Tanganyika & Zanzibar Union Commemorative

Tanzania · 1964 · 30c

This stamp commemorates the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania. The design features a map of the two territories, with their respective flags, joined by a symbolic handshake over the Indian Ocean. It was the very first stamp issued by the newly formed nation.

Issued on July 7, 1964, this stamp marks the political union of the mainland Republic of Tanganyika and the island People's Republic of Zanzibar, which occurred on April 26, 1964.