ZANZIBAR » THE FRENCH POST OFFICE (1889-1904)
| Lot |
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Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 30091 |
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 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 ds adjacent indicating transport by SS “Sindh”, reverse with arrival
cds and commercial cachet, some foxing around 5c otherwise fine
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SOLD for € 650.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30092 |
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 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 1884-90 25c black on rose, and single rate to Germany with 1894-96 2 1/2a
on 25c, some minor faults
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SOLD for € 340.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30093 |
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 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, reverse with French paquebot ds indicating carriage by SS “Ava”,
opened on three sides with some peripheral faults, a scarce early usage (the French office was opened in January)
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SOLD for € 380.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30094 |
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 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 Zanzibar Note: French stamps & stationery was only officially permitted in
use from January of that year.
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SOLD for € 50.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30095 |
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 ARAB REBELLION: 1889 (Sep 3) French 10c postal stationery card sent to the German Consulate at GIBRALTAR, with message discussing the ARAB REBELLION (in German) in East Africa, sent from the ship Doctor on board SMS Möwe,
French paquebot ds indicating transport by SS “Amazone”, arrival cds, a rare item with historical content
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30096 |
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 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) tied by double circle ds, with red boxed “R” adjacent, Paris and Marseille
arrival cds, scarce rate
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SOLD for € 700.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30097 |
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 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 to Rastrick, some soiling, scarce usage
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SOLD for € 650.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30098 |
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 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 below indicating transport by SS “Mendoza”, Stettin bs, fine, ex
Siebentritt
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SOLD for € 150.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30099 |
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 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)-” indicating that it was likely hand-carried by native runner in Uganda
for transmission to England, with French 25c Sage (perf. fault) tied by double circle ds, reverse with French paquebot ds and arrival cds, fine and very rare, only recorded cover forwarded through the French Post Office in Zanzibar. Note: Fig. 5.6 in
DuBro’s book. From 1883 Boustead & Ridley were forwarding agents in Zanzibar who maintained a missionary mail service from Lake Victoria in Uganda to Zanzibar using native runners. The customary process employed by the forwarding agent was the sender
of the mail was required to inscribe the sender’s initials in the lower left of the envelope and thus the charge for this service could be assigned to the particular sender. This cover is an anomaly to the standard procedure wherein this cover was
inscribed vertically on the address side of the envelope
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SOLD for € 700.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30100 |
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 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 black on rose tied by double circle ds, with red boxed “R” adjacent, Paris
and Hamburg cds, reverse with a beautiful and complete wax seal of the Zanzibar agent, very fine and highly attractive cover, ex Siebentritt
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SOLD for € 900.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30101 |
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 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, undelivered with “REFUGO / PORTUGAL” cachet, “RETOUR / A L’ENVOYER /
RECLAMATIONS” with ms “Zanzibar”, reverse with Lisbon cds, “Nao reclamado” label and French transits, with address label attached in Zanzibar to return to the sender with further “RETOUR / A L’ENVOYEUR” and Zanzibar cds, minor soiling and opened on
three sides, very rare and unusual
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30102 |
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 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 with 1884-90 25c black on rose and 50c rose tied by same cds, both with
French paquebot ds and arrival bs, fine
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SOLD for € 240.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30103 |
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 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 10c postal stationery card sent to Germany, and envelope to Germany with
French 15c and 5c (2) Sage, ok to fine
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SOLD for € 150.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30104 |
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 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 transferred to SS “Ganges” at Aden, with Sea Post Office cds adjacent,
very fine
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SOLD for € 190.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30105 |
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 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 bs, fine Note: The Arabic calligraphy is characteristic of the
Sultan’s court, likely written by a scribe
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SOLD for € 320.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30106 |
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 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, portion of backflap missing and tone spots
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SOLD for € 120.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30107 |
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1/8 |
 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 circle ds, red boxed “R”, reverse with French Port Said transit and
arrival cds, fine and scarce usage of the first issue
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SOLD for € 360.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30108 |
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10 |
 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 paquebot ds indicating transport by SS “Pei-Ho”, French bs, fine and
scarce single franking
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SOLD for € 150.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30109 |
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 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 indicating transport by SS “Irrouaddy”, arrival bs, fine
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SOLD for € 150.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
