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Oct: 4G OP Substitution

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October 1919 - 4 Guerche Overprint Substitution on 4 Thaler

Quantity Issued: unknown

Designer: Walter Plattner

Perforations: 11.5 X 11.5

Printer: Stamps - Busag AG, Berne, Switzerland; Overprint - A. Desvages Printing Press, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Printing Process: Stamps - Typography; Overprint - Typography

4G on 4T

 Stanley Gibbons Michel Minkus Scott Y&T
196 79 189 135 137

 

The original 4 Guerche value depicted Ras Tafari wearing the Ethiopian Crown. As he was not yet King, Empress Zauditu had the stamp withdrawn. It was replaced with a 4 Guerche overprint on the 4 Thaler value bearing her own image.