ZANZIBAR » THE INDIAN POST OFFICE (1875-1895) continued...
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| 30050 |
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 1885 (Sep 3) Envelope to India franked on the reverse with 1882-86 1/2a tied by squared circle ds, underpaying the 1a Ship Letter rate for conveyance to India via native private dhow, with “SHIP LETTER / POSTAGE DUE 1a” boxed
hs and Bombay arrival cds, fine
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SOLD for € 360.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30051 |
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 1886 Pair of envelopes from Zanzibar to Germany / England with 1882-86 3a orange and 4a6p green single frankings respectively, both tied by Zanzibar squared circle ds (four corner bars, type KD7a, in use 1884 to 1887), with
Aden, Sea Post Office and arrival bs, some soiling otherwise fine, nice pair showing the normal UPU rate and special UK rate
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30052 |
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 1886 (May 7) Envelope from a member of the Expeditionary Force to Madagascar (ms notation on backflap), with 1895-96 3a paying the rate via Aden to France, tied by squared circle ds, with Aden, Sea Post Office, Paris and Dijon
cds, very fine
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SOLD for € 500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30053 |
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 1887 & 1889 Pair of envelopes from Zanzibar to India both franked on the reverse with 1882-90 1a brown-purple strips of three paying single letter packet rate to India, tied by Zanzibar squared circle ds (3 corner bars), 1887
env. not carried by P&O Line according to records, 1889 env. carried to Suez and transferred to SS “Siam”, minor soiling
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30054 |
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 1887 (Jun 23) Envelope sent locally franked on the reverse with 1882-86 1/2a tied by squared circle ds, the earliest recorded use of this cancel, fine
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30055 |
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 1887 (Jul 28) Envelope from Zanzibar sent locally franked on the reverse with 1882-86 1a brown-purple tied by Zanzibar squared circle ds (three corner bars, in use 1887-1894), minor soiling, fine and early usage of this cancel
(earliest recorded is 3rd June)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30056 |
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 1888-1890, Group of 3 covers from Zanzibar with 1882-90 3a orange single frankings all tied by Zanzibar squared circular ds (3 corner bars), one to Austria and two to Germany, all with arrival bs, some soiling otherwise fine
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SOLD for € 320.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30057 |
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 1888 (Jan 20) Official Envelope “Avis de reception en retour” sent registered to Berlin via Aden (25 February) and Sea Post Office (24 February). The envelope has sealing tape from Berlin on reverse. Zanzibar canceller single
circle date-stamp of “thimble” type & “R” in circle for registration hand-stamp both on obverse. This cover is one of two recorded official envelopes for “AR” services (only example of this type) and would accompany an original mailed item for return
to acknowledge receipt of the mailing by the addressee, rare and very fine, ex Fred Dunn
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30058 |
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 1888 (May 31) Envelope sent locally franked on the reverse with 1882-86 1/2a tied by squared circle ds, some creasing otherwise fine
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30059 |
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 1888 (Dec) India 1 1/2a postal stationery card, datelined “Mbwini, Zanzibar”, sent to England uprated and overpaid with 1882-86 1/2a, both cancelled in transit by Aden squared circle ds, Sea Post Office cds indicating carriage
bs SS “Siam”, slightly toned otherwise fine
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SOLD for € 160.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30060 |
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 1889 (Feb 2) Large envelope sent registered to West Prussia (Allenstein) at twelve times letter-rate bearing 1882-90 2R pair and two 3a tied with type 6 date-stamp with “REG”. The envelope was carried on French Packet Ligne V
SS “Mendoza” to Marseille, then by train to Germany. An extraordinary high franking cover, ex Henry Heath.
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30061 |
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 1889 (Feb 12) Envelope sent registered six times rate to the German Witu Company at Berlin (received 12 March) via Sea Post Office (22 February) and Aden (24 February) bearing 1882-90 1R & 4a tied by type 6 canceller, “R” in
circle registration hand-stamp on obverse, a fine and rare high franking cover, ex Pennycuick and Sturton. Note: The use of the “R” was used at Zanzibar from January 1888 through June 1904
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30062 |
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 RARE QUADRUPLE RATE 1889 (Mar 20) Envelope from the Deutsche Witu-Gesellschaft at “Lamoo” four-times rate hand-carried to Zanzibar and subsequently sent to the Company’s Board of Directors at Berlin via Aden (1 April) and
Brindisi bearing single 1882-90 12a tied by 3-bar squared circle date-stamp, the Company’s cachet is on the reverse side, an extraordinarily rare adhesive used at Zanzibar on cover
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SOLD for € 5,500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30063 |
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 LETTER FROM THE SULTAN TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1889 (May 4) Personal stationery envelope from Sultan Khalifa-bin-Said with exquisite enclosure both written in Arabic sent to President Benjamin Harrison of the
United States and having been carried privately. The enclosure is a letter of recommendation from the Sultan commending a United States ship captain who had recently visited Zanzibar. Envelope has faults at upper left. One of three key items of
Zanzibar postal history.
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30064 |
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 1889 (Aug 21) Sultan Khalifa-bin-Said’s personal stationery envelope sent registered to George Mackenzie, Partner & Director of the Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEA) in London (receiving oval date-stamp 20 September)
via Aden (7 September), bearing 11a franking of 1882-90 8a & 3a each tied with type 6 date-stamp, a 20mm circle, “ZANZIBAR” in arc at top & “REG” above date. Envelope is addressed both in Arabic & English and displays the Sultan’s cartouche on
reverse flap. Minor envelope damage at lower right. Remarkable and highly attractive postal history item.
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SOLD for € 5,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30065 |
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 1890 & 1893 Pair of postal stationery cards from Zanzibar to Germany, both cancelled by Zanzibar squared circle ds (3 corner bars), 1893 card uprated with 1882-90 1a6p sepia, both with Aden and arrival cds, fine
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SOLD for € 240.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30066 |
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 1890 (Apr 22) Envelope from the German Consulate in Zanzibar (wafer seal on reverse) at double letter rate to Germany with 1882-86 6a and tied by squared circle ds, Aden bs, fine and scarce single franking
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30067 |
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 THE EXTREMELY RARE MANUSCRIPT OVERPRINT USAGE 1890 (Aug 4) Envelope sent to the Managing Director of the Eastern Telegraph Company at London via Marseille bearing marginal example of 1882-90 4 1/2a with unauthorized manuscript
“Zanzibar”, tied with 3-bar squared circle canceller and accepted for postage by local postal officials, minor soiling, very rare, one of only four covers known with manuscript overprint from Zanzibar. Notes: All four covers are recorded in June –
August 1890, with all reported to he same addressee and are presumably from the Company’s agents in Zanzibar & Mombasa. Two similar covers are known from British East Africa, one of which recently sold at auction for £28,000. The Eastern Telegraph
Company was responsible for laying the underwater cables between Zanzibar, Mombasa, & Lamu.
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30068 |
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 1890 (Aug 5) Envelope sent to the Managing Director of the Eastern Telegraph Company at London bearing 1882-90 4 1/2a with unauthorized manuscript “Zanzibar”, tied with 3-bar squared circle canceller and accepted for postage
by local postal officials, some soiling, very rare, one of only four covers known with manuscript overprint from Zanzibar, ex Raynard Notes: All four covers are recorded in June – August 1890, with all reported to the same addressee and are
presumably from the Company’s agents in Zanzibar & Mombasa. Two similar covers are known from British East Africa, one of which recently sold at auction for £28,000. The Eastern Telegraph Company was responsible for laying the underwater cables
between Zanzibar, Mombasa, & Lamu
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
| 30069 |
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 1890 (Aug 19) Large envelope sent from the Agent for the Deutsche-Ost-Afrika-Linie at Zanzibar triple 3a rate franking to the Director of the Ost-Afrika-Linie at Hamburg via Aden (29 August) bearing 9a franking composed of
1882-90 strips of three of 1a & 1/2a and single 4 1/2a each tied with 3-bar squared circle date-stamp, minor cover faults at top
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SOLD for € 650.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM |
