ARGENTINA: 1902 (Oct 17) Egyptian postcard sent to Santa Fé with 1896 1/2a tied by squared circle, avoided postage due in spite of the message on the picture side, minor discolouration to card, an unusual destination (Image)

ASCENSION: 1904 (Oct 11) Picture postcard of Regent Castle sent to Ascension with 1904 1a tied by squared circle ds, very fine and unusual destination (Image)

AUSTRALIA: 1891 (Aug 14) Envelope from HMS “Racoon” to Sydney with 1882-86 1a and 1a6p tied by squared circle ds, reverse with Aden and Manly arrival cds, some soil marks, a rare destination, ex Walkley (Image)

BRAZIL: 1896 80r Postal stationery card faintly cancelled, with French office Zanzibar cds below, fine and rare (Image)

BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA: 1897 (Jan 31) 2d Postal stationery card cancelled at Chinde, reverse with Zanzibar cds, very fine (Image)

CANADA: 1901 (Apr 2) Incoming Hotel Vancouver advertising 1c postal stationery card, cancelled by Montreal machine cancel, Zanzibar arrival cds adjacent, redirected with Weti and further Zanzibar cds, very fine (Image)

CHILE: 1896 3c Postal stationery card from Iquique, with Zanzibar 25mm arrival cds, very fine and rare (Image)

COLOMBIA: 1897 2c Postal stationery card from Bogota, with French paquebot ds and French Zanzibar arrival cds, some creases, fine and rare (Image)

COSTA RICA: 1905 (Jul 12) 2c Postal stationery card uprated with 1901 2c both cancelled by concentric circle hs with San Jose cds and Zanzibar 22.5mm arrival cds adjacent, fine and rare (Image)

EAST AFRICA & UGANDA: 1910 (May 10) 3c Newspaper wrapper from Kikiyu to Pemba, reverse with Pemba cds, scarce (Image)

FIJI: 1897 (Jun 15) 1d Postal stationery card from Suva addressed to an phzsician on board German SMS “Condor”, with Tuticorin and Zanzibar 25mm arrival cds, stamp missing, rare (Image)

GERMANY: 1889 Postcard franked with 1879 10pg from Berlin to a naval officer on board SMS “Carola”, with Zanzibar thimble arrival cds, very fine (Image)

GREAT BRITAIN: 1891 (Aug 8) Incoming envelope from England franked on the reverse with London and South Western Railway 2d stamp cancelled by “1213” telegraph cancel, obverse with five 1881 1d lilac die II tied by London squared circles, Zanzibar arrival bs, sent contrary to regulations as it was overseas mail, opened for display with minor faults, very rare and unusual (Image)

GREAT BRITAIN: 1894 & 1899 1d Postal stationery cards, one from Woolwich and one from London, latter with Aden transit, one with Zanzibar 25mm arrival cds and other with 22.5mm, very fine pair (Image)

GREAT BRITAIN: 1885 (Nov 20) Incoming envelope from England with 1883-84 5d green tied by Mortlare duplex, reverse with Indian office thimble arrival cds, the earliest recorded use of this ds, fine destination mail (Image)

HELIGOLAND: 1896 (Jun 10) India 1a on 1 1/2a postal stationery card to Heligoland, cancelled by hatched cds, fine and rare destination, an interesting item considering the history of these two islands in which the 1890 Treaty of Heligoland ceded that to Germany and Zanzibar to Great Britain (Image)

ITALY: 1891 (May 19) 15c Postal stationery card franked from Rome to the German Consulate, Zanzibar thimble arrival cds, fine (Image)

JAPAN: 1896 (Aug 27) 3s Postal stationery card from Hakodate with Yokohama transit adjacent, addressed to an officer on board German SMS “Seeadler”, reverse with Zanzibar 25mm arrival cds, very fine and rare (Image)

MADAGASCAR: 1893 (Jul 23) Envelope from the French office of Majunga sent registered with 25c pair, reverse with French Zanzibar double circle ds, fine (Image)

MAURITIUS: 1898 (Oct 28) Home-made wrapper to the Eastern Telegraph Co. in Mauritius with 1896 2 1/2a tied by squared circle, very fine (Image)

MAURITIUS: 1904 (Jul 4) Postmaster’s envelope sent registered with 1899-1901 1a carmine vert. pair and 2a tied by squared circles, with registered Mauritius arrival ds, minor foxing, attractive cover (Image)

MEXICO: 1895 (Apr 11) India 1/2a postal stationery envelope to Mexico uprated with 1882-90 1a pair, all cancelled by hatched cds, commercial cachet at lower left, reverse with Aden, London and arrival cds, very fine and rare destination (Image)

NETHERLANDS INDIES: 1901 (Apr 9) 1a Newspaper wrapper to Java, cancelled by squared circle ds, reverse with Aden and Buitenzorg ds, fine (Image)

NEW ZEALAND: 1901 (Feb 18) Picture postcard of a native and the destroyed Sultan’s palace following the British Bombardment of1896, with 1899-1901 1a indigo tied by squared circle, Auckland arrival cds adjacent, fine (Image)

NICARAGUA: 1893 (Nov 30) 3c Postal stationery card from San Juan del Sur via New York to the Eastern Telegraph Co. in Alexandria, Egypt, with company cachet and Alexandria cds on arrival, redirected to the Co. in Zanzibar with thimble arrival cds on reverse, attractive and well travelled (Image)