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28 May 1917 - The 1917 Provisionals
 
Quantity Issued: 20,000 sets
Designer: Stamps - Victor Marec
Perforations: 11.5 X 11.5
Printer: Stamps - Atelier de Fabrication des Timbres, Paris, France; Handstamp - Local Post Office
Printing Process: Stamps - Typography; Overprint - Wooden Handstamp
 
1/4G on 8 Guerches Stanley Gibbons Michel Minkus Scott Y&T
177 60 170 116 113
1/2G on 8 Guerches Stanley Gibbons Michel Minkus Scott Y&T
178 61 171 117 114
1G on 16 Guerches Stanley Gi179bbons Michel Minkus Scott Y&T
179 62 172 118 115
2G on 16 Guerches Stanley Gibbons Michel Minkus Scott Y&T
180 63 173 119 116
 
Date Shift Variety
 
 
Zawaditi Error
 
 
 
Double Overprint - Normal Date
 
 
 
Double Overprint - Date Shift
 
 
 
Inverted Overprint - Normal Date
 
 
 
Inverted Overprint - Date Shift  
 
 
 
Various Errors
 
 
 
 
External cover sent from Harrar to Madrid, Spain.
3 July 1917 Harrar (Payne HR6C) cancel. 9 August 1917 Madrid receiving cancel.
6.5 Guerche over pays by 1.5G the expected rate of 5G: 2G for the first weight unit (up to 10 grams) + 1G for the second weight unit (up to 20 grams) + 2G registration fee.
The 1.5G could pay the expected avis de réception fee but it was not indicated on the envelope.
Ouvert Par l’Autorité Militaire French censor handstamp in black. French Control Postal Militare sealing tape.
Travel time was 37 days.
The recipient is Miguel Gálvez Jiménez, a well known stamp dealer and author of the Cátalog Gálvez, a Spanish stamp specialty catalog.
 
 
External cover sent from Addis Abbeba to Aden.
6 July 1917 Addis Abbeba (Payne AA4A) cancel. 16 July 1917 Aden receiving cancel.
2 Guerche pays the expected rate (up to 10 grams).
No. A 158 Aden censor handstamp in violet.
Travel time was 10 days.
 
 
Post card with manuscript date 8 August 1917.
Most likely mailed in the envelope shown below.
French censor handstamp Number 401, Ouvert Autorité Militaire.
 
 
External cover sent from Dire-Daoua to Geneva, Switzerland. Post card shown above was likely included in this cover.
12 August 1917 Dire-Daoua (Payne DD4B) cancel. 2 October 1917 Geneva receiving cancel.
2 Guerche pays the expected rate (up to 10 grams).
Ouvert Par La Censure handstamp in black.
Travel time was 51 days.
 
 
Philatelic Cover. Backdated 22 January 1918 Addis-Ababa R.P. (Payne AA8A) cancel.
Cover is addressed to: Dear Dejazmach Desta, Akiyaniba[?].
 
 
Philatelic Cover. Backdated 22 January 1918 Addis-Ababa R.P. (Payne AA8A) cancel.
Cover is addressed to: Ato Dawaki Ketinafe, Gore.
 
 
Philatelic Cover. Backdated 22 January 1918 Addis-Ababa R.P. (Payne AA8A) cancel.
Cover is addressed to: Sheikh Muhammad Keki,  Harar.
 
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