Daryl Reiber's
Ethiopian Stamps, Postal History & Ephemera
Haylé Selassié 1er
1930
3 Apr: Proc I on Cover 05-08/1930
3 April 1930 - The Proclamation Issue I - Haylé OP on Cover: May - August 1930
 May 5, 1930 Addis Ababa R.P. (AA11A) cancel. External Registered Mail: 6M franking pays the correct rate = 3M first weight unit + 3M registration fee. Addis Ababa R.P. registration label. |
 June 6, 1930 Addis Ababa (AA4A) cancel. External Registered Mail: 7M franking under pays the expected rate of 7 1/2M = 3M first weight unit + 1 1/2M Extra Weight Unit + 3M registration fee. Addis Ababa R.P. registration label. |
 June 19, 1930 Addis Ababa (AA?) cancel. External Printer Matter Mail: 1M franking over pays the expected rate of 3/4M = 3/4M first weight unit |
 June 7, 1930 Addis Ababa (AA4A) cancel. External Registered Mail: 6M franking pays the expected rate of 6M = 3M first weight unit + 3M registration fee. The missing stamp is likely a 2M value. Addis Ababa Gare registration label. |
 July 4, 1930 Addis Ababa (AA11A) cancel. External Surface Mail: 2M franking likely pays the expected rate of 2M = 2M first weight unit; which was the rate in effect prior to May 1930. |
 July 4, 1930 Dire Daoua (DD5A) cancel. External Registered Mail: 6M franking pays the expected rate of 6M = 3M first weight unit + 3M registration fee. Dire Daoua registration label. |
 July 12, 1930 Addis Ababa (AA11B) cancel. External Mail: 3M franking pays the expected rate of 3M = 3M first weight unit. |
 July 23, 1930 Addis Ababa (AA10) cancel. External Mail: 3M franking pays the expected rate of 3M = 3M first weight unit. |
 July 23, 1930 Addis Ababa (AA5B) cancel. Local Registered Mail: 4M franking over pays the expected rate of 3 3/4M =3/4M for internal rate + 3M registration fee. Addis Ababa Gare registration label. |
 July 30, 1930 Addis Ababa (AA8A) cancel. External Post Card Mail: 1 1/2M franking pays the expected rate of 1 1/2M = 1 1/2M for external post card rate. |
 July 30, 1930 Addis Ababa R.P. (AA11A) cancel. External Mail: 3M franking pays the expected rate of 3M = 3M first weight unit. |
 August 2, 1930 Harar (HR6A) cancel. August 5,1950 Addis Ababa (AA8A) receiver. Internal Registered Mail: 4 1/2M franking pays the expected rate of 4 1/2M = 3M first weight unit + 3M registration fee. Harar registration label. |
 August 12, 1930 Dire Daoua (DD5A) cancel. Aden September 20, 1930 transit. Aden September, 1930 Delivery receiver. External Surface Mail: 7 1/2M pay the expected rate = 3M first weight unit + 1 1/2M second weight unit + 3M registration fee. |
 August 13, 1930 Addis Ababa (AA11A) cancel. External Surface Mail: 3M franking pays the expected rate of 3M = 3M first weight unit |
 August? 15?, 1930? Harar (HR6B) cancel. External Surface Mail: 3M franking pays the expected rate of 3M = 3M first weight unit. |
 August 18, 1930 Dire Daoua (DD5A) cancel. External Postcard Mail: 1 1/2M franking pays the expected rate of 1 1/2M = 1 1/2M postcard rate. |
 August 1?, 1930 Addis Ababa Gare. (AA6A) cancel. August 19, 1930 Dire Daoua (DD5A) transit. Two September 10, 1930 New York, N.Y. REG'Y DIV transits. September 11, 1930 Dayton, Ohio Registered transit. September 12 1930 Dayton Ohio (STA C) Registered receiver. External Registered Mail: 8M franking over pays the expected rate of 7 1/2M = 3M first weight unit + 1 1/2M second weight unit + 3M registration fee. Addis Ababa R.P. registration label. |
 August 27, 1930 Addis Ababa R.P. (AA11A) cancel. External Mail: 2 1/4M franking over pays the expected rate of 2M = 2M external post card. |
 Registered Parcel Tag: Indeterminate Addis Ababa cancels. Manuscript registered mail on back of tag. Tag would have been attached to a diplomatic mail bag sent from Addis Ababa to Suez, Egypt for pick up by Imperial Airways. Suez was a cross road for Imperial Airways services to other parts of Africa, India and parts of Asia. Imperial Airways was considered to be a safe courier for official diplomatic packets. Exact franking of parcel tag is unknown. |