ZANZIBAR 1876 12a Venetian red CANCEL, SGZ61 Tonga stamps chop 'E' in brown

chop 'E' in brown

3c purple x 22 (sets of 4 from plates 3

Vertical creasing in "D" and "I" columns does not detract from this being one of the great mint multiples of this issue

Maximinus I AE Sesteutius 236ad

ZANZIBAR 1876 12a Venetian red CANCEL, SGZ61 Tonga stamps chop 'E' in brownZanzibar 1876 India 12a Venetian red, with very fine large part type Z5 squared circle (three bars at corners) dated 'NO 3' (apparently without year). A fine quality example of this very scarce postal cancellation. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 100. Stamps of India were used in Zanzibar from 1 October 1874 until 10 November 1895, when the administration of the postal service was transferred from India to British East Africa. ALERT ME WHEN