Zanzibar | Coaling Pier & Water Pipe | Zanzibar 1 Anna Stamp | Tanzania Africa Postcard SP25

Vintage two-view Zanzibar postcard showing the coaling pier and people gathered at a water pipe. The reverse bears a red Zanzibar 1 Anna stamp.

Scene Details:

• Large harbour view captioned “Coaling Pier,” showing a timber pier, boats, and people standing in the water beside a loaded boat.
• Smaller view shows people with water containers at a communal water pipe, with the original printed caption “Natives at the water pipe.”
• Publisher imprint: Coutinho Bros., Photographers, Zanzibar, No. 22.
• Handwritten front message and date beside the printed Zanzibar dateline.

Postal Markings:

• Red Zanzibar 1 Anna stamp with circular cancellation.
• Additional circular King William's Town arrival marking dated August 1, 1906.
• Addressed to F. G. Chaplin, Hatchery, King William's Town, Cape Colony.
• Undivided address back printed “Union Postale Universelle” and “Post Card.”

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D