1 Dec 2014 – 6 Dec 2014
318 lots
Lot 30099 | 1891 (Oct 5) Envelope addressed to Rev. J. Walker,
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1891 (Oct 5) Envelope addressed to Rev. J. Walker, the father of the Archdeacon of Uganda, with forwarding agent ms “Bousted & Ridley / 1/c on acc(ount)-“…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30100 | 1892 (Mar 26) German East Africa-line Zanzibar age
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1892 (Mar 26) German East Africa-line Zanzibar agent printed envelope sent registered seven-times letter rate to Germany with eight French 1884-90 25c…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 30101 | 1892 (May 4) Envelope sent registered to Portugal
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1892 (May 4) Envelope sent registered to Portugal with enclosed telegram, franked with French 50c Sage tied by double circle ds, black octagonal “R” hs,…
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30102 | 1893 Pair of covers, one single rate to France wit
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1893 Pair of covers, one single rate to France with French 1884-90 25c black on rose tied by double circle ds, and other triple letter rate to Germany…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30103 | 1893-99, Group of 4 covers/cards, incl. 1/2a on 5c
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1893-99, Group of 4 covers/cards, incl. 1/2a on 5c postal stationery envelope sent locally, French 15c postal stationery envelope sent locally, French…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30104 | 1894 (Mar 8) 25c French lettercard from Zanzibar t
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1894 (Mar 8) 25c French lettercard from Zanzibar to India, cancelled by double circle ds with French paquebot ds indicating transport by SS “Sindh” and…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30105 | 1894 (May 8) Envelope to Germany with 1894-96 2 1/
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1894 (May 8) Envelope to Germany with 1894-96 2 1/2a on 25c tied by double ring cds with French paquebot adjacent indicating transport by SS “Ava”, arrival…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30106 | 1894 (Sep 3) Commercial cover to France with 1894-
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1894 (Sep 3) Commercial cover to France with 1894-96 2 1/2a on 25c Sage tied by Zanzibar double circle ds, reverse with French paquebot and arrival cds,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30107 | 1894 (Sep 4) Envelope sent registered to France be
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1894 (Sep 4) Envelope sent registered to France bearing 1894-96 1/2a on 5c (2), 1a on 10c, 2 1/2a on 25c (2) and 5a on 50c (2) all tied by Zanzibar double…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30108 | 1896 (Sep 10) Envelope sent registered at triple l
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1896 (Sep 10) Envelope sent registered at triple letter rate to France bearing 1894-96 10a on 1F tied by Zanzibar double circle ds, red boxed “R”, French…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30109 | 1896 (Nov 10) Envelope sent registered to France w
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1896 (Nov 10) Envelope sent registered to France with two 1894-96 5a on 50c Sage tied by Zanzibar double ring cds, red octagonal “R” hs and paquebot ds…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30110 | PRESIDENTIAL LETTER FROM THE SULTAN’S COURT TO FRA
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
PRESIDENTIAL LETTER FROM THE SULTAN’S COURT TO FRANCE
1897 (Jul 25) Large envelope at double letter rate to President Felix Faure of France, most likely…
Estimate: 12’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 30111 | 1897 (Aug 27) Envelope from the French Consulate t
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1897 (Aug 27) Envelope from the French Consulate to France with French Sage 25c (faults) tied by Zanzibar double circle ds, with Consulate cachet adjacent…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30112 | 1898 (Sep 26) & 1899 (Jan 11), Postcard and envelo
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1898 (Sep 26) & 1899 (Jan 11), Postcard and envelope; former a France 10c postal stationery card cancelled on board the La Reunion à Marsellie Ligne U…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30113 | 1898 Incoming commercial envelope from France with
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1898 Incoming commercial envelope from France with Sage 25c tied by heavy Bordeaux cds, reverse with Marseille and Zanzibar double circle cds, some cover…
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 30114 | 1899 (Dec 31) & 1902 (Oct 9), Two postcards, earli
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1899 (Dec 31) & 1902 (Oct 9), Two postcards, earlier with 1896-1900 1/2a on 5c pair unusually tied by Deutsche Seepost cancels paying the postcard rate,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30115 | 1899 (Mar 12) Envelope sent single letter rate to
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1899 (Mar 12) Envelope sent single letter rate to Corsica with 1896-1900 1/2a on 5c and 2a on 20c tied by double circle ds, Ajaccio arrival bs, backflap…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30116 | 1899 (Aug 27) Envelope sent registered double lett
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1899 (Aug 27) Envelope sent registered double letter rate to Germany with 1896-1900 2 1/2a on 25c and 5a on 50c (type I) tied by double circle ds, black…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30117 | 1899 (Sep 4) Envelope sent registered to France wi
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1899 (Sep 4) Envelope sent registered to France with 1896-1900 3a on 30c, 4a on 10c (2), 5a on 50c (2) and 10a on 1F (2), all tied by double circle ds,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30118 | 1899 (Nov 26) Envelope sent registered single lett
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1899 (Nov 26) Envelope sent registered single letter rate to Germany with 1896-1900 2a on 20c and 3a on 30c tied by double circle ds, with boxed “R” adjacent,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30119 | 1900 (Jun 5) Envelope sent registered at triple le
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1900 (Jun 5) Envelope sent registered at triple letter rate to Germany (received 5 July) bearing 1896-1900 10a on 1F olive tied by double circle, fine…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30120 | 1900 (Aug 16) Incoming envelope from Belgium with
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1900 (Aug 16) Incoming envelope from Belgium with 1893-1900 50c grey tied by Termonde cds, sent Advice of Receipt with “Timbre AR” receipt slip attached…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30121 | 1900 (Aug 31) Envelope from the German Consulate t
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1900 (Aug 31) Envelope from the German Consulate to Pemba in Nyassa with 1896-1900 2 1/2a on 25c tied by double circle ds, reverse with Consulate paper…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30122 | 1901 (Feb 27) Picture postcard (entitled “Greeting
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1901 (Feb 27) Picture postcard (entitled “Greetings from German East Africa”) sent to Germany with 1896-1900 1/2a on 5c pair tied by Zanzibar double circle…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 30123 | 1901 (Sep 3) Envelope from the Catholic Mission (c
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1901 (Sep 3) Envelope from the Catholic Mission (cachet on reverse) to Austria bearing 1896-1900 1a on 10c and 1 1/2a on 15c tied by Zanzibar double circle…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30124 | 1901 (Sep 7) Envelope sent double letter rate to D
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1901 (Sep 7) Envelope sent double letter rate to Dar-es-Salaam, German East Africa, bearing 1896-1900 5a on 50c tied by double circle ds, arrival bs, very…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30125 | 1901 (Oct 3) Envelope from the German Consulate in
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1901 (Oct 3) Envelope from the German Consulate in Zanzibar (wafer seal on reverse) at double letter rate to German East Africa with 1894 5a on 50c (type…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30126 | 1902 (Jan 10) Envelope from the Italian Consulate
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1902 (Jan 10) Envelope from the Italian Consulate (imprint on backflap) to Tanga, German East Africa, bearing 1896-1900 1/2a on 5c strip of four and single…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30127 | 1902 (Apr 8) Envelope sent registered single lette
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1902 (Apr 8) Envelope sent registered single letter rate to German East Africa with 1896-1900 2 1/2a on 25c vertical pair tied by double circle ds, black…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30128 | 1902 (Aug 22) Envelope sent double letter rate to
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1902 (Aug 22) Envelope sent double letter rate to German East Africa with 1896-1900 2 1/2a on 25c vertical pair tied by double circle ds, Dar-es-Salam…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30129 | 1903 (Dec 27) Picture postcard at printed matter r
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1903 (Dec 27) Picture postcard at printed matter rate to France with 1902-03 1/2a on 5c tied by double circle ds, arrival cds adjacent, fine
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30130 | 1904 Pair of incoming envelopes from Madagascar fr
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1904 Pair of incoming envelopes from Madagascar from the same correspondence, one double letter rate and one registered triple letter rate, with 1903 issue…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30131 | 1904 (May 23) Printed envelope from Afrika Hotel t
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1904 (May 23) Printed envelope from Afrika Hotel to France with 1902-03 2 1/2a on 25c tied by double circle ds, with French paquebot cds adjacent, Paris…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30132 | 1904 (Jul 21) Commercial envelope at registered si
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1904 (Jul 21) Commercial envelope at registered single letter rate to France with 1902-03 2 1/2a on 25c vertical pair tied by double circle ds, boxed “R”…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30133 | 1904 (22 juillet) Devant de lettre locale avec 189
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1904 (22 juillet) Devant de lettre locale avec 1897 2 1/2 et 25c sur 1a sur 10c, TB, rare utilisation
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 30134 | 1904 (Jul 26) Envelope sent registered to a passen
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1904 (Jul 26) Envelope sent registered to a passenger on board SS “Djemnah” at Djibouti with 1896-1900 3a on 30c, 1902-03 2a on 20c inter-panneau pair…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30135 | 1904 (Jul 26) Envelope sent registered to Germany
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1904 (Jul 26) Envelope sent registered to Germany with French 25c Semeuse pair cancelled by Zanzibar double circle ds, further strike adjacent with boxed…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30136 | 1904 (Jul 31) “Poste Française – Zanzibar” envelop
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
1904 (Jul 31) “Poste Française – Zanzibar” envelope sent registered to Corsica on the last day of use by the French PO at Zanzibar, with French Semeuse…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30137 | POSTAGE DUES: 1898 (May 10) Incoming 5c postal sta
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
POSTAGE DUES: 1898 (May 10) Incoming 5c postal stationery envelope from Monaco, underpaid with two Zanzibar 1897 3a on 30c Postage Dues applied and tied…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30138 | POSTAGE DUES: 1898 (May 10) Incoming Monaco 15c po
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
POSTAGE DUES: 1898 (May 10) Incoming Monaco 15c postal stationery envelope sent underpaid (should have been 25c) and taxed on arrival with four 1897 1/2a…
Estimate: 1’600 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30139 | POSTAGE DUES: 1899 (Mar 18) Incoming 15c lettercar
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
POSTAGE DUES: 1899 (Mar 18) Incoming 15c lettercard from France, underpaid with Zanzibar 1897 1/2a on 5c and 1 1/2 on 15c Postage Dues applied and tied…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30140 | POSTAGE DUES: 1904 (Apr) Incoming envelope from Da
Zanzibar » The French Post Office (1889-1904)
POSTAGE DUES: 1904 (Apr) Incoming envelope from Dar-es-Salaam sent unpaid, with despatch cds, “T.” tax hs and “FOREIGN POSTAGE DUE / ANNAS PIES” box hs,…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30141 | 2M BLOCK OF FOUR CANCELLED WITH GREY-BLUE DATE-STA
Zanzibar » The German Post Office (1890-1891)
2M BLOCK OF FOUR CANCELLED WITH GREY-BLUE DATE-STAMP
1890 (Sep 2) Parcel piece with 1875-1900 2M block of four, 50pf inter-panneau vertical strip of…
Estimate: 18’000 – 24’000 EUR
Lot 30142 | 1890 (Sep 9) German East Africa Company envelope (
Zanzibar » The German Post Office (1890-1891)
1890 (Sep 9) German East Africa Company envelope (with red wafer seal on reverse) at registered single letter rate to Germany with 1889-1900 20pf pair…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30143 | 1890 (Sep 20) German reply-paid 10pf postal statio
Zanzibar » The German Post Office (1890-1891)
1890 (Sep 20) German reply-paid 10pf postal stationery card from Berlin to Tanga, German East Africa, carried to Zanzibar and returned to Germany with…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30144 | 1890 (Oct 4) Large piece/front to Germany at nine-
Zanzibar » The German Post Office (1890-1891)
1890 (Oct 4) Large piece/front to Germany at nine-times single rate with 1889-1900 5pg pair, 10pf, and eight 20pf (irregular block of 7 and single), all…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30145 | 1890 (Nov 9) Front at fifteen-times letter rate to
Zanzibar » The German Post Office (1890-1891)
1890 (Nov 9) Front at fifteen-times letter rate to Germany with six 1889-1900 50pf tied by German Zanzibar cds, commercial cachet of William Philippi &…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 30146 | ONE OF ONLY 2 KNOWN COVERS WITH THE 2M ADHESIVE
Zanzibar » The German Post Office (1890-1891)
ONE OF ONLY 2 KNOWN COVERS WITH THE 2M ADHESIVE
1891 (Jan 12) Large envelope sent registered to The Church Missionary Society in England with 1875-90…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 30147 | 1891 (Jan 12) Envelope at single letter rate to Ge
Zanzibar » The German Post Office (1890-1891)
1891 (Jan 12) Envelope at single letter rate to Germany with 1889-1900 20pf tied by German Zanzibar cds, Potsdam arrival bs, perfs affected by being placed…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30148 | 1891 (Feb 4) Envelope from Dr Edward Schnitzer, la
Zanzibar » The German Post Office (1890-1891)
1891 (Feb 4) Envelope from Dr Edward Schnitzer, later Emin Pasha, at single rate to Germany with 1889-1900 20pf tied by German Zanzibar cds, arrival bs,…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR