Daryl Reiber's
Ethiopian Stamps, Postal History & Ephemera
1894/95
1895
►Menelik & Lion on Cover◄
1897
Menelik II & Lion of Judah on Cover
  External registered letter from Entotto to Paris, France. 15 November 1896 Entotto cancel. 28 December 1896 Djibouti transits. 28 December 1896 La Reunion à Marseilles L.V. No, 2 transit cancel. 30 January 1897 Paris receiving cancel. Philatelic franking. Arthur Maury was a premier stamp dealer in Paris. |
 January 29, 1895 Harar cancel. February 7, 1895 Djibouti transit. February 10, Obock transit. February 10, 1895 Marseilles Liner 4 transit. 4 Guerche Ethiopian franking + 75 Centimes French franking over pays the expected rate: 4G Ethiopian ( 2G letter + 2G registration fee) + 50 Centimes French (25C letter + 25C registration fee). |
  External registered letter from Entotto to Geneva, Switzerland. 12 January 1898 Entotto cancel. 28 January & 2 February 1898 Djibouti transits. 3 February 1898 La Reunion à Marseilles L.V. No, 4 transit cancel. 1G Ethiopian franking + 50 Centimes French franking underpays the expected franking: 2G Ethiopian franking + 25 Centimes letter rate + 25 Centimes registration fee. Sent by Alfred Ilg. |
 May 28, 1898 Dire-Daoua cancel. June 4, 1898 Harrar receiver. Philatelic franking. |
 June 12, 1898 Harrar cancel. June 16, 1898 Dire-Daoua cancel. Philatelic franking. |
 June 12, 1898 Harrar cancel. June 16, 1898 Dire-Daoua cancel. Philatelic franking. |
 October 25, 1899 Entotto cancel. November 2 1899 Harar transit. November 5, 1899 Hara French Post Office transit. November 11, 1899 Djibouti transit. November 13, 1899 La Reunion a Marseilles Liner 2 transit. November 18, 1899 Suez transit. November 19, 1899 Alexandria receiver. 2 Guerche Ethiopian external franking + 25 Centimes French franking pays the expected rate. |
  External letter sent from Entotto to Bern, Switzerland. 24 March 1900 Entotto cancel. 2 April 1900 Harar transit, 11 April 1900 Djibouti transit. 13 April 1900 La Reunion à Marseilles L.V. No, 1 transit cancel. 25 April 1900 Bern receiving cancel. 4G Ethiopian franking + 25 Centimes French franking over pay the expected rate: 2G Ethiopian rate + 25 Centimes French franking. Letter from Harrar Postmaster Heinrich Mühle to his father, Heinzig Mühle. |
 Double weight external mail sent from Adis Abeba to Paris, France. 24 March 1901 Adis Abeba cancel (Payne AA1). 2 April 1901 Harrar transit cancel (Payne HR3). 9 April 1901 Djibouti transit cancel. 13 April 1901 La Réunion À Marseille LV No. 1 paquebot transit cancel. 24 April 1901 Paris receiving cancel. Travel time was 31 days. 4 Guerche Ethiopian + 30 Centimes Obock packs the expected rate: 4G = 2 weight units at 2G each unit + 2 weight units at 15 Centimes each unit. The addressee, André Berthe d’Annelet, 21 Rue d’Aumale, Paris, is cited as being nominated for membership in the Société Française d’Archéologie by Eugène et Germain Lefèvre-Pontalis. Lefèvre-Pontalis was appointed president of the Société in 1911. Letter was likely written by Berthe d’Annelet; presumably some relation to André. Berthe d’Annelet was a member of the Bourg de Bozas 1901-1903 expedition through central Africa. The expedition was in Addis Ababa from 28 December 1901 to 4 March 1902. Bourg met with Alfred Ilg on 29 December 1901. |
  External letter sent from Adis Abeba to Basil, Switzerland. 24 May 1901 Adis Abeba cancel. 2 June 1901 Harar transit. 11 June Djibouti transit. 15 June 1901 La Reunion à Marseilles L.V. No, 2 transit cancel. 24 June Basel receiving cancel. 2G Ethiopian franking + 25 Centimes French franking pays the expected rate. Letter from Harrar Postmaster Heinrich Mühle to Postmaster Brodbeck. Click on cover front or back to open PDF of enclosed letter. |
 September 20, 1908 Adis Abeba cancel. Registered letter to Djibouti. 19.5 Guerche over pays the expected rate of 19G: 2G for the first weight unit + 15G for the next 15 weight units at 1G per unit + 2G registration fee. |
 October 10, 1908 Adis Abeba cancel. 14.5 Guerche + 104 Centimes franking. See Plate 77, Figure 77B. Tristant, Henri. Postal History of Ethiopia During the Reign of Menelik II, Part II, 1977. Translated and published by Huguette Gagnon. |
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