Description: On 9 March 1894 Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia awarded a concession to Swiss engineer Alfred Ilg to develop a railway including postal services The first stamps of Ethiopia valid for international mail were a 1 November 1908 set of overprinted stamps of the first issue. A further issue was required in new designs in 1909 which, in addition to Amharic, included the Latin inscription "POSTES ETHIOPIENNES" and the value in guerches. Ethiopia, also known in the past by the name Abyssinia, has always been an independent nation, apart from a brief period from 1936 to 1942. The first known kingdom in Ethiopia is known to to have been established sometime about 800 BC and there have been a sucession of kingdoms since then. In the 19th century scramble for Africa it was the only African country to resist a European colonial power and retain its sovereignty. NO WATERMARK PRINTED by A Delzers. Institut de Gravure et d'Impression de Papiers-Valeurs, Paris PRINTING; Typography COLOUR; Lilac-Olive brown PLEASE LOOK AT THE SCAN CAREFULLY BEFORE BUYING IF YOU ARE BUYING MORE THAN ONE ITEM PLEASE ADD TO BASKET
Price: 3.9 GBP
Location: London
End Time: 2024-12-17T12:26:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 17.05 GBP
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Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
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Type: Def
Year of Issue: 1921-1930
Quality: Mint Hinged
Currency: Pre-Decimal
Region: Ethiopia
Grade: G/VG (Good/Very Good)
Topic: HAILE SELASSIE
Country/Region of Manufacture: Paris - France
Colour: See Description
