Zanzibar (British colony) 1957 stamp, 40c

Issued by Zanzibar

About this stamp

This 40c postage stamp was issued by Zanzibar, then a British colony, on 26 August 1957. The themes of the stamp are Sultan (Sultan Khalifa bin Hanub) and Mosques (Malindi Minaret Mosque).

The black and reddish brown colour stamp was printed using intaglio (engraving). It has a perforation of 13.5 × 14 with a crown/cypher watermark (st. edward's, ca, multiple).