Revenue stamps of Zanzibar 300/- and US$5 were issued. The Airport Charge 800/- (and possibly the other value) also exist with a handstamped surcharge 1000/-. Revenue stamps of Zanzibar Zanzibar issued revenue stamps from when it was a British protectorate in 1892, to after when it became part of Tanzania in 1993. Zanzibar's first revenues were Indian revenue or special adhesive stamps overprinted ZANZIBAR in capitals, and these were issued between May 1892 and August 1894. Various provisional overprints, some manuscript and some printed, were produced at around 1904, and most of these are rare. In 1905, postage stamps portraying Sultan Seyyid Hamoud bin
Hamoud bin Mohammed of Zanzibar (daughter of the first Sultan of Zanzibar) he had ten children: On his death in 1902 he was succeeded by his oldest son, Sayyid Ali bin Hamud. Hamoud bin Mohammed of Zanzibar Sayyid Hamoud bin Mohammed Al-Said, GCSI, (1853 – 18 July 1902) (ruled 27 August 1896 - 18 July 1902) () was the British-controlled Omani sultan of the protectorate of Zanzibar, who outlawed slavery on the island. Hamoud became sultan with the support of the British consul, Sir Basil Cave, upon the death of Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini. Before he could enter the palace, another potential contender for the