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23 Jan: Gold Stamps

23 Feb: Sea

20 Mar: INTERPOL

15 May: Fine Arts

26 May: African Unity

10 Jul: Scouting

4 Sep: Meteorology

1 Nov: Makonnen Hospital

5 Nov: Selassie Definitives

16 Nov: Human Rights

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23 January 1973 - Gold Stamps

Quantity Issued: 4,376 sets Designer: E.T.O. Marianne and Jacques Dubois Printer: Boccard & Cie., Geneva, Switzerland Printing Process: Embossed Design on Gold Foil

15 Dollars Stanley Gibbons Michel Scott Y&T 802 693 none none

15 Dollars Stanley Gibbons Michel Scott Y&T 803 694 none none

First Day Cover

First Day Cover

Piece from external air mail letter sent from Addis Ababa. 1 October 1973 Registered 1 A.A. cancel. $26.40 pays the expected rate: $25.90 for 37 weight units at 70C each unit (up to 370 grams or 13 ounces) for a European destination + 50C registration fee. Note: Picture has been cropped for online presentation.