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  • Lot# : 750 Ethiopia

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    1896: 1 g. blue postal stationery card, registered usage to Zurich cancelled on despatch by "ENTOTTO" datestamp (Jan 12), franked by 1894 Djibouti 50 c. blue & red cancelled by "Djibouti / Postes" datestamp in blue (Jan 22). French Paquebot "La Reunion A Marseille" at right and carried on the Steammer 'Iraouaddy' (Feb 3). Zurich arrivals on obverse (Feb 16) in black. A charming and rare usage. Note: The card is written by Alfred Ilg who helped Leon Chefneux establish the Concessionary Post Offices in Addis Abeba, Harar and Entotto.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 751 Ethiopia

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    1896: 1 g. blue postal stationery card, registered usage to Zurich from Addis Abeba, franked by 1894 Djibouti 10 c. brown & green and 25 c. rose & blue cancelled by "Djibouti / Postes" datestamp in blue (Feb 22).  Reverse with "HARAR" datestamp in black (Feb 18) and Zurich arrivals on obverse (March 19) in black. A fine and rare usage. Note: The card is written by Alfred Ilg who helped Leon Chefneux establish the Concessionary Post Offices in Addis Abeba, Harar and Entotto.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 752 Ethiopia

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    1896: 1 g. blue postal stationery card, a fine used example to Paris cancelled by "HARAR" Type II datestamps in black, (April 1, 1897), Djibouti 1894 25 c. rose & blue applied for onward transmission and cancelled by "Djibouti / Postes" in blue (April 5). Circular "Ligne N / Paq. Fr. No. 3" French Paquebot at right (same day) and carried on the Steamer 'Oceanien'. Interesting message on reverse "we have been received by Ras Makonen" (Governor of the province of Harar) "and we are on our way to Addis Abeba". Some minor faults but scarce.
    Note: The card is written by the French artist and explorer M. Potter, a member of the De Bonchamps expedition that explored the Upper Nile.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 753 Ethiopia

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    1896: 1 g. blue postal stationery card, registered 1896 usage to Zurich cancelled on despatch by faint "ENTOTTO" Type I datestamp in black, franked by 1894 Djibouti 10 c. brown & green and 25 c. rose & blue cancelled by "Djibouti / Postes" datestamp in blue (Oct 10). French Paquebot "La Reunion A Marseille" at right and carried on the Steammer 'Iraouaddy' (Oct 18). Zurich arrivals on obverse (Oct 30) in black. A rare usage. Note: The card is written by Alfred Ilg who helped Leon Chefneux establish the Concessionary Post Offices in Addis Abeba, Harar and Entotto, it is the sole recorded usage of this card with the Tyype I "Entotto" datestamp and the only known usage in 1896.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 754 Ethiopia

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    1896: 1 g. blue postal stationery card, a fine used example cancelled by "ENTOTTO" Type II datestamps (14.11.99) in black, mailed to Germany with earliest recorded usage of "HARAR / POSTES FRANCAISES" transit cds in black (Nov 25) and reverse franked by 1894 Djibouti 5 c. green & orange (2) cancelled by Djibouti cds's in blue. "HARAR" cds of transit in blue on reverse (Nov 21) and front with French Paquebot datestamp (Dec 3) carried by Steamer 'Natal'. Königsfeld arrival cds (Dec 16). An extremely rare and fine usage. Provenance: Collection Ascher.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 755 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 4
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    1897 (June 24): Cover to Constantinople franked on reverse with 1894 2 g. deep brown tied by "HARAR" datestamp in black, repeated strike on obverse; franked on front with Djibouti 1894 25 c. blue & rose cancelled by "Djibouti / Postes" datestamps in blue (June 27) and by French Paquebot "Ligne N / Paq. Fr. No. 10" (June 28) and carried up the Red Sea by the Steamer "Sydney". Port Said transit (July 3), Alexandria transit  (July 8) and German P.O. in Constantinople arrival cds (July 13) on reverse. Cover originally opened for display and trimmed at back. Rare. Signed G. Bolaffi (1953), A. Bolaffi and A. Diena; cert. A. Diena (1968).
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 756 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 1+2
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    1898 (Aug 2): Registered cover to Kajana, Finland franked on front by 1894 ¼ g. green and ½ g. pale red tied by scarce "ENTOTTO" datestamp in blue, repeated strike above. Framed "R" for registration and reverse with Djibouti 1894 50 c. blue & red tied by "Djibouti / Cote Fran.se Des Somalis" cds (Aug 19) in blue. Faint French Ligne N Paquebot datestamp in black on obverse (carried on the Steamer 'Oceanien'), and address re-written in Cyrillic to benefit the local Postman. A fine and extremely rare first issue cover to a most unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 757 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 4/I
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    1901 (Aug 11): Violet "Ethiopie" overprint on 1894 2 g. brown, used on 1901 cover and tied by "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp in black. "HARAR" transit cds in blue below (21/8) and reverse with 1894 Djibouti 25 c. rose red & blue tied by "Djibouti" cds in blue and by Marseille cds and Interlaken (19/9) arrival. Minor opening flap fault on reverse but a significant and rare cover.
    Starting bid : 450 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 758 Ethiopia

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    1902 (Nov 27): "Bosta" overprinted 1 g. blue postal stationery card used to Berne, Switzerland cancelled by "ADIS ABEBA" cds in black, "HARAR" transit in blue (8/12) and French Somali Coast 5 c. pale green & green pair applied and tied by Djibouti cds (15/12). French Paquebot "La Reunion A  Marseille / LV No. 2" in black and carried on Steamer 'Yangtse' (15/12). Bern arrival cds on front (28/12). A fien and attractive usage.
    Note: The card is written and signed by H. Muhle, director of the Addis Abeba Post Office.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 759 Ethiopia

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    1903 (Sept 6): "Malekt" in violet on 1 g. postal stationery card, a fine used example cancelled "ADDIS ABEBA" (error of year 1902 for 1903) mailed to Metz also franked by French Somali Coast 10 c. rose & red tied by Djibouti cds (Sept 22) in black. Harar transit cds in blue (19/9), Aden cds (23/9) and Metz arrival cds (31/10) alongside. Fine and scarce.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF
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