Zanzibar Scott 53-55 Gibbons 175-177 Used Set of Stamps (4)

53-55 (175-77) 1897 2½a on 4a myrtle-green and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin-Thwain set of all three different surcharges, scarce and undercatalogued (only 700 sets issued), this set saw comparatively little use, lightly canceled.