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Auction: 13027 - The Collector's series sale
Lot: 1943

Zanzibar
1899-1901 Anna values master die proof in black on wove paper, affixed in non-contemporary thick card sunken frame dated "23/9/98"; rare and most attractive. Photo

Note: Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin-Thwain died on 25 August 1896 though it was until two years after his death that the new designs were approved. The issue was further delayed due to damage to the first plate prepared

Sold for
£580