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| The biggest selection of postally used picture
postcards of Zanzibar on the Internet and possibly in the world. This is my private collection and I will only sell the entire collection, not individually. Also with the sale of the postcards is the domain zanzibarpostcards.com. Listed are some of the most rarest picture postcards of Zanzibar, postally used from Zanzibar. Some are just one of a kind in that no other samples are known. Summary page 1897 - 1900 |
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The early postcards of
Zanzibar by P.C. Evans. East Africa Study Circle. 200 copies printed May
2005. A specialized book on the first picture postcards of Zanzibar. Many
illustrations in the book come from the below collection. Book
included with the sale of the entire below Zanzibar collection. |
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Gruss type - color litho with views of Zanzibar, Sultan, and Dar-es-salaam. Postally used from Zanzibar November 11th 1897 sent to Altona Germany with arrival cd Dec-16-1897. The only known picture postcard of Zanzibar postally used from Zanzibar in 1897. All other known cards are postally used from Zanzibar in 1898. WZAN213 |
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gruss type - color litho with views of Zanzibar and Dar-es-salaam. Postally used from Dar-es-salaam Apr-27-1897 to Germany. This is the oldest known picture postcard illustration of Zanzibar. WZAN60 | ||||
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Gruss type, three color view Zanzibar East-Africa, postally used from Zanzibar 30-X-1898, destination Germany. Beautiful and very rare complete postcard. The earliest color picture postcard of Zanzibar known. WZAN1 |
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Black & white gruss type, two views, postally used from
Zanzibar in 1901, destination usa.
WZAN9 |
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Gruss type, two color view "Zanzibar East-Africa", postally used from Zanzibar on Nov-25-1898, destination Trieste through Marseille with arrival cancels. Beautiful and very rare complete postcard. The second earliest known color picture postcard of Zanzibar. WZAN13 |
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Gruss type, b/w with three views "Zanzibar", postally used from Zanzibar 28-Jul-1898. Interesting that items wzan15 and wzan18 were sent from the same sender on the same date. WZAN10 | ||||
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Gruss type, two b/w views, postally used
from Zanzibar 29-Jun-1903.
WZAN2 |
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Gruss type - three b/w views, postally used from Zanzibar 28-July-1898, destination France. Interesting that items wzan10 and wzan18 were sent from the same sender on the same date. WZAN15 | ||||
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Gruss type - b/w views, postally used
from Zanzibar 29-7-1903 with 1 1/2 Anna postage, destination Paris.
WZAN3 |
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Gruss type - three b/w views, postally used from Zanzibar 28-July-1898, destination France. Interesting that items wzan10 and wzan15 were sent from the same sender on the same date. WZAN18 | ||||
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Real photo - double postcard with views of the Sultan, the palace and a beautiful panoramic view, postally used from Zanzibar 29-8-1903. Notice a stamp cinderella type sticker on each of the two ends. This was done so that the postcard during its post office voyage would not open. A very rare postally used postcard, most of them are new or if used were cut. WZAN4 |
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Gruss type. b/w with two views, postally used from
Zanzibar 18-Apr-1902.
WZAN11 |
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Black and white photo, gruss type, two views postally
used from Zanzibar Jun-13-1901. WZAN5 |
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Gruss type - b/w with two views, postally used from
Zanzibar 3-Jun-1903. WZAN12 |
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Black and white photo, gruss type, two views of Zanzibar Sultan Palaca and Zanzibar Native. Postally used from Zanzibar 31-3-1914 through the Deutsch. Ostafrika - Daressalam post office with a 4 green heller Deutsch Ostafrika stamp. WZAN6 |
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Gruss type, two views b/w, postally used from Zanzibar
15-Mar-1901. WZAN14 |
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Black and white gruss type, two views of Barber Shop and
Combing hair, c1900. WZAN7 |
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Gruss type - three b/w views, postally used from Zanzibar
29-May-1906, destination Orne France witharrival cancel of Orne on
26-Jun-1906. WZAN16 |
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Black and white gruss type, mutiview postally used from
Zanzibar 29-4-1902. WZAN8 |
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Gruss type - two b/w views of a mango tree and natives at
the water pipe/ Postally used from Zanzibar 1-1-1908, destination New
York City. (stamp removed).
WZAN17 |
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Gruss type - two b/w views of hair dressing and natives
washing clothes, c1900. Editor Couthinho Bros. Photographers, #20.
WZAN19 |
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Gruss type - two b/w views of local natives, postally used 3-Feb-1900, destination Lyon France. Postcard was published in the late 1800's. Notice the preprinted "18" indicating the year. WZAN20 |
