1935: Airmail cover from Great Britain to the High Court, Zanzibar franked at 6 d. rate from Wellington, Shropshire (July 28) with framed "T" mark on front. Taxed on arrival with vertical strip of three 1933 Postage Due 25 c. black on lilac all tied by "Zanzibar" double arc datestamps (Aug 6) in black. Part flap missing but a rare and remarkable cover.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 2 Sept 2004, lot 1234. (Image 1)(Image)
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1935: De La Rue Imperforate Proofs for proposed Postage Due Issue, with the 5 c. value printed in violet, scarlet, green, brown, ultramarine and grey - the colours utilised for the issue, all on DLR archive Appendix sheet (dated 1st Nov, 1935) with annotations of the values to be applied to the colours in manuscript ink at left. Rare and wonderful page, illustrated in 'The De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton on page 6679. Unique.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 15 Dec 1993, lot 1254. (Image 1)(Image)
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1880 (Aug 22): India 1865 1 a. brown in a horizontal pair, 2 a. orange and 1873 ½ a. blue, Die II, all used on 1880 mourning envelope with complete original contents written from the 'S.S. Nyanza' at Zanzibar to Lady Scott Douglas in Edinburgh, tied by three bold strikes of the "BRITISH / P.O. / ZANZIBAR / B" in rectangle of bars duplex in black (Aug 23). Reverse with ADEN cds (Sept 2) and Edinburgh arrival cds (Sept 16). A beautiful cover.rnNote: Contents "...the head native is Chuma who brought down Dr. Livingston's body...I have met Dr. Hirth and Bishop Steere, both rather famous men..." (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
