Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2

Overprinted at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: 1 a. 6 p. sepia with "small second "z" in Zanzibar", 2 a. 6 p. yellow-green and vertical pair of 8 a. magenta, used on ½ a. blue-green postal stationery envelope optd. in blue, sent registered to Leipzig and tied by "Zanzibar" thimble datestamps (July 17, 1896) in black. A charming and scarce cover.rnrnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 12-13 June 2012, lot 1477.