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From 1894 to 1904 a french post office existed in Zanzibar.

1894 Stamps of France surcharged with value in 'ANNA'

  1/2 a (red) on 5 c green
  1 a (blue) on 10 c black
  1 1/2 a (red) on 15 c blue
  2 a on 20 c red on green
  2 1/2 a (blue) on 25 c black
  3 a on 30 c brown
  4 a on 40 c red on yellow
  5 a (blue) on 50 c red
  7 1/2 a (red) on 75 c lilac on yellow
  10 a (red) on 1 F olive
  50 a on 5 F lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Further surcharged with 'ZANZIBAR' horizontally and value 
in 'centimes (1894)

  1/2 ANNA + 5 c on 1 c black
  1 ANNA + 10 c on 2 c grey
  2 1/2 ANNAS + 25 c on 4 c brown
  5 ANNAS + 50 c on 20 c red on green
  10 ANNAS + 1 F on 40 c red on yellow

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Overprinted 'ZANZIBAR' vertically and surcharged (provisional issue: july 1897)

(exists with and without 'Poste France')
  2 1/2 + 25 (black) on 1/2 a (red) on 5 c green
  2 1/2 + 25 (black) on 1 a (blue) on 10 c black
  2 1/2 + 25 (black) on 1 1/2 a (red) on 15 c blue
  5 + 50 on 3 a on 30 c brown
  5 + 50 on 4 a on 40 c red on yellow

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Overprinted 'ZANZIBAR' horizontally and value (1897)

  1/2 a (red) on 5 c green
  1 a (blue) on 10 c black
  1 1/2 a (red) on 15 c blue
  2 a on 20 c red on green
  2 1/2 a (blue) on 25 c black
  3 a on 30 c brown
  4 a on 40 c red on yellow
  5 a (blue or black) on 50 c red
  10 a (red) on 1 F olive
  20 a on 2 F brown on blue
  50 a on 5 F lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged (only given to the public in cancelled condition)

  '25c = 2 1/2' on 4 a on 40 c red on yellow
  '50c = 5' on 3 a on 30 c brown
  '50c = 5' on 4 a on 40 c red on yellow
  '1F. = 10' on 3 a on 30 c brown
  '1F. = 10' on 4 a on 40 c red on yellow

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Bogus overprint:

(Bogus overprint)

1897 Inscription 'Poste France ZANZIBAR', printed on empty fields of stamp sheets

  2 1/2 a + 25 c green
  2 1/2 a + 25 c black on lilac
  2 1/2 a + 25 c blue
  5 a + 50 c brown
  5 a + 50 c red on yellow

The '2 1/2 25 c' overprint exists in 3 types, the '5 50c' overprint in 2 types.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
All values	RRR	RRR

I've been told that the above stamp is genuine, even though the word 'ZANZIBAR' is written horizontally instead of vertically.

1902 Stamps as french types, but inscription 'ZANZIBAR' and surcharged

  1/2 a (red) on 5 c green
  1 a on 10 c red
  1 1/2 a on 15 c red
  2 a on 20 c brown
  2 1/2 a on 25 c blue
  3 a on 30 c violet
  4 a on 40 c red and blue
  5 a on 50 c brown and grey
  10 a on 1 F red and green
  20 a on 2 F violet and brown
  50 a on 5 F blue and yellow

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged (only given to public in cancelled condition)

  '2 25' (red) on 1/2 a (red) on 5 c green
  '25c 2 1/2' on 1 a on 10 c red
  '25c 2 1/2' on 3 a on 30 c violet
  '50c cinq' on 3 a on 30 c violet
  '1 fr dix' on 3 a on 30 c violet

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1904 Postage Due stamps overprinted 'Timbre' , 'Affrancht' or bars on 'CHIFFRE TAXE'

  1/2 a on 5 c blue
  1 a (blue) on 10 c black 
  '1 1/2 ANNA' and bars (red) on 15 c green

These stamps were given to the public in already cancelled condition.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/2 a on 5 c	-	RR
1 a on 10 c	-	RR
1 1/2 a on 15 c	-	RRR

Postage Due stamps

1897 Postage due stamps of France overprinted with value and 'ZANZIBAR'

  1/2 a (red) on 5 c blue
  1 a (blue) on 10 brown
  1 1/2 a (red) on 15 c green
  3 a on 30 c red
  5 a (blue) on 50 c lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

An error 2 1/2 a on 50 c exists. This error also exists with a handwritten '5' across the '2 1/2'. I have never seen this error or the handwritten correction.

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