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ETHIOPIA
First Issue
Depicting King Menelik II and the Lion of Judah
November 24, 1894
1/4G
GREEN
1/2G
RED1G
BLUE2G
DARK BROWN
4GLILAC BROWN
8GVIOLET
16GBLACK
1894 Issue Handstamped in Violet or Blue
(91/4mm wide)
July 1, 1901
1/4G
GREEN
1/2G
RED1G
BLUE2G
DARK BROWN
4GLILAC BROWN
8GVIOLET
16GBLACK
1894 Issue Handstamped in Violet, Blue or Black
(11mm wide with low colons)
April 1, 1902
1/4G
GREEN
1/2GRED
1GBLUE
2GDARK BROWN
4GLILAC BROWN
8GVIOLET
16GBLACK
ETHIOPIA
280Ø
1894 Issue Handstamped in Violet, Blue or Black
(16mm wide with blurred colons)
January 1, 1903
1/4G
GREEN
1/2G
RED1G
BLUE2G
DARK BROWN
4GLILAC BROWN
8GVIOLET
16GBLACK
1894 Issue Handstamped in Violet or Blue
(Not Officially Issued)
December 1, 1903
1/4G
GREEN
1/2GRED
1GBLUE
2GDARK BROWN
4GLILAC BROWN
8GVIOLET
16GBLACK
ETHIOPIA
1894 Issue Surcharged in Violet, Blue, Rose or Black
(Overprint 3mm High)
January 1, 1905
ON 1/4G
GREEN
10 ON 1/2G
RED20 ON 1G
BLUE40 ON 2G
DARK BROWN
80 ON 4GLILAC BROWN
ON 8GVIOLET
3.20 ON 16GBLACK
Surcharge on Previously Handstamped Issues
ON 1/4G
GREENON 1/
4G
GREENON 1/
4G
GREEN
ON ONE-HALFOF 1/
2G RED
ON 16GBLACK
ON 16GBLACK
1894 Issue Overprinted in Violet
and Surcharged New Value in Various Colors
January 1, 1906
ON 1/4G
GREEN
10 ON 1/2GRED
20 ON 1GBLUE
40 ON 2GDARK BROWN
80 ON 4GLILAC BROWN
ON 8GVIOLET
3.20 ON 16GBLACK
ETHIOPIA
1894 Issue Overprinted in Violet
and Surcharged New Value
July 1, 1906
ON 1/4G
GREEN
10 ON 1/2G
RED20 ON 1G
BLUE40 ON 2G
DARK BROWN
80 ON 4GLILAC BROWN
ON 8GVIOLET
3.20 ON 16GBLACK
1894 Issue Surcharged in Violet
July 1, 1907
1/4 ON 1/4GGREEN
2 ON 2GDARK BROWN
80 ON 4 ON 4GLILAC BROWN
8 ON 8GVIOLET
16 ON 16GBLACK
20 ON 1/4G
GREEN
ON 1/2G
REDON 1GBLUE
40 ON 2 ON 2GDARK BROWN
4 ON 4GLILAC BROWN
1894 and 1903 Issue Surcharged in Blue
March 25, 1908
ON 1/2G
RED
ETHIOPIA
1894 Issue Surcharged in Black
1st Stamps Valid for International Mail
November 1, 1908
ON 1/4G
GREEN
1/2P ON 1/
2G
RED1P ON 1G
BLUE2P ON 2G
DARK BROWN
4P ON 4GLILAC BROWN
8P ON 8GVIOLET
16P ON 16GBLACK
King Menelik II and Royal Seal
January 1909
1/4GBLUE GREEN
1/2GROSE
1GGREEN & ORANGE
2GBLUE
4GGREEN & CARMINE
8GVERMILION &DEEP GREEN
16GVERMILION &
CARMINE
ETHIOPIA
1894 Issue Handstamped & Surcharge in Manuscript
Provisional Use for 5 Days Only at Dire-Dawa
October 1, 1911
1/4G ON 1/
4G
GREEN
1/2G ON 1/
2G
RED1G ON 1G
BLUE2G ON 2G
DARK BROWN
4G ON 4GLILAC BROWN
ON 8GVIOLET
16G ON 16GBLACK
1909 Issue Handstamped in Violet or Black
Coronation of Empress Zauditu and Appointment of
Prince Tafari as Regent and Heir to the Throne
March 30, 1917
1/4G
BLUE GREEN
1/2G
ROSE
2GBLUE
4GGREEN & CARMINE
8GVERMILION &DEEP GREEN
16GVERMILION &
CARMINE
1909 Issue Overprinted in Blue, Black or Red
Coronation of Empress Zauditu
April 5, 1917
1/4GBLUE GREEN
1/2GROSE
2GBLUE
4GGREEN & CARMINE(BLUE OVERPRINT)
8GVERMILION &DEEP GREEN
16GVERMILION &
CARMINE
ETHIOPIA
1GGREEN & ORANGE
2GBLUE
4GGREEN & CARMINE
(BLACK OVERPRINT)
April 1917 Issue with Additional Surcharge
May 28, 1917
ON 8GVERMILION &DEEP GREEN
ON 8GVERMILION &DEEP GREEN
ON 16GVERMILION &
CARMINE
ON 16GVERMILION &
CARMINE
Pictoral Issue
(Smooth, White Gum)
July 16, 1919
ETHIOPIA
1/8G
VIOLET & BROWN
Gazelle
1/4GBLUE GREEN
& DRAB
Giraffe
1/2GSCARLET &
OLIVE GREEN
Leopard
1GROSE LILAC &GRAY GREEN
2GDEEP ULTRAMARINE
& FAWN
Prince Tafari
4GTURQUOISE BLUE
& ORANGE
Prince Tafari
4TBROWN &
LILAC ROSE
Empress Zauditu
5TCARMINE& GRAY
10TGRAY GREEN
& BISTRE
6GLIGHT BLUE& ORANGE
Cathedral of St. George
8GOLIVE GREEN &BLACK BROWN
White Rhinoceros
12GRED VIOLET
& GRAY
Somali Ostrich
1TROSE &
GRAY BLACK
African Elephant
2TBLACK &BROWN
Water Buffalo
3TGREEN &
DEEP ORANGE
Lion
Pictoral Issue Reprints
(Brownish, Cracked Gum)
ETHIOPIA
1/8GVIOLET & BROWN
1/4G
BLUE GREEN& DRAB
1/2G
SCARLET &OLIVE GREEN
1GROSE LILAC &GRAY GREEN
2GDEEP ULTRAMARINE
& FAWN
4GTURQUOISE BLUE
& ORANGE
4TBROWN &
LILAC ROSE
5TCARMINE& GRAY
10TGRAY GREEN
& BISTRE
6GLIGHT BLUE& ORANGE
8GOLIVE GREEN &BLACK BROWN
12GRED VIOLET
& GRAY
1TROSE &
GRAY BLACK
2TBLACK &BROWN
3TGREEN &
DEEP ORANGE
July 1919 Pictoral Issues Surcharged
October 1919
ETHIOPIA
ON 4TBROWN &
LILAC ROSE
1921-22
1/2G ON 1/8GVIOLET & BROWN
ON 1/4G
BLUE GREEN& DRAB
2G ON 1GROSE LILAC &GRAY GREEN
2G ON 4TBROWN &
LILAC ROSE
21/2G ON 1/2GSCARLET &
OLIVE GREEN
4G ON 2GDEEP ULTRAMARINE
& FAWN
July 1919 Pictoral Issues Surcharged
1925-28
ETHIOPIA
1/2G ON 1TROSE &
GRAY BLACK
1/2G ON 5TCARMINE& GRAY 1/2G ON 1T
ROSE &GRAY BLACK
1G ON 12GRED VIOLET
& GRAY
1G ON 3TGREEN &
DEEP ORANGE
10TGRAY GREEN
& BISTRE
1G ON 6GLIGHT BLUE& ORANGE
1926-27
ON 12GRED VIOLET
& GRAY
1G ON 12GRED VIOLET
& GRAY
ON 6GLIGHT BLUE& ORANGE
1/2G ON 8G
OLIVE GREEN &BLACK BROWN
Overprint Missing Colon
1G ON 12GRED VIOLET
& GRAY
1G ON 6GLIGHT BLUE& ORANGE
ON 8GOLIVE GREEN &BLACK BROWN
1G ON 3TGREEN &
DEEP ORANGE
Portraits Issue
September 5, 1928
ETHIOPIA
1/2M
GRAY GREEN& BLACK
1/8M
ORANGE &LIGHT BLUE
2MDARK BLUE
& BLACK
8MVIOLET& OLIVE
2TGREEN
& BISTRE
Prince Tafari
1MDARK CARMINE
& BLACK
1/4MINDIGO &
RED ORANGE
4MYELLOW& OLIVE
1TORANGE BROWN
& VIOLET
3TCHOCOLATE
& GREEN
Empress Zauditu
1928 Portraits Issue Overprinted
for the Opening of the General Post Office in Addis Ababa
September 1, 1928
1/2M
GRAY GREEN& BLACK
2MDARK BLUE
& BLACK
8MVIOLET& OLIVE
2TGREEN
& BISTRE
1MDARK CARMINE
& BLACK
1/4MINDIGO &
RED ORANGE
4MYELLOW& OLIVE
1TORANGE BROWN
& VIOLET
3TCHOCOLATE
& GREEN
1/8M
ORANGE &LIGHT BLUE
ETHIOPIA
1928 Portraits Issue Overprinted
for the Crowning of Prince Tafari as King (Negus)
October 7, 1928
1/2MGRAY GREEN
& BLACK
2MDARK BLUE
& BLACK
8MVIOLET& OLIVE
2TGREEN
& BISTRE1/
8M
ORANGE &LIGHT BLUE
1928 Portraits Issue Overprinted
for the Proclamation of King Tafari as King of Kings of Abyssinia
under the name "Haile Selassie"
April 3, 1930
1/2M
GRAY GREEN& BLACK
2MDARK BLUE
& BLACK
8MVIOLET& OLIVE
2TGREEN
& BISTRE
1MDARK CARMINE
& BLACK
1/4MINDIGO &
RED ORANGE
4MYELLOW& OLIVE
1TORANGE BROWN
& VIOLET
3TCHOCOLATE
& GREEN
1/8MORANGE &
LIGHT BLUE
ETHIOPIA
1928 Portraits Issue Overprinted
for the Proclamation of King Tafari as Emperor Haile Selassie
April 3, 1930
1/2M
GRAY GREEN& BLACK
2MDARK BLUE
& BLACK
8MVIOLET& OLIVE
2TGREEN
& BISTRE
1MDARK CARMINE
& BLACK
1/4M
INDIGO &RED ORANGE
4MYELLOW& OLIVE
1TORANGE BROWN
& VIOLET
3TCHOCOLATE
& GREEN
1/8M
ORANGE &LIGHT BLUE
ETHIOPIA
1928 Portraits Issue Overprinted
for the Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie
November 2, 1930
1/2M
GRAY GREEN& BLACK
2MDARK BLUE
& BLACK
8MVIOLET& OLIVE
2TGREEN
& BISTRE
1MDARK CARMINE
& BLACK
1/4M
INDIGO &RED ORANGE
4MYELLOW& OLIVE
1TORANGE BROWN
& VIOLET
3TCHOCOLATE
& GREEN
1/8M
ORANGE &LIGHT BLUE
8MVIOLET& OLIVE
2TGREEN
& BISTRE
3TCHOCOLATE
& GREEN
Overprint in Red
ETHIOPIA
Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie
November 1930
1GORANGE
2GULTRAMARINE
4GVIOLET
8GDULL GREEN
1TBROWN
3TGREEN
5TRED BROWN
Reprints
1GORANGE
2GULTRAMARINE
4GVIOLET
8GDULL GREEN
1TBROWN
3TGREEN
5TRED BROWN
1928 Portraits Issue Surcharged
March 20, 1931
ETHIOPIA
1/8M ON 2MDARK BLUE
& BLACK
ON 1MDARK CARMINE
& BLACK
1/8M ON 4MYELLOW& OLIVE
1/4M ON 2M
DARK BLUE& BLACK
1/4M ON 1M
DARK CARMINE& BLACK
1/4M ON 4M
YELLOW& OLIVE
1/2M ON 2MDARK BLUE
& BLACK
1/2M ON 1MDARK CARMINE
& BLACK
1/2M ON 4MYELLOW& OLIVE
1/2M ON 4MYELLOW& OLIVE
Type I
1/2M ON 3T
CHOCOLATE& GREEN
Type II
1M ON 2MDARK BLUE
& BLACK
Pictorial Issue
1931
ETHIOPIA
1GRED ORANGE
3TYELLOW GREEN
2GULTRAMARINE
8GBLUE GREEN
5TRED BROWN
1/8G
RED
1/2G
DARK VIOLET4G
VIOLET1T
CHOCOLATE
1/4G
OLIVE GREEN
Ras Makonnen
Railroad over Hawash River
Empress Menen
Statue of Menelik II
Haile Selassie I
1931 Pictorial Issue Surcharged
1936
ETHIOPIA
1C ON 1/8GRED
3C ON 1/2GDARK VIOLET
5C ON 1GRED ORANGE
10C ON 2GULTRAMARINE
ON 1/4GOLIVE GREEN
1st Issue Restoration of Independence
March 23, 1942
4CLIGHT BLUE GREEN,
INDIGO & BLACK
10CROSE,
INDIGO & BLACK
20CDEEP ULTRAMARINE,
INDIGO & BLACK
ETHIOPIA
2nd Issue Restoration of Independence
1942-43
4CLIGHT BLUE GREEN
& INDIGO
8CYELLOW ORANGE
& INDIGO
10CROSE & INDIGO
12CDULL VIOLET
& INDIGO
20CDEEP ULTRAMARINE
& INDIGO
25CDULL GREEN
& INDIGO
50CDULL BROWN
& INDIGO
60CLILAC & INDIGO
Overprinted for the Restoration of the Obelisk in Myazzia Place
November 3, 1943
5C ON 4CLIGHT BLUE GREEN
& INDIGO
10C ON 8CYELLOW ORANGE
& INDIGO
15C ON 10CROSE & INDIGO
20C ON 12CDULL VIOLET
& INDIGO
30C ON 20CDEEP ULTRAMARINE
& INDIGO
ETHIOPIA
Centenary of the Birth of Emperor Menelik II
December 31, 1944
5CGREEN
50CDULL PURPLE
10CRED LILAC
20CDEEP BLUE
65CBISTRE BROWN
5CGREEN
10CRED
25CBLUE
1TVIOLET
Unissued Semi-Postal 'Red Cross' Issue Overprinted in Carmine
August 7, 1945
Same as Above without Overprint
5CGREEN
10CRED
25CBLUE
1TVIOLET
50CYELLOW BROWN
50CYELLOW BROWN
ETHIOPIA
50th Anniversary of Ethiopia's Postal System
April 18, 1947
10CYELLOW ORANGE
20CDEEP BLUE
30CORANGE BROWN
50CSLATE GREEN
70CRED VIOLET
Haile Selassie and Franklin D. Roosevelt
May 23, 1947
12CCARMINE LAKE & BLUE GREEN
25CDARK BLUE & ROSE
65CBLACK, RED & DEEP BLUE
ETHIOPIA
150th Anniversary of the Selassie Dynasty
May 1, 1947
20CDEEP BLUE
30CDARK PURPLE
$1DEEP GREEN
1943 Haile Selassie Issue
Provisional Surcharge in Orange
July 14, 1947
ON 25CDULL GREEN & INDIGO
ETHIOPIA
Pictoral Issue
1947-53
1CROSE VIOLET
2CBLUE VIOLET
4CGREEN
5CDARK GREEN
8CDEEP ORANGE
12CRED
15COLIVE BROWN
20CBLUE
30CORANGE BROWN
60CRED
70CROSE LILAC
$1CARMINE ROSE
$3BRIGHT BLUE
$5OLIVE
ETHIOPIA
8th Anniversary of Ethiopia's
Liberation from Italian Occupation
May 5, 1949
20CBLUE
30CYELLOW ORANGE
50CPURPLE
80CGREEN
$1RED
20th Anniversary of the Coronation of
Emperor Haile Selassie and Queen Menen
November 2, 1950
5CPURPLE
50CDEEP BLUE
10CDEEP PLUM
20CDEEP CARMINE
30CGREEN
ETHIOPIA
Opening of the Abbaye Bridge over the Blue Nile
January 1, 1951
5CDARK GREEN &DARK BROWN
10CDEEP ORANGE
& BLACK
15CDEEP BLUE &
ORANGE BROWN
30COLIVE &
LILAC ROSE
60CBROWN &
DEEP BLUE
804PURPLE
& GREEN
55th Anniversary of the Battle of Adwa
March 2, 1951
5CDARK GREEN
10CDEEP ULTRAMARINE
15CBLUE
30CCLARET
80CROSE CARMINE
$1ORANGE BROWN
ETHIOPIA
60th Birthday of Haile Selassie I
July 23, 1952
5CDARK GREEN
10CRED ORANGE
15CBLACK
25CULTRAMARINE
30CVIOLET
50CROSE RED
65CCHOCOLATE
Ethiopia's Federation with Eritrea
September 11, 1952
15CBROWN CARMINE
25CRED BROWN
30CYELLOW BROWN
50CPURPLE
65CGRAY
80CBLUE GREEN
$1ROSE CARMINE
$2DEEP BLUE
$3MAGENTA
ETHIOPIA
1st Anniversary of Ethiopia's Federation with Eritrea
October 4, 1953
10CRED &
DARK BROWN
15CBLUE &
DARKK GREEN
25CORANGE &
DARK BROWN
30CRED BROWN &DARK GREEN
50CPURPLE &
DARK BROWN
20th Anniversary of the Founding
of the Ethiopian Red Cross
July 8, 1955
15CCHOCOLATE & ULTRAMARINE
20CGREEN & ORANGE
30CULTRAMARINE & GREEN
25th Anniversary of the Coronation of
Emperor Haile Selassie and Queen Menen
November 3, 1955
5CGREEN &
CHOCOLATE
35CBROWN &
RED ORANGE
20CCARMINE & GREEN
25CMAGENTA & GRAY
50CDARK BROWN & ULTRAMARINE
65CVIOLET & CARMINE
ETHIOPIA
5CGREEN &
OLIVE GREEN
Silver Jublieee Fair held in Addis Ababa
November 5, 1955
10CCARMINE &
DEEP ULTRAMARINE
15CVIOLET BLACK
& GREEN
50CMAGENTA &RED BROWN
Pictoral Issue of 1947-51 Overprinted
to Commemorate World Refugee Year
April 7, 1960
ON 20CBLUE
ON 60CRED
2nd Conference of Independent African States at Tunis
June 14, 1960
20CORANGE& GREEN
80CORANGE& VIOLET
$1ORANGE
& MAROON
30th Anniversary of the Coronation
of Emperor Haile Selassie I
November 2, 1960
10CBROWN& BLUE
25CVIOLET &EMERALD
50CDARK BLUE &
ORANGE YELLOW
ETHIOPIA
65CSLATE GREEN &
SALMON PINK
$1INDIGO &
ROSE VIOLET
African Freedom Day
April 15, 1961
80CULTRAMARINE
20th Anniversary of Ethiopia's
Liberation from Italian Occupation
May 5, 1961
20CGREEN
30CVIOLET BLUE
$1BROWN
ETHIOPIA
African Wild Animals
June 16, 1961
5CBLACK & EMERALD
15CRED BROWN & GREEN
25CSEPIA & EMERALD
35CRED BROWN & GREEN
50CBROWN RED & EMERALD
$1RED BROWN & GREEN
Golden Anniversary of Emperor Haile Selassie and Queen Menen
July 27, 1961
10CGREEN
30CVIOLET BLUE
$1CARMINE ROSE
ETHIOPIA
SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS
Types of 1931 Pictorial Issue
Overprinted in Red
February 25, 1936
4GBLUE
1TPURPLE
2GROSE
8GBROWN
1GLIGHT GREEN
Pictoral Issue of 1949
Surcharged in Blue for the Industrial & Agricultural Exposition
June 13, 1949
ON 8CDEEP ORANGE
+5C ON 12CRED
+15C ON 30CORANGE BROWN
+70C ON 70CROSE LILAC
+80C ON $1CARMINE ROSE
1945 Unissued Semi-Postal 'Red Cross' Issue
Surcharged in Red
May 8, 1950
5CGREEN
10CRED
25CBLUE
1TVIOLET
50CYELLOW BROWN
ETHIOPIA
SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS
Semi-Postal Issue of 1949
Additionally Overprinted in Black for the Industrial & Agricultural Exposition
November 17, 1951
+8C ON 8CDEEP ORANGE
+5C ON 12CRED
+15C ON 30CORANGE BROWN
+70C ON 70CROSE LILAC
+80C ON $1CARMINE ROSE
Anti-Tuberculosis Issue
November 17, 1951
5C + 2CBLUE GREEN
10C + 3CORANGE
15C + 3CDEEP BLUE
30C + 5CRED
50C + 7CRED BROWN
$1 + 10CPURPLE
ETHIOPIA
SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS
Anti-Tuberculosis Issue
December 1, 1958
20C + 3CPURPLE
25C + 4CEMERALD
35C + 5CROSE VIOLET
60C + 7CVIOLET BLUE
65C + 7CVIOLET
80C + 9CCARMINE ROSE
Type of 1955 Ethiopian Red Cross Issue
Surcharged for the Centenary of the International Red Cross
May 30, 1959
ON 15COLIVE BISTRE & ROSE RED
3C ON 20CVIOLET & EMERALD
5C ON 30CROSE CARMINE & GREENISH BLUE
1945 Unissued Semi-Postal 'Red Cross' Issue
Surcharged for the 25th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Red Cross
May 7, 1960
1C ON 5CGREEN
2C ON 10CRED
3C ON 25CBLUE
ON 1TVIOLET
4C ON 50CYELLOW BROWN
ETHIOPIA
AIRMAIL STAMPS
Portraits Issue of 1928
Overprinted in Red, Green, Violet or Black
"Airplane of the Ethiopian Government"
August 17, 1929
1/2MGRAY GREEN
& BLACK
1/8M
ORANGE &LIGHT BLUE
2MDARK BLUE
& BLACK
8MVIOLET& OLIVE
2TGREEN
& BISTRE
1MDARK CARMINE
& BLACK
1/4M
INDIGO &RED ORANGE
4MYELLOW& OLIVE
1TORANGE BROWN
& VIOLET
3TCHOCOLATE
& GREEN
1/2M
GRAY GREEN& BLACK
1/8M
ORANGE &LIGHT BLUE
2MDARK BLUE
& BLACK
8MVIOLET& OLIVE
2TGREEN
& BISTRE
1MDARK CARMINE
& BLACK
1/4MINDIGO &
RED ORANGE
4MYELLOW& OLIVE
1TORANGE BROWN
& VIOLET
3TCHOCOLATE
& GREEN
Missing Colon on Lower Inscription
ETHIOPIA
AIRMAIL STAMPS
Symbols of Empire, Airplane and Map
June 17, 1931
1GORANGE RED
2GULTRAMARINE
4GVIOLET
8GBLUE GREEN
1TOLIVE BROWN
2TCARMINE
3TYELLOW GREEN
Reprints on Thinner Paper with Whiter Gum
1GORANGE RED
2GULTRAMARINE
4GVIOLET
8GBLUE GREEN
1TOLIVE BROWN
2TCARMINE
3TYELLOW GREEN
ETHIOPIA
AIRMAIL STAMPS
Resumption of Airmail Services
Overprinted on Haile Selassie Issue of 1942-43
March 20, 1947
ON 4CLIGHT BLUE GREEN
& INDIGO
ON 25CDULL GREEN
& INDIGO
$2 ON 60CLILAC & INDIGO
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Haile Selassie
1947
$1 $2
ETHIOPIA
AIRMAIL STAMPS
Pictoral Issue
1947-55
8CPURPLE BROWN
10CBRIGHT GREEN
25CDULL PURPLE
30CORANGE YELLOW
35CBLUE
65CPURPLE
70CRED
$1DEEP BLUE
$3ROSE LILAC
$5RED BROWN
$10ROSE VIOLET
75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union
April 3, 1950
5CGREEN & RED
15CSLATE GREEN & CARMINE
ETHIOPIA
AIRMAIL STAMPS
50CCARMINE & ULTRAMARINE
25CORANGE YELLOW & GREEN
10CGRAY GREEN
15CCARMINE
20CVIOLET
10th Anniversary of Ethiopian Airlines
December 30, 1955
10CREDDISH BROWN& ULTRAMARINE
15CDARK CARMINE ROSE
& OLIVE GREEN
20CBLUE &
ORANGE RED
25CPURPLE
& GREEN
30CDARK GREEN
& RED BROWN
25th Anniversary of the Constitution
July 16, 1956
Ancient Capital Cities
February 7, 1957
ETHIOPIA
AIRMAIL STAMPS
5CBROWN RED
10CROSE CARMINE
15CRED ORANGE
20CULTRAMARINE
25CCLARET
70th Anniversary of Addis Ababa
February 14, 1957
5CULTRAMARINE
PINK
10COLIVE GREEN
PINK
15CDULL PURPLE
YELLOW
20CGREENBUFF
25CPLUMBLUE
30CRED
GREEN
Conference of Independent African States
April 15, 1958
ETHIOPIA
AIRMAIL STAMPS
10CGREEN
20CROSE RED
30CBRIGHT BLUE
United Nations Economic Conference for Africa
December 29, 1958
5CEMERALD
20CCARMINE ROSE
25CULTRAMARINE
25CULTRAMARINE
30th Anniversary of Ethiopian Airmail Service
Overprinted on 1947-55 Pictoral Airmail Issue
August 16, 1959
ETHIOPIA
AIRMAIL STAMPS
ON 8CPURPLE BROWN
ON 10CBRIGHT GREEN
ON 25CDULL PURPLE
ON 30CYELLOW ORANGE
ON 35CBLUE
ON 65CPURPLE
ON 70CRED
ETHIOPIA
SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMPS
Motorcycle Messenger and Addis Ababa Post Office
Unwatermarked
April 24, 1947
30CORANGE BROWN
50CBLUE
Same Watermarked
Ethiopian Star and Amharic Characters
1954-62
30CORANGE BROWN
50CBLUE
ETHIOPIA
First Issue
Overprinted in Black
June 10, 1896
1/4G
GREEN
1/2G
RED4G
LILAC BROWN8G
VIOLET
1GBLUE
2GDARK BROWN
16GBLACK
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS
Overprint in Red
4GLILAC BROWN
8GVIOLET
16GBLACK
Without Overprint
1/4G
GREEN
1/2G
RED1G
BLUE2G
DARK BROWN
4GLILAC BROWN
8GVIOLET
16GBLACK
Regular Issue of 1894
Overprinted in Various Colors
January 1, 1905
ETHIOPIA
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS
1/4G
GREEN
1/2G
RED1G
BLUE2G
DARK BROWN
4GLILAC BROWN
8GVIOLET
16GBLACK
Regular Issue of 1894
Overprinted in Various Colors
January 1, 1905
1/4G
GREEN
1/2G
RED1G
BLUE2G
DARK BROWN
4GLILAC BROWN
8GVIOLET
16GBLACK
Regular Issue of 1894
Overprinted in Blue or Violet
July 1, 1906
ETHIOPIA
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS
1/4 ON 1/
4G
GREEN
ON 1/2G
REDON 1GBLUE
2 ON 2GDARK BROWN
4 ON 4GLILAC BROWN
8 ON 8GVIOLET
16 ON 16GBLACK
Postage Due Issue of 1906
with Additional Surcharge
July 1, 1907
1/4GGREEN
1/2GRED
1GBLUE
2GDARK BROWN
4GLILAC BROWN
8GVIOLET
16GBLACK
Regular Issue of 1894
Overprinted in Black
December 1, 1908
ETHIOPIA
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS
Regular Issue of 1909
Handstamped in Black
1912-13
1/4GBLUE GREEN
1/2G
ROSE1G
GREEN & ORANGE
2GBLUE
4GGREEN & CARMINE
8GVERMILION &DEEP GREEN
16GVERMILION &
CARMINE
Regular Issue of 1919
Handstamped in Blue Black
1925-27
1/8G
VIOLET & BROWN
1/4G
BLUE GREEN& DRAB
1/2G
SCARLET &OLIVE GREEN
1GROSE LILAC &GRAY GREEN
2GDEEP ULTRAMARINE
& FAWN
ETHIOPIA
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS
Coronation Issue of 1917
Additionally Handstamped in Black
1930
2GBLUE
1GGREEN & ORANGE
1CEMERALD
'T' Design with
Numeral of Value in Circle
1951
5CROSE CARMINE
10CLIGHT VIOLET
20CYELLOW BROWN
50CULTRAMARINE
$1ROSE PURPLE
ETHIOPIAISSUED UNDER ITALIAN OCCUPATION
10C 20C
King Victor Emanuel III
Watermarked Crown
1936
30C25C 50C
75C 1.25L