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Ethiopian Stamps & Postal History

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Preliminary Design Photoproofs

Progressive Proofs
Original unadopted design without black print, tricolor flag, blue circle, and white background.	Original unadopted design with black print, tricolor flag, blue circle, and white background. Cancelled in Amharic and English by the Post Office Department.		Final adopted design with black print, tricolor flag, and blue background. Note poor color alignment in flag.
Final adopted complete design with black, tricolor flag, and blue background. Cancelled in Amharic and English by the Post Office Department.		Final adopted design with black print, tricolor flag, blue background with perforations 13 ½ x 13 ½. Cancelled in Amharic and English by the Post Office Department.
Two modifications were made from the final proof stamp to the issued stamp: (1) date change from “NOV. 6-11, 1967.” to “NOVEMBER 1967”; and (2) printer’s inscription shortened from “BERHANENA SELAM M.S.I. PRINTING PRESS • ADDIS ABABA • ETHIOPIA” to “BERHANENA SELAM P.P.”