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March 24-25, 2010

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Lot #598
FRENCH COLONIES Zanzibar
1894-96 coverfront (actually a turned cover) with French 5c Type Blanc and pair of 25c Sower blue, making the 55c rate for a registered letter from Zanzibar to Frankfurt, originally destined for London, probably part of a packet post as evidenced by the brown paper on the reverse of the original address to England; also a philatelically inspired cover with the surcharges of 1/2a ,1a, 2 1/2a, 5a and 7 1/2 annas, making up five color franking of 16 1/2 anna rate for dispatch to Germany via Reunion to Marseille with octagonal pmk, cover faults, otherwise fine and interesting
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Unsold

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