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Zanzibar
10th November 1895
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perf 14, star wmk
| Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | ||
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| Stamps of India overprinted in blue † | ||||||
| ½ anna green | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1a violet brown | 2 | 2 | ||||
† The catalogues go on to list around 20 (much cheaper) overprints in black for the years 1895-96.
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Independence |
Republic |
Zanzibar and Tanganyika |
| 10th December 1963 Sc281 SG390 | 28th February 1964 Sc285 SG414 | 1965 Sc323 SG |
There was an Indian post office in Zanzibar for a few months from November 1868 and Indian stamps were used for a service administered from British East Africa from 1875. Zanzibar was a British proctectorate until independence in December 1963
After a revolt in January 1964, a republic was established. Zanzibar joined Tanganyika in April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, later renamed Tanzania.
