EARLY TO MODERN, MINT & USED COLLECTION ON STOCK SHEETS: Includes incomplete sets from 1896 to 1936 mostly used with values to 5r (2), Al Busaid bicentenary mint, 1952 defins to 2/- mint & used, Sultans birthday set mint, then a comprehensive range from 1957-67 mostly mint. (c.216) (Image)

VIA BRINDISI 2d MILITARY CONCESSION RATE; Oct. 1889 env. (embossed 'H,.M.S GRIFFIN' on rear flap) to Birmingham headed From M.Sullivan Skilled Shipwright/H.M.S "Griffin"Zanzibar and endorsed by Commanding Officer below. Franked 1d Lilac pair tied in transit by two strikes of a London cds with Birmingham arrival cds on rear. Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

VIA BRINDISI MILITARY CONCESSION RATE; Jan. 1889 env. (small stain; flap defective & tape repaired) to Birmingham headed From M.Sullivan Sk SW [Skilled Shipwright]/H.M.S "Griffin" Zanzibar and signed by Commanding Officer just below. Franked GB 2d Jubilee and tied in transit by a London "F.B" (Foreign Branch) b/n and with Birmingham arrival cds on rear. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, 1887-1892 JUBILEE ISSUES, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES (Image)