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Lot# 739 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 739 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : P3
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    1905: Great Britain 1 d. red stationery envelope up-rated for UPU rate to Addis Abeba with 1902 perfinned 1½ d. deep lilac & green tied by London machine cancellation (April 28). Cover struck on reverse with "Aden" transit cds (May 7) and Djibouti cds in blue (May 16). The envelope was then charged (not taxed) for internal transmission with April 1905 Postage Due "T" (Type II) in violet on 1894 1 g. blue tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp (May 16). Some edge wear to envelope but a rarity of Ethiopian philately. Cert. RPSL (2016).rnrnNote: Contrary to Michel's listing, this issue has been recorded used from April 28th 1905. The stamps were only used in Harar.rnNote²: The RPSL state the Postage Due is 'a philatelic contrivance'. If this is so, who paid for the transmission from Djibouti, Somali Coast to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia given that Ethiopia had yet to join the UPU?rnProvenance: Collection Nachum Kaplan, Corinphila sale 169, Sept 2011, lot 770
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 750.00 CHF