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7 August 1945 - Victory

The unissued 1936 Red Cross Issue was overprinted in Amharic ድ ል (de le) and V for Victory

First Day of Issue Philatelic Cover. 7 August 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 1.90T franking.

First Day of Issue to Saudi Arabia. 7 August 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 1.90T franking.

Registered Mail to United States. 20 August 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 55C franking. 113 in circle Base Censor mark? 22 August 1945 Aden transit. 5 October 1945 New York N.Y. Reg'y. Div. transit. 7 October 1945 Peoria, Ill. Registered receiving cancel.

Registered Mail to United States. 29 August 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 2.00T franking. ?? September 1945 Khartoum, Sudan transit.

Registered Air Mail to Palestine. 14 September 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 1.30T franking. Octagonal purple British Palestine censor mark with Crown and KK/41 and P.C. 66 Opened by Examiner KK/20085 sealing tape. 23 September 1945 Registered Jerusalem receiving cancel. Air Mail to Kenya. 19 September 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 1.90T franking.

Registered Air Mail to Greece. 8 October 1945 Dessie cancel. 1.10T franking. 10 October 1945 Addis Ababa transit. 18 October 1945 Istanbul(?) transit. Greek censor mark in black and sealing tape. 11 October 1945 Athens receiving cancel.

Air Mail to Sweden. 10 October 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 1.08T franking. Red Onward Air Transport (O.A.T.) etiquette.

Air Mail to Switzerland. 17 October 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 1.10T franking.

Registered Mail to United States. 23 October 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 90 Centimes franking. 2? November 1945 Miami transit cancel. 29 November 1945 Clarksville, Tenn. Registered transit cancel.

Registered Air Mail to Palestine. 19 November 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 1.50T franking. 26 October 1945 Registered Jerusalem receiving cancel.

Registered Air Mail to Great Britain. 26 November 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 1.70T franking.

Registered Air Mail to Palestine. 28 November 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 1.90T franking. 3 December 1945 Registered Jerusalem transit. 4 December 1945 Beit-Hakarem receiving cancel.

Air Mail to Eritrea. 24 December 1945 Addis Ababa cancel. 1.90T philatelic franking. 26 December 1945 Asmara, Eritrea receiving cancel.