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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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19 August 1974 - World Population Year

Quantity Issued: 100,000 sets Designer: J. & M. Dubois Printer: Harrison and Sons Limited, London, Hayes and High Wycombe Printing Process: 4 Color Lithography
40 Cents Stanley Gibbons Michel Scott Y&T 904 795 709 714
50 Cents Stanley Gibbons Michel Scott Y&T 905 796 710 715
	60 Cents Stanley Gibbons Michel Scott Y&T 906 797 711 716
First Day Cover
Internal registered mail sent from Methara Sub Post Office to Addis Ababa. 26 August 1974 Methara Sub Post Office cancel. 40 pays the expected rate: 15C for the first weight unit (up to 20 grams) + 25C registration fee. The post office agent is located in the Alam Hotel Metehara.
Internal registered mail set from Jimma to Addis Ababa. 21 September 1974 cancel. 60C pays the expected rate: 15C for the first weight unit (up to 20 grams) + 10C for the second weight unit (up to 30 grams) + 10C for the third weight unit (up to 40 grams) + 25C registration fee.
External registered air mail letter sent from Dire Dawa to Vienna. 23 September 1974 cancel. $1.10 pays the expected rate: 60C for the first weight unit (up to 10 grams) + 50C registration fee. Seven day transit time.
Internal registered mail sent from Jimma to Addis Ababa. 16 December 1975 Jimma cancel. 40 pays the expected rate: 15C for the first weight unit (up to 20 grams) + 25C registration fee.
External air mail letter sent from Bahr-Dar to Rødovre, Denmark. 25 May 1976 Bahr-Dar cancel. 80C over pays the expected rate of 70C for the first weight unit (up to 10 grams).