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1975
18 Feb: Butterflies
23 Apr:
Religious Series
27 May: Wild Animals
30 Jun: Int'l Women's Yr
19 Aug: Postal Museum
11 Sep: 1st Rev. Anniv
24 Oct: 30th UN Anniv
15 Dec: Regional Hair
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1974
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19 August 1975 - Opening of the
Ethiopian National Postal Museum
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Quantity Issued: 100,000 Sets |
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Designer: Tesfaye Makonnen |
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Printer: Österreichische Staatsdruckerei |
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Printing Process: Photoengraving |
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10 Cents |
Stanley Gibbons |
Michel |
Scott |
Y&T |
| 934 |
825 |
739 |
744 |
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30 Cents |
Stanley Gibbons |
Michel |
Scott |
Y&T |
| 935 |
826 |
740 |
745 |
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60 Cents |
Stanley Gibbons |
Michel |
Scott |
Y&T |
| 936 |
827 |
741 |
746 |
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70 Cents |
Stanley Gibbons |
Michel |
Scott |
Y&T |
| 937 |
828 |
742 |
747 |
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First Day Cover |
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External air mail letter sent from Shashemane to Eidsfoof, Norway.
26 August 1975 Shashemane cancel.
$1.00 pays the expected rate: 70C for the first weight unit (up to
10 grams) + 30C for the second weight unit (up to an additional 10
grams).
Color shifts of the text on this issue are common. Note the red and
purple upwards color shift on the 10C and 60C stamps. |
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Internal registered letter sent from Nekempte to Addis Ababa.
27 August 1975 Nekempte cancel. 8 September 1975 Reclamation A.A.
cancel. 9 September 1975 Nekempte receiver.
Undelivered for Reason Stated violet handstamp. Manuscript note
states: “It was returned before because the office was closed. It is
sent again now.”
40C pays the expected rate: 15C for the first weight unit (up to 20
grams) + 25C registration fee.
Round trip travel time was 13 days |
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Internal registered, express, delivery receipt letter sent from Dire
Dawa to Addis Ababa.
28 January 1981 Dire Dawa cancel. 2 February 1981 Addis Ababa
reclamation cancel.
$1.20 over pays the expected rate of $1.15: 15C for the first weight
unit (up to 20 grams) + 25C registration fee + 50C express fee + 25C
advice of receipt fee.
Transit time was 5 days. |
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External registered air mail sent from The Arada Ghiorgis district
of Addis Ababa.
Illegible cancel.
$1.55 pays the expected rate: 70C for the first weight unit (up to
10 grams) + 30C for the next weight unit (up to 20 grams) + 50C
registration fee. |
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