French post offices in Zanzibar

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10-anna overprint on a 1-franc Type Merson, postmarked Zanzibar in 1903
10-anna overprint on a 1-franc Type Merson, postmarked Zanzibar in 1903

The French post offices in Zanzibar were post offices operated by France in Zanzibar from 1894 to 1906, when the United Kingdom took direct control of what had previously been a protectorate. Early issues were French stamps overprinted in the local currency. In 1902 French stamps of the 1900 series were issued with "Zanzibar" as a part of the design, but still overprinted in local currency. Many of the stamps, especially those of 1897 created by printing on stamp margins, are very rare and expensive.

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