 800 Cheetah
Stamp from MS
MI ???
TZ20110315 MS 3200 Miniature Sheet 3200 Lion
Cheetah (on one stamp each)
4-stamp MS with
TZ20110315 ST 800 1
and
TZ20110315 ST 800 4
and two other stamps
MI B???

List compiled by Geir Arveng with helpful information from Greg Balagian, Joyanna Mdwele and Oskar Klan (of the
Michel Editorial Team).
Latest update 3 March 2013