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1974

31 Jan: Wicker

20 Feb: Rinderpest

17 Apr: Selassié Foundation

26 Jun: Ceremonial Robes

19 Aug: World Population Year

9 Oct: UPU Centenary

17 De: Meskel Festival

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1979

20 February 1974 - Campaign Against Rinderpest

Quantity Issued: 100,000 sets Designer: Bogale Belachew Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Ltd, London Printing Process: Photoengraving
5 Cents Stanley Gibbons Michel Scott Y&T 890 781 695 700
15 Cents Stanley Gibbons Michel Scott Y&T 891 782 696 701
	20 Cents Stanley Gibbons Michel Scott Y&T 892 783 697 702
	50 Cents Stanley Gibbons Michel Scott Y&T 893 784 698 703
60 Cents Stanley Gibbons Michel Scott Y&T 894 785 699 704     First Day Cover   Internal letter sent from Debre Zeit to Addis Ababa, 10 October 1974 Debre Zeit cancel. 15C pays the expected internal rate: 15C (up to 20 grams).   Internal registered letter sent from Dessie to Addis Ababa. 11 November 1975 Dessie cancel. 45C over pays the expected rate: 15C internal second weight unit (up to 21-50 grams) + 25C registration fee.   Internal letter sent from Addis Ababa to Addis Ababa. 27 November 1974 Addis Ababa cancel. 5C pays the expected rate: 5C in-city rate for business document/printed matter (up to 20 grams).   External letter sent from Addis Ababa to Washington, DC. 26 December 1979 Addis Ababa cancel. 50C over pays the expected external single weight rate: 40C (up to 20 grams). Does not appear to have travelled via air mail.