

Yemen Postal History 1920 envelope to London with magenta triangular "Min Al Muchayyam Al Mansur 1331" cachet on front and reverse; small faults but scarce. Photo



YEMEN under Ottoman rule 1894: 'Advice of Receipt cover to Constantinople franked Turkey 1892 2 pi. brown orange and bisected 2 pi. due to shortage of 1 pi. tied by native cancel with HODEIDA bilingual cos alongside, Stamboul and Galata arrival backstamps. A rare registered usage.


Yemen under Ottoman rule 1909 (Nov 19): Cover franked on reverse by two pairs of Turkey 1908 5 pa. ochre tied by scarce violet bilingual CAMARAN datestamp. Some faults to envelope but very good quality strikes.


ZANZIBAR: 1900 Registered envelope to Germany franked 1899-1901 1/2a. + 1a. + 3a. + 4a + 8a. tied by squared circle c.d.s., part German registration label alongside, Erfurt arrival backstamp. Overfranked. Rate was 2 1/2a. per 1/2oz + 2a. reg. fee. Philatelic. Fine.

ZANZIBAR: 1904: Monogram De La Rue Die Proof of the vignette surround and border fringe for the rupee values on glazed card with manuscript date "Jan 11. 04" and two-line "BEFORE / HARDENING" handstamp at right. Fine condition.


ZULULAND: 1892 (April 27): Large blue envelope (222x104 mm), registered from Nkandhla to Germany franked with 1888-93 6d. purple on rose-red and 1891 Overprint on Natal Fiscal 1d. Used for Postage (10, in three multiples), all cancelled by "NKANDHLA / ZULULAND" triple ring datestamps in violet, "LONDON REGISTERED" oval datestamp at foot, ESHOWE and DUNDEE transit as well as ROSTOCK arrival backstamps. Central vertical crease between stamps, a remarkable franking from this small office. Provenance: Spink sale 12013, April 2012, lot 1552.


ZULULAND: 1897 (Nov 2): Long OHMS envelope sent registered to Germany bearing single franking of 1894 4 s. green & carmine neatly tied by "ESHOWE / ZULULAND" double-ring datestamps, various transit and BADEN-BADEN arrival (Dec 27) datestamps. Fine and very scarce high franking.

`(Lagos) 1889 (MR 19) cover to Neuchatel, Switzerland bearing single franking 4d. tied by obliterator of bars, Lagos W.Africa datestamp to left, endorsed at top “S.S. Cameroon”, Paid Liverpool Br Packet transit of 14 AP, reverse with arrival cds of 16th; light central vertical filing crease.