1 Dec 2014 – 6 Dec 2014
318 lots
Lot 30049 | 1885 (Aug 4) Great Britain 2d postal reply card se
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 | 1885 (Sep 3) Envelope to India franked on the reve
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 | 1886 Pair of envelopes from Zanzibar to Germany /
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 | 1886 (May 7) Envelope from a member of the Expedit
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 | 1887 & 1889 Pair of envelopes from Zanzibar to Ind
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 | 1887 (Jun 23) Envelope sent locally franked on the
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 | 1887 (Jul 28) Envelope from Zanzibar sent locally
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 | 1888-1890, Group of 3 covers from Zanzibar with 18
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 | 1888 (Jan 20) Official Envelope “Avis de reception
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 | 1888 (May 31) Envelope sent locally franked on the
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 | 1888 (Dec) India 1 1/2a postal stationery card, da
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 | 1889 (Feb 2) Large envelope sent registered to Wes
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 | 1889 (Feb 12) Envelope sent registered six times r
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 | RARE QUADRUPLE RATE 1889 (Mar 20) Envelope from
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 | LETTER FROM THE SULTAN TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNI
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 | 1889 (Aug 21) Sultan Khalifa-bin-Said’s personal s
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 | 1890 & 1893 Pair of postal stationery cards from Z
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 | 1890 (Apr 22) Envelope from the German Consulate i
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 | THE EXTREMELY RARE MANUSCRIPT OVERPRINT USAGE 1
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 | 1890 (Aug 5) Envelope sent to the Managing Directo
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 | 1890 (Aug 19) Large envelope sent from the Agent f
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 | 1890 (Sep 16) & 1892 (Jun 27), Two envelopes from
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 | 1890 (Oct 13) Envelope from Zanzibar to England wi
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 | 1892 & 1894 Ladies covers to India and AUSTRIA res
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 | 1892 (Apr 23) Envelope sent registered to Germany
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 | 1892 (May 1) Envelope at registered double letter
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 | 1892 (Jul 18) Envelope sent registered from Zanzib
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 | 1892 (Nov 9) Envelope to England with 1882-86 1a a
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 | 1893 (Jan 6) 1/2a Postal stationery card from Zanz
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 | 1893 (Jan 23) Large envelope sent to the German Po
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 | 1893 (Jul 27) Front sent registered at double lett
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 | 1893 (Aug 5) Printed envelope of the German East A
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 | 1893 (Aug 16) Large envelope sent to the Inspector
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 | 1893 (Aug 26) Long envelope from Zanzibar to Dar-E
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 | 1893 (Oct 30) Envelope from Zanzibar to India fran
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 | 1894 (Apr 8) Commercial envelope from Zanzibar to
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 | 1894 (Sep 29) Eastern Telegraph Company envelope e
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 | 1894 (Oct 12) 1a Brown newspaper wrapper from Zanz
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 | 1894 (Dec 19) Envelope from Zanzibar to Tanga (Ger
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 | 1895 & 1896, Pair of overprinted 2a6p on 2a6p post
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 | 1895 (Jul 19) Envelope from Zanzibar to India fran
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 | 1895 (Aug 3) India 1/2a newspaper wrapper uprated
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 | 1894 (Mar 5) Envelope to England with French 1884-
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 | 1889-96, Trio of covers, 1889 single rate to Germa
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 | 1889 (May 3) Envelope sent registered triple lette
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 | 1889 (May 17) French 25c lettercard to Germany, ca
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 | ARAB REBELLION: 1889 (Sep 3) French 10c postal sta
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 | 1889 (Dec 17) Envelope sent registered eight-times
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 | 1890 (Jul 21) Envelope to England with French 25c
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 | 1890 (Nov 25) Envelope sent triple letter rate to
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