Postal History and Postmarks
ZANZIBAR

CHAKE CHAKE to ZIWANI

CHAKE CHAKE
Branch PO on Pemba Island
Opened 1932 to
1963
Renamed from Chakichaki

1   2C "Bars + Cross"   11.05.1932
(Proud)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

10
       
2   1C "Blank"   26.04.1955
(Aab)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

10
       

CHAKICHAKI
Branch PO on Pemba Island
Opened 1909 to
1931
Renamed from
Pemba the renamed to Chake Chake

1   1C "PEMBA"   22.02.1909
(Proud)

29.04.1931
(Proud)

15
2   SQC "PEMBA"
Hamilton
  10.05.1909
(Proud)

11.02.1931
(Aab)

15

CHWAKA
opened 1909 to
1963

1   SQC "ZANZIBAR"     24.07.1909
(Proud)

11.08.1913
(Proud)

120
2   1C "ZANZIBAR"   Only one copy recorded 11.08.1913
(Proud)

 

300
3   2C "Bars + Cross"     02.06.1949
(Proud)

22.04.1952
(Proud)

60

JAMBANGOME
opened 1925 to 1926

Not recorded

KENGEJA
Branch PO on Pemba Island
opened 1957 to
1963

1   1C "Blank"     17.05.1957
(Proud)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

 

KIKWAJUNI
opened 1931 to 1936

Not recorded

KIZIMKAI
opened 1926

Not recorded

KOANI
District Office
Opened 1949 to
1963

1   1C "Bars + Cross"     04.07.1949
(Proud)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

 

KONDE
Branch Office on Pemba
Opened 1956 to
1963

1   1C "Blank"   01.11.1956
(Proud)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

 

MAKUNDUCHI
District Office
Opened 1931 to
1963

1   2C "Bars + Cross"     15.01.1949
(Proud)

23.01.1952
(Proud)

 

MANGAPWANI
Opened 1931 to
1959

1   1C "Bars + Cross"   Only one copy recorded 17.11.1951
(Proud)

17.11.1951
(Proud)

 

MKOANI (MKOAN)
Branch Office on Pemba
Opened 1909 to 1963

1   SQC "PEMBA"
Hamilton
Spelt Mkoan 29.08.1912
(Hamilton)

15.06.1930
(Proud)

 
2   1C "PEMBA" Spelt Mkoan
Inverted date on 19.05.1926
07.04.1911
(Proud)

07.12.1927
(Proud)

 
3   2C "Bars + Cross"   Spelt Mkoani 25.01.1933
(Proud)

31.10.1953
(Proud)

 
4   2C "Bars + Cross"   Spelt Mkoani 21.12.1957
(Proud)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

 
5   1C "Blank"   Spelt Mkoani 23.03.1962
(Proud)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

 
6   1C "PEMBA"   Spelt Mkoani
"REG" above date
Only one copy recorded
18.06.1926
(Proud)

18.06.1926
(Proud)

 

MKOKOTONI
District Office
Opened 1910 to 1963

1   SQC "ZANZIBAR"   25.02.1910
(Proud)

12.09.1913
(Proud)

 
2   2C "Bars + Cross"   02.04.1933
(Proud)

25.11.1951
(Proud)

 

MAWERA
Opened 1922 to 1925

Not recorded

NGAMBO ZANZIBAR
Branch Office
Opened 1947 to 1963

1   1C "Blank"   15.01.1949
(Proud)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

 

PAQUEBOT
Opened 1933 to 1963

1   1C "ZANZIBAR"   28.02.1933
(Proud)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

 
       

PEMBA
Branch Office
Opened 1901 to 1908
Name changed to Chakichaki and later to Chake Chake

1   SQC "ZANZIBAR"   24.05.1905
(Proud)

16.08.1908
(Proud)

 
2   1C "ZANZIBAR"   Only one copy seen 03.05.1903
(Proud)

03.05.1903
(Proud)

 

WETE (WETI)
Branch Office on Pemba
Opened 1901 to 1963

1   SQC "PEMBA"
Hamilton
Spelt Weti 18.03.1902
(Proud)

26.03.1930
(Proud)

 
2   1C "PEMBA"     22.05.1911
(Proud)

04.11.1931
(Proud)

 
3   2C "Bars + Cross" Wete narrow 18.10.1933
(Proud)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

 
       
4   2C "Bars + Cross"   Wete wide 02.11.1963
(Proud)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

 
5   1C "PEMBA"   REG above date 16.06.1919
(Proud)

02.08.1929
(Proud)

 
6   1C "Blank"   Spelt REG WETE 22.03.1954
(Proud)

09.12.1963
(Proud)

 

ZIWANI
Opened 1948

Not recorded