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Daryl Reiber's
Ethiopian Stamps, Postal History & Ephemera

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1974

31 Jan: Wicker

20 Feb: Rinderpest

17 Apr: Selassie Foundation

26 Jun: Ceremonial Robes

19 Aug: World Population Year

9 Oct: UPU Centenary

17 Dec: 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
 
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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.
 
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Internal registered mail set from Jimma to Addis Ababa.
21 September 1974 cancel.
60C pays the expected rate of 35C for the third weight unit (over 50 grams up to 100 ) + 25C registration fee.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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External air mail letter sent from Bahr-Dar to Rødovre, Denmark.
25 May 1976 Bahr-Dar cancel.
80C pays the expected rate of 80C for the first weight unit (up to 10 grams).