The John Minns East Africa: Zanzibar: French Post Office 1889-94: 1889 early cover to Germany carried on the S.S. "Mendoza" "via Marseille" franked France 25c. pair tied by "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE/3/FEVR/89/L.V. No. 4" octagonal datestamp in red with Baumann/Zanzibar and Hansing & Co. cachets, Schweinfurt Feb. 25 arrival backstamp, slight faults. Also Messageries Maritimes coloured p.c. unused. The French Post Office in Zanzibar had opened in Jan. 1889. Illustrated in "Zanzibar's Postal History Legacy" by Gary DuBro (2012), p. 80. Photo. (Image1)

The John Minns East Africa: Zanzibar: French Post Office 1889-94: French postal stationery selection used from Zanzibar, all to Germany, comprising 1889 (June 1) 10c. violet card early use, carried on S.S. "Mendoza" second voyage, 1890 (Dec. 3) 25c. lettercard with Ligne V No. 2 d.s., 1892 (Mar. 14) 15c. envelope, small format, with added 1c., 4c. and 30c. for registered use, (Sept. 28) 15c. envelope, large format, with 15c. and 20c. added for registered use, 1894 (May 3) 10c. buff card sent from S.M.S. "See Adler" and carried on the S.S. "Pei-Ho" with Ligne V No.2 d.s. (5 items) (Image1)

The John Minns East Africa: Zanzibar: French Post Office 1889-94: 1889 (Dec. 3) to 1891 (Dec. 4) six covers franked by France 25c. to England or Germany with Ligne V transit datestamps, sent from Zanzibar except one from passenger on board the S.S."Amazone" with L.V. No. 3 d.s.), the first at 50c. registered rate, others at single (3, one addressed to mother of Charles Calvert Bowring) or double (2) letter rates. (Image1)

The John Minns East Africa: Zanzibar: French Post Office 1889-94: Three covers to Germany from the Deutch Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft with paper seal on reverse (3 colours), comprising 1890 (Jan. 3) France 15c. stationery envelope registered to Dusseldorf with added 10c., 25c. pair, Ligne V No. 3 (S.S. "Amazone") transit in red, ex Walkley, 1892 (Sept. 20) from director Ebenau registered to Frankfurt with 25c. strip of three, 1893 (May 9) 15c. envelope with added 10c. to Berlin. (Image1)

The John Minns East Africa: Zanzibar: French Post Office 1889-94: 1890 (Mar. 26) envelope sent registered to Marseille at 1f.75 six-times letter rate franked France 75c. and 1f., tied by good to fine c.d.s's with Modane ÌÊ Paris Apr. 11 transit in red and next day arrival backstamp, scarce rate. Ex Walkley. Photo. (Image1)

The John Minns East Africa: Zanzibar: French Post Office 1889-94: 1890 (Nov. 7) envelope with crest of H.M.S. "Boadicea" unusually addressed to England bearing five colour franking of France 1c., 2c., 3c., 4c. and 15c. paying 25c. rate with London Dec. 2 arrival backstamp. The "Boadicea", flagship of Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies station between 1888 and 1891, Admiral Hon. Sir Edmund Robert Fremantle, was based at Zanzibar. Photo. (Image1)

The John Minns East Africa: Zanzibar: French Post Office 1889-94: 1891 (May 5) cover franked 25c. to Philadelphia, U.S.A., two covers to Germany sent 1891 (Aug. 29) at 25c. rate and 1894 (June 10) at 75c. treble rate, both carried by R.P.D. "Reichstag", also 1890 cover from Mozambique to Switzerland with scarce Zanzibar Aug. 29 ttransit c.d.s. in red. (4 covers) (Image1)

The John Minns East Africa: Zanzibar: French Post Office 1889-94: 1893 (Feb. 4) France 15c. stationery envelope uprated by 30c. (2) for registered use, addressed to M.O. Anton, German Consul in Zanzibar whilst at Goerlitz, Germany, carried on the S.S. "Sindh" with red Ligne V octagonal d.s., 1894 (Dec. 19) cover with paper seal of German Consulate, registered to Austria franked 75c. with Ligne N transit d.s., the latter cover ex Knight. (2 covers) (Image1)