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Lot 30000
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
EARLIEST RECORDED INCOMING COVER IN PRIVATE HANDS
1842 (Jan 1) Incoming wrapper from Boston, United States, addressed to the first United States Consul…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 30001
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1846 (Apr 11) Envelope from Captain Cornwallis Ricketts, later Rear Admiral Ricketts & Sir Cornwallis Ricketts sent to Leeds, England via India with enclosed…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30002
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1849 Folded entire with 3 page letter from George Putnam while at Zanzibar sent to his brother John at Wenham, Massachusetts (United States) carried via…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 30003
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1850 Envelope from Chancellor Emile Kuhlmann of the French Consulate at Zanzibar sent to his father at Colmar, France. The cover was sent via English mails…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 30004
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
THE UNIQUE DATE-STAMP, THE EARLIEST RECORDED FOR ANY ZANZIBAR POSTAL HISTORY ITEM
1851 (Mar 12) Envelope sent by Chancellor Emile Kuhlmann of the French…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 30005
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1852 (Jan 22) Incoming stampless envelope from Colmar, France, sent to “Consulate de Zanzibar / Monsieur Emile Kuhlmann, Chancelior” charged 10(decimes)…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30006
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1852 (Feb 22) Incoming stampless envelope from Colmar, France sent to Monsieur Emile Kuhlmann, Chancelior du Consulate de France at Zanzibar, and charged…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30007
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1854 (Nov 22) Incoming envelope from Colmar, France sent to “Aden mer rouge / Messiers Farsee, Edijlee, Curselijee & Sons” for “Emile Kuhlmann, chancelior,…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30008
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1858 (May 26) Incoming folded entire from forwarding agents Dossabhoy & Merwanji & Co.of Bombay sent to Antoine Michel, an agent at Mozambique, with forwarders…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30009
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1858 Folded letter from French merchant Banzan at Zanzibar addressed to Antoine Michel, an agent for Mr. Regisaine at Mozambique. The entire encloses a…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30010
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1857 Letter written in French carried on board steamer “IBA” from Zanzibar to Mozambique, datelined “Zanzibar le 5 novembre 1857”. Unusual
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 30011
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1860 (Oct 16) Incoming envelope from Salem, Massachusetts (United States) to Zanzibar carried by the Cunard Line “Canada” departing Boston 17 October to…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30012
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
ONE OF ONLY 3 COVERS KNOWN SENT VIA THE SEYCHELLES BEARING MAURITIUS STAMP USED IN ZANZIBAR
1864 (Oct) Envelope sent to Augustus Arnold in Care of Rufus…
Estimate: 12’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 30013
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1864 (Jun 16) Incoming envelope from Steenvoorde, France, to Mr. A. Mawhood on board the ship “Paul Augte” at Zanzibar in care of Captain Messemaecker….
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 30013A
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1865 (Mar 12) Incoming quadruple rate envelope from the Goodhue correspondence sent from Salem, Massachusetts via London, Marseille and Seychelles bearing…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30014
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1869 (May) Envelope written from “Mrs. Kirk (H. Cooke), wife of the British Consul John Kirk, sent to England having been carried first to Bombay where…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30015
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1873 (Dec 18) Incoming wrapper from London sent to Zanzibar “via Brindisi” bearing 1867-80 2s blue pl.1 tied with London “89” duplex, very fine & scarce…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30016
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1875 (Feb) Envelope from the German Consulate at Zanzibar sent to Berlin noting a deficiency charge of “60” (pfennigs) displayed in blue crayon along with…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’800 EUR
Lot 30017
Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
1875 (Jul) Transiting envelope from Calcutta, India, sent to Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. Noted in manuscript “via Bombay & Zanzibar” with date-stamps…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30018
Zanzibar » Anti-Slave Patrol (1864-1896)
1872 (6 & 13 May) Envelope with two enclosed letters from an officer A. Hanne on the H.M.S. “Columbine” noting in manuscript “Slave Cruising between Brava…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30019
Zanzibar » Anti-Slave Patrol (1864-1896)
1874 (Oct 24) Officer’s letter sent from Naval Instructor Joseph D. Paul serving on the H.M.S. “Glasgow” to his fiancée Fanny May Gibbs at London. The…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30020
Zanzibar » Anti-Slave Patrol (1864-1896)
1883 (Oct) Sailor’s concessionary rate pre-printed envelope from H.M.S. Euryalus while at Zanzibar from the Sullivan correspondence sent to Birmingham,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30021
Zanzibar » Anti-Slave Patrol (1864-1896)
1888 (Aug) Sailor’s concessionary rate envelope from the H.M.S. “Griffon” while at Zanzibar, from the Sullivan correspondence sent to Birmingham, England…
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 30022
Zanzibar » Anti-Slave Patrol (1864-1896)
1889 (Aug) Sailor’s concessionary rate envelope from H.M.S. “Griffon” while at Pemba Island (Zanzibar), from the Sullivan correspondence sent to Birmingham,…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30023
Zanzibar » Anti-Slave Patrol (1864-1896)
1889 Sailor’s concessionary rate envelope from the H.M.S. “Griffon” while a Zanzibar, from the Sullivan correspondence sent to Birmingham, England (received…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30024
Zanzibar » Anti-Slave Patrol (1864-1896)
1889 (May 6) Incoming Ceylon 5c postal stationery envelope addressed to “HMS Reindeer / Zanzibar or elsewhere”, one of the Anti-Slave patrol ships in action…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30025
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1879 (May 18) 1/2a Postal stationery envelope cancelled by the experimental barred diamond (Proud type K2, in use 1st Jun 1878 to Jul 1879), with Zanzibar…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30026
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
FIRST DAY OF USE OF THE CANCELLER
1878 (Jun 1) Envelope double letter rate sent to the “Editor of the Christian World” in London, via Brindisi and Aden…
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 30027
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
EXTREMELY RARE CONSULAR COVER
1878 (Jun 1) Stampless Envelope from the French Consulate at Zanzibar sent to Biol, France, and is signified with standard…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30028
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1878 (Aug 19) Incoming envelope from New Bedford, Massachusetts (United States) addressed to Captain David Allen of the whaler “Minnesota” at Zanzibar…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30029
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1878 (Dec 12) Envelope from Josephine Bartlett of the Universities’ Mission at Zanzibar sent to England via Aden (22 December) & Brindisi bearing single…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30030
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
SIGNED ENVELOPE FROM THE FAMED EXPLORER H. M. STANLEY
1879 (Jun 1) Envelope written AND SIGNED by the explorer H. M. Stanley addressed to his bank in…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 30031
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1879 (Aug 23) Envelope from Josephine Bartlett of the Universities’ Mission at Zanzibar sent to England via Aden (31 August) & Brindisi bearing 5a franking…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30032
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1879 (Oct 13) Envelope from a crew member of the USS “Ticonderoga” on its world cruise, sent to the USA with 1865 1a and 1866-78 4a (perf. fault) tied…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30033
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1880 (May 1) Envelope sent to Cutch Mundra, India, via Aden (14 May) & Bombay (23 May) bearing 15a franking for five-times packet rate to India, tied by…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30034
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
ca.1880-82 (Jun 24) Long envelope from Zanzibar to India with three 1866-78 4a green (one faulty) tied by the “BRITISH P.O. ZANZIBAR” duplex (second cancel,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 30035
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1881 (Feb 4) Double letter rate envelope from Walter Thompson of the staff of the Eastern Telegraph Company at Zanzibar (imprint on backflap) via Aden…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 30036
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1881 (Mar 4) Single letter rate envelope from Walter Thompson of the staff of the Eastern Telegraph Company at Zanzibar (imprint on backflap) sent to his…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30037
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1881 (May 7) Envelope from Zanzibar to Bombay franked on the reverse with 1865 1a brown strip of three (one faulty) tied by the “BRITISH P.O. ZANZIBAR”…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30038
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1881 (Jan) Commercial envelope sent registered to Germany with 1865 1a tied by British P.O. duplex, with boxed Zanzibar registration hs (2nd type) below…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30039
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1882 (Oct 15) Envelope from Zanzibar to England with 1866-78 4a green and 1873 1/2a blue tied by the Zanzibar “B” duplex (third cancel, type KD5, in use…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 30040
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1882 (Feb 10) Incoming single letter rate envelope from Wymondham, England, sent to Reverend H. A. B. Wilson of the Universities’ Mission at Zanzibar bearing…
Estimate: 500 – 800 EUR
Lot 30041
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
ca.1883-84 India 1 1/2a postal stationery card SENT TO THE SULTAN (message in Swahili) cancelled by the experimental Zanzibar “B” type Z3 duplex, very…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30042
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1883 (Mar 2) Envelope from Zanzibar to England with 1866-78 4a green and 1873 1/2a blue (perf. fault) tied by the Zanzibar “B” duplex (third cancel, type…
Estimate: 500 – 800 EUR
Lot 30043
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1883 (Dec 24) Envelope single letter rate sent to Dobb’s Ferry, New York (United States) via Aden (partial date-stamp) & London (20 January 1884) bearing…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’800 EUR
Lot 30044
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
UNIQUE MON. ORDER CANCELLER & DATE-STAMP
1884 (Jan 21) Receipt to Remitter of a Foreign Money Order postal form (Form 2a.) signed by the Postmaster…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30045
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1884 (May 12) Envelope from Zanzibar to Wales with 1866-78 4a green and 1873 1/2a blue tied by crisp Zanzibar “B” duplex (third cancel, type KD5, in use…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30046
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1884 (Jul 11) India postal stationery envelope sent to London via Bombay (21 July) with receiving date-stamp (11 August) on reverse, cancelled by third-type…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30047
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1884 (Sep 16) Indian 4 1/2a postal stationery envelope sent to England via Aden (25 September) & Sea Post Office (26 September) tied by early example of…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30048
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1885 (May 18) Envelope sent registered to India with 1882-86 1a6p vert. pair tied by squared circle ds, underpaid with “SHIP LETTER / POSTAGE DUE 1a” boxed…
Estimate: 500 – 800 EUR
Lot 30049
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1885 (Aug 4) Great Britain 2d postal reply card sent by the British Consul John Kirk to Armagh, Ireland via Sea Post Office (11 August) and Aden (15 August)…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 30050
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1885 (Sep 3) Envelope to India franked on the reverse with 1882-86 1/2a tied by squared circle ds, underpaying the 1a Ship Letter rate for conveyance to…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30051
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1886 Pair of envelopes from Zanzibar to Germany / England with 1882-86 3a orange and 4a6p green single frankings respectively, both tied by Zanzibar squared…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30052
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1886 (May 7) Envelope from a member of the Expeditionary Force to Madagascar (ms notation on backflap), with 1895-96 3a paying the rate via Aden to France,…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30053
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1887 & 1889 Pair of envelopes from Zanzibar to India both franked on the reverse with 1882-90 1a brown-purple strips of three paying single letter packet…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30054
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1887 (Jun 23) Envelope sent locally franked on the reverse with 1882-86 1/2a tied by squared circle ds, the earliest recorded use of this cancel, fine
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30055
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1887 (Jul 28) Envelope from Zanzibar sent locally franked on the reverse with 1882-86 1a brown-purple tied by Zanzibar squared circle ds (three corner…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30056
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1888-1890, Group of 3 covers from Zanzibar with 1882-90 3a orange single frankings all tied by Zanzibar squared circular ds (3 corner bars), one to Austria…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 30057
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1888 (Jan 20) Official Envelope “Avis de reception en retour” sent registered to Berlin via Aden (25 February) and Sea Post Office (24 February). The envelope…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30058
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1888 (May 31) Envelope sent locally franked on the reverse with 1882-86 1/2a tied by squared circle ds, some creasing otherwise fine
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30059
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1888 (Dec) India 1 1/2a postal stationery card, datelined “Mbwini, Zanzibar”, sent to England uprated and overpaid with 1882-86 1/2a, both cancelled in…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30060
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1889 (Feb 2) Large envelope sent registered to West Prussia (Allenstein) at twelve times letter-rate bearing 1882-90 2R pair and two 3a tied with type…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30061
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1889 (Feb 12) Envelope sent registered six times rate to the German Witu Company at Berlin (received 12 March) via Sea Post Office (22 February) and Aden…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’800 EUR
Lot 30062
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
RARE QUADRUPLE RATE
1889 (Mar 20) Envelope from the Deutsche Witu-Gesellschaft at “Lamoo” four-times rate hand-carried to Zanzibar and subsequently…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 30063
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
LETTER FROM THE SULTAN TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
1889 (May 4) Personal stationery envelope from Sultan Khalifa-bin-Said with exquisite enclosure…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 30064
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1889 (Aug 21) Sultan Khalifa-bin-Said’s personal stationery envelope sent registered to George Mackenzie, Partner & Director of the Imperial British East…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30065
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1890 & 1893 Pair of postal stationery cards from Zanzibar to Germany, both cancelled by Zanzibar squared circle ds (3 corner bars), 1893 card uprated with…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30066
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1890 (Apr 22) Envelope from the German Consulate in Zanzibar (wafer seal on reverse) at double letter rate to Germany with 1882-86 6a and tied by squared…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30067
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
THE EXTREMELY RARE MANUSCRIPT OVERPRINT USAGE
1890 (Aug 4) Envelope sent to the Managing Director of the Eastern Telegraph Company at London via Marseille…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 30068
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1890 (Aug 5) Envelope sent to the Managing Director of the Eastern Telegraph Company at London bearing 1882-90 4 1/2a with unauthorized manuscript “Zanzibar”,…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 30069
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1890 (Aug 19) Large envelope sent from the Agent for the Deutsche-Ost-Afrika-Linie at Zanzibar triple 3a rate franking to the Director of the Ost-Afrika-Linie…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30070
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1890 (Sep 16) & 1892 (Jun 27), Two envelopes from the correspondence of Archdeacon Robert Walker to family members at Great Yarmouth, England, the first…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30071
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1890 (Oct 13) Envelope from Zanzibar to England with 1882-86 4a6p green tied by Zanzibar squared circle ds (three corner bars, in use 1887-1894), underpaid…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30072
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1892 & 1894 Ladies covers to India and AUSTRIA respectively, both franked 1882-86 1/2a and tied by squared circle ds, nicely showing different routes of…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30073
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1892 (Apr 23) Envelope sent registered to Germany with 1895-96 8a vert. pair tied by REG. thimble cds, “R” in circle hs adjacent, reverse with Aden and…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30074
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1892 (May 1) Envelope at registered double letter rate to Germany with 1882-86 8a and tied by REG. thimble cds, reverse with French paquebot ds indicating…
Estimate: 400 – 700 EUR
Lot 30075
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1892 (Jul 18) Envelope sent registered from Zanzibar to Austria with three 1882-90 4a olive-green (one with fault) tied by Zanzibar “REG” cds (type R2),…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30076
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1892 (Nov 9) Envelope to England with 1882-86 1a and 1a6p tied by squared circle ds, reverse with Aden and Earls Court arrival cds, fine
Note: The sender…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30077
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1893 (Jan 6) 1/2a Postal stationery card from Zanzibar to Germany uprated with 1882-90 1a brown-purple both cancelled by Zanzibar squared circular ds (3…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30078
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1893 (Jan 23) Large envelope sent to the German Postmaster General at Dar-es-Salaam via Bagamoyo (24 January) at seven-times letter rate bearing 1882-90…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’800 EUR
Lot 30079
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1893 (Jul 27) Front sent registered at double letter rate to Sea Point, Cape of Good Hope, via Mauritius bearing four 1882-90 1/2a and two 1892-97 2a6p,…
Estimate: 400 – 700 EUR
Lot 30080
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1893 (Aug 5) Printed envelope of the German East Africa-Line Agent in Zanzibar sent to Germany with 1882-90 1/2a and 1a pair tied by squared circle ds,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30081
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1893 (Aug 16) Large envelope sent to the Inspector of Post Offices at Dar-es-Salaam via Bagamoyo with six-times rate franking of 1892-97 2 1/2a block of…
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 30082
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1893 (Aug 26) Long envelope from Zanzibar to Dar-Es-Salam (German East Africa) with 1892-95 2a6p green tied by Zanzibar squared circular ds (3 corner bars),…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30083
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1893 (Oct 30) Envelope from Zanzibar to India franked on the reverse with 1892-95 2a6p green vert. pair tied by Zanzibar squared circular ds (3 corner…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 30084
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1894 (Apr 8) Commercial envelope from Zanzibar to Bagamayo (German East Africa) with 1882-86 1/2a green and 2a blue tied by Zanzibar squared circle ds…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30085
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1894 (Sep 29) Eastern Telegraph Company envelope entitled “TELEGRAM” sent registered to Tamatave (Madagascar) via French Packet “Marseille a la Reunion”…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30086
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1894 (Oct 12) 1a Brown newspaper wrapper from Zanzibar to Kilwa (German East Africa) uprated with 1882-90 1/2a green both cancelled by Zanzibar “hatched”…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30087
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1894 (Dec 19) Envelope from Zanzibar to Tanga (German East Africa) with 1892-95 2a6p tied by crisp Zanzibar “hatched” cds (early use, in use 1894-98),…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30088
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1895 & 1896, Pair of overprinted 2a6p on 2a6p postal stationery envelopes cancelled by the hatched cds (one with broken “I” and other missing “I”), one…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 30089
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1895 (Jul 19) Envelope from Zanzibar to India franked on the reverse with 1882-90 1/2a green and 2a blue both tied by Zanzibar “hatched” cds, a late usage…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30090
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
1895 (Aug 3) India 1/2a newspaper wrapper uprated with India 1/2a blue-green both cancelled by Zanzibar hatched cds, with Aden and English arrival cds;…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30091
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1894 (Mar 5) Envelope to England with French 1884-90 20c brick-red/green and 1876-78 5c green/green type II Sage tied by double circle ds, French paquebot…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30092
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1889-96, Trio of covers, 1889 single rate to Germany with five French 1876-78 5c green type II, 1890 single rate commercial env. to France with French…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 30093
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1889 (May 3) Envelope sent registered triple letter rate to France with French 1876-78 1F light olive tied by double circle ds, with red boxed “R” adjacent,…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30094
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1889 (May 17) French 25c lettercard to Germany, cancelled by Zanzibar double circle ds, some foxing to reverse, fine and early usage of France used in…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 30095
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
ARAB REBELLION: 1889 (Sep 3) French 10c postal stationery card sent to the German Consulate at GIBRALTAR, with message discussing the ARAB REBELLION (in…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 30096
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1889 (Dec 17) Envelope sent registered eight-times letter rate to France with French 1876-78 1F light olive pair and 1884-90 25c black on rose (faulty)…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 30097
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1890 (Jul 21) Envelope to England with French 25c Sage tied by double circle ds, redirected in England with further 1881 1d lilac applied from Bedford…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30098
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1890 (Nov 25) Envelope sent triple letter rate to Germany with French 1884-90 24c black/pink strip of three tied by double circle ds, French paquebot ds…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR