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Zanzibar 1895-1904: a comprehensive study of the stamps and postal stationery including the Zanzibar overprints and surcharges on Indian postage stamps 1895-96; the Zanzibar overprints on postage stamps of British East Africa, and the Sultan issues from 1896 to the Arms issue of 1904. London: East Africa Study Circle, 2002 ISBN 095158653X 89p.
From 1908 postage stamps were valid for fiscal use, but in 1936 high values were issued inscribed for use as revenues only. In 1964, one of these was issued handstamped "JAMHURI 1964" in purple, after the Zanzibar Revolution. In 1966, postage stamps handstamped "REVENUE" were issued, and these were replaced by a new issue inscribed Pato in 1970.
In 1896, France re-issued these stamps with an additional "ZANZIBAR" overprint across the bottom of the stamp. Many of the stamps of this design, especially those of 1897 created by printing on stamp margins, are very rare and expensive. In 1902 French stamps of the "Type Blanc", "Type Mouchon", and "Type Merson" design were issued for use ...
The first stamps issued, on 23 May 1890, were surcharges on British postage stamps with values of ½, 1 and 4 annas and 'BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY'. During an acute shortage of stamps in August and September, 1890 stamps of India were used and are known postmarked 'MOMBASA' or 'LAMU'.
Following the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty in 1890 Germany created the colony of German East Africa. Initially German stamps were used. [2] The first postage stamps for German East Africa were German stamps surcharged in pesa values in 1893, followed by stamps overprinted "Deutsch-Ostafrika" in 1896.
A German stamp overprinted for use in China. The German post offices abroad were an extraterritorial network of German post offices in foreign countries with a significant German commercial interest to provide mail service where the local services were generally deemed unsafe or unreliable, [citation needed] such as China, Morocco, Ottoman Empire and Zanzibar.
The first issue of Tanzania proper was a set of four commemorative stamps marking the union, issued 7 July 1964. Inscribed "UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANGANYIKA & ZANZIBAR", two values depict a map of the coast from Tanga to Dar-es-Salaam along with Zanzibar and Pemba, while other two show hands holding a torch and spear.
English: Sixteen stamps from British India showing the head of Queen Victoria. "1865-1890: Group of 16 Indian QV stamps used at ZANZIBAR with clear/identifiable Zanzibar datestamps, including good stamps like the scarce 1866 4a. green (Die I), also 1868 8a. rose pair, 1882-90 9p. and 8a., three stamps with minor imperfections" (stampauctionnetwork.com)
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