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Sultan Chalifa bin Harub - Sailboats issue, Sultanate of Zanzibar, 1913

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1913

Issuing entity

Sultanate of Zanzibar

The Sultan Chalifa bin Harub - Sailboats issue comprises 21 postage stamps released by the Sultanate of Zanzibar in 1913. The StampWorld catalogue lists 21 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 109–129), printed in 21 design types.

Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1C green; 3C green; 6C carmine; 10C brown; 12C violet; 15C ultramarine; 25C dark brown; 50C bluish green; 75C greyish black; 1R yellowish green; 2R violet; 3R brownish yellow; 4R multicoloured; 5R blue; 10R brown/green; 20R green/black; 30R brown/black; 40R orange/black; 50R violet/black; 100R blue/black; 200R multicoloured/brown. Perforation: 14. Watermark: 3. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
1

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Perforation
14
Watermark (StampWorld type no.)
3

Design

Values and colours
1C green · 3C green · 6C carmine · 10C brown · 12C violet · 15C ultramarine · 25C dark brown · 50C bluish green · 75C greyish black · 1R yellowish green · 2R violet · 3R brownish yellow · 4R multicoloured · 5R blue · 10R brown/green · 20R green/black · 30R brown/black · 40R orange/black · 50R violet/black · 100R blue/black · 200R multicoloured/brown

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Design types (StampWorld)
AC, AC1, AC2, AC3, AC4, AC5, AC6, AC7, AC8, AD, AD1, AD2
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 109–129

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.
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