RP_1974

Daryl Reiber's
Ethiopian Stamps, Postal History & Ephemera

1974

31 Jan: Wicker

17 DeC: Meskel Festival

1970

17 December 1974 - Meskel Festival

Quantity Issued: 100,000

Designer: M. Treska

Printer: Harrison and Sons Limited, London, Hayes and High Wycombe

Printing Process: 4 Color Lithography

5 Cents	Stanley Gibbons	Michel	Scott	Y&T
5 Cents	911	802	716	721

10 Cents	Stanley Gibbons	Michel	Scott	Y&T
10 Cents	912	803	717	722

20 Cents	Stanley Gibbons	Michel	Scott	Y&T
20 Cents	913	804	718	723

80 Cents	Stanley Gibbons	Michel	Scott	Y&T
80 Cents	914	805	719	724


Used First Day Cover

External air mail letter sent from Addis Ababa to Gothenburg, Sweden. 16 March 1977 Addis Ababa postmark. 80C pays the expected rate of 80C for the first weight unit (up to 10 grams).

Internal registered letter sent from Limu Genet to Addis Ababa. ?? March? 1977 Limu Genet oblong postmark. Indistinct Jimma transit cancel. 30C under pays the 40C expected rate: 15C for the first weight unit (up to 20 grams) + 25C registration fee.