large Nyasaland keytypes with the portraits of either King George V, King George VI or Queen Elizabeth II. All of these are rare and command high prices by collectors. Around 1954, KUT postage stamps portraying Queen Elizabeth II and local scenes were overprinted KENYA REVENUE. These were replaced by a new design showing an African lion in 1956 which remained in use until the late 1970s. All other designs since then featured lions, either as heraldic or naturalistic. In 2011 forgeries to defraud the KRA were found. Between 1963 and the early 1970s stamps were issued to pay the Graduated Personal Tax, and from 1966 to 2001 stamps were issued annually to pay the Hospital Tax, later known as the National Hospital Insurance Fund. Between 1972 and the 1990s, Kenya issued stamps to pay for airport passenger service fees. These are denominated either in Kenyan shillings for local or in US dollars for international flights, and around 1995, stamps showing Mount Kenya were issued to pay the Services Charge, known locally as Huduma. Kenya also issues excise stamps for use on wine or spirits, but these are currently being phased out due to the discovery of forgeries to defraud the KRA. Kenya had impressed duty stamps from 1927 to 1973 and meter stamps from 1973 to 1999. See also Postage stamps and postal history of British East Africa Postage stamps and postal history of East Africa and Uganda Protectorates Postage stamps and postal history of Kenya References External links Revenue Reverend Tax Stamps Collection Philately of Kenya Economy of Kenya Kenya