1341

1909 Throne of Solomon ¼g blue-green complete sheet of 75 in three panes of 25 having selvedge on all sides with right hand pane and middle pane separated vertically being still attached by selvedge at top otherwise fine unmounted mint SG147. ()

£13.00

 

1342

1919 Ras Tafari and Lion 1p grey & maroon top right corner marginal block of 10 (5 x 2) unmounted mint light creasing in selvedge only SG185. ()

£1.50

 

1343

1926 Black & white postcard Stain top left corner) showing trees and hills endorsed on front in black ink Addis Ababa Abyssinia sent to London with long message dated 19 January 1926 having remains of two part Ethiopian cancels and space where atamps have been removed. ()

£1.50

 

1344

1928 Opening of New Post Office overprint in black on ¼m vermilion and blue bottom left corner marginal block of 10 (5 x 2) vertical perf separation between side selvedge and stamps light creases in selvedge only unmounted mint SG214. ()

£7.00

 

1345

1928 Opening of New Post Office with red overprint ¼m vermilion & blue complete sheet of 75 in 3 panes of 25 having selvedge on all sides unmounted mint SG214. ()

£40.00

 

1346

1928 Opening of New Post Office without handstamp 1m black & deep carmine complete sheet of 75 in 3 panes of 25 having selvedge on all sides unmounted mint SG226. ()

£18.00

 

1347

1928 Opening of New Post Office 2m black & blue without overprint complete pane of 25 having selvedge on four sides unmounted mint SG227. ()

£8.00

 

1348

1928 Opening of New Post Office overprint in red on 8m olive & mauve bottom marginal block of 10 (5 x 2) unmounted mint SG219. ()

£7.00

 

1349

1928 Opening of New Post Office 2t brown & yellow-green without overprint complete pane of 25 having selvedge on four sides unmounted mint SG231. ()

£27.00

 

1350

1928 Opening of New Post Office overprint in red on 3t yellow-green & brown-purplel block of 10 (5 x 2) with top left stamp having diagonal crease unmounted mint SG222. ()

£12.00

 

1351

1928 Opening of New Post Office without handstamp 3t yellow-green & brown-purple complete sheet of 75 in 3 panes of 25 having selvedge on all sides unmounted mint SG232. ()

£90.00

 

1352

1928 Elevation of Ras Tafari overprint in blue on 2m black & blue left marginal block of 10 (5 x 2) having part vertical perf separation in rows 1¬ 3 and 5 unmounted mint SG235. ()

£9.00

 

1353

1928 Elevation of Ras Tafari overprint in red on 8m olive & mauve bottom left corner marginal block of 10 (5 x 2) having horizontal perf separation between stamps row 4 and 5 with slight creasing in bottom selvedge unmounted mint SG236. ()

£9.00

 

1354

1928 Elevation of Ras Tafari overprint in red on 2t brown & yellow-green top right corner marginal block of 10 (5 x 2) having vertical perf separation between selvedge and stamps with light stain in selvedge unmounted mint SG237. ()

£9.00

 

1355

1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane 1/8m pale blue & orange to 3t yellow-green & brown-purple set of 10 plus ¼m vermilion to 3t yellow-green & brown-purple nine different values having blue or red overprints all mint most unmounted SG238/47 & 239/47. ()

£12.00

 

1356

1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane blue overprint on 1m black & deep carmine pane of 25 having selvedge on all sides unmounted mint with slight perf separation SG241. ()

£13.00

 

1357

1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane red overprint on 2m black & blue pane of 25 having selvedge on all sides unmounted mint SG242. ()

£18.00

 

1358

1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane red overprint on 8m olive & mauve block of 35 comprising pane of 25 from right side of sheet plus block of 10 (5 x 2) from adjacent pane with selvedge on all sides all unmounted mint with some staining on gum and varying staining from red overprint SG244. ()

£13.00

 

1359

1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane red overprint on 8m olive & mauve pane of 25 having selvedge on all sides with a little toning in top selvedge unmounted mint SG244. ()

£16.00

 

1360

1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane overprint on 1t mauve & red-brown part pane of 24 stamps having selvedge on all four sides comprising top row of 4 then four rows of 5 all with red overprint two stamps in top row showing misplaced overprint onto adjacent stamp. Pane shows variety of overprints including nine with very dark overprint showing on reverse of stamps unmounted mint SG245. ()

£18.00

 

1361

1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane overprint on 1t mauve & red-brown right marginal block of 10 (5 x 2) with red overprint showing variety of overprints unmounted mint SG245. ()

£8.00

 

1362

1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane overprint on 1t mauve & red-brown part sheet of 50 (two panes of 25) having selvedge on all four sides and central vertical gutter selvedge all red overprint showing variety of overprints unmounted mint light soiling both sides SG245. ()

£28.00

 

1363

1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane red overprint on 2t brown & yellow-green pane of 25 having selvedge on all sides with a little perf separation unmounted mint SG246. ()

£16.00

 

1364

1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane blue overprint on 3t yellow-green & brown-purple block of 49 comprising pane of 25 from right side of sheet plus adjacent pane of 24 (missing top left corner stamp) with selvedge on all sides all unmounted mint having a little perf separation and some staining (mainly on gum) plus staining from blue overprint on gum SG247. ()

£40.00

 

1365

1936 Italian Annexation 10c red-brown to 1L 25 blue set of 7 mounted mint SG322a/22g. ()

£18.00

 

1366

1939 Hand address lightly soiled and slightly tatty airmail cover bearing 75c orange SG322f SG cat £9.50 each tied by Ambo cds dated 6 June 1939. Black 'T' mark applied along with Postage Due 50c violet SGD401 tied by cds dated 2 June 1938 which does not make sense given stamps tied by cds from June 1939. Black oval 22 on reverse. ()

£4.00

 

1367

1942 4c indigo & green 10c indigo & carmine (thin under hing) and 20c indigo & ultramarine all mounted mint SG323/25. ()

£1.50

 

1368

1951 Hand addressed airmail cover to Holland at 60c rate with Air 10c green SG379 plus Eighth Anniv of Liberation 50c violet SG368 tied by Addis Abeba cds's 2 April 1951. ()

£2.50

 

1369

1958 Plain hand addressed cover sent registered airmail Addis Ababa to USA bearing Conference of African States 10c to 30c set of 3 SG481/83 tied by two strikes of Ethiopia Philatelic Dept bilingual cds 15 April 1958 - date of issue. Small black triangle on orange 'AO' label on front with purple bilingual On Postal Service cachet on reverse. ()

£3.00

 

1370

1970s Twenty seven covers all sent registered mostly hand addressed and mostly used within Ethiopia bearing various stamps tied by good range of cachets and cancels both sides. ()

£15.00

 

1371

1978-82 Nine Ethiopian Postal Service presentation folders for stamps issued between 1978 World Cup to 1982 Horn Work issues each having an illustrated front and containing set of mint stamps affixed to folder. Apart from two mentioned includes 1979 International Year od the Child and Fifth Anniv of Revolution 1980 Woodwork¬ Endangered Animals¬ Bamboo Folk Craft and Traditional Cultivating & Harvesting Tools and 1981 Pottery. ()

£13.00

 

1372

1990s Thirty six covers condition a little mixed all addressed to BBC London from various locations in Ethiopia bearing range of stamps tied by various cancels. ()

£16.00