TANZANIA & ZANZIBAR

Sh. 70: the Red-tailed Tropicbird, a marine bird ranging widely across the Indian Ocean Sh. 500: the Red Colobus Monkey is unique to the islands of Zanzibar, where it survives in forest fragments and is a flagship species for conservation efforts

ZANZIBAR & TANZANIA

Sh. 400: this issue shows a coastal scene with traditional dhows on Zanzibar Sh. 70: this 1992 issue shows a traditional hunter stalking gazelles on the savannah

ZANZIBAR

; Sh. 10: this fauna issue features rare island endemic species, featuring the Zanzibar Civet

UGANDA

800 Sh: this lovely tourism issue shows sites in East Africa; pictured here is a scene of the Maruhubi Palace ruins on the island of Zanzibar

ZANZIBAR

Sh. 4: the Zanzibar Leopard, a rare subspecies featured on a 1984 wildlife issue; found only on Unguja island in the Zanzibar archipelago, conservation could not halt its decline, and it has been declared extinct.

ZANZIBAR

Sh. 800: Zanzibar forms a union with Tanzania, and many stamps show typical island scenes such as this 2003 issue which shows a dhow off Zanzibar's coast

ZANZIBAR

Sh. 600/- this stunning issue shows the Maruhubi Palace Ruins, built by a sultan at Mtoni in 1828, but destroyed by a massive fire in 1889

ZANZIBAR

350/- the island of Zanzibar is now part of the United Republic of Tanzania, as reflected by the many issues dedicated to the island's culture and traditions

TANZANIA / Tanzanie

Sh.800 Climbing a Coconut Palm in Zanzibar

Sh.600 SADC (crops)