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  • Lot# : 673 Ethiopia

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    1896: ½ g. salmon postal stationery card (H&G 2) used to Berlin cancelled by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in blue (April 24, 1900), in combination with India ½ a. green (on reverse) and pair of 1 a. plum tied by "B" in bars obliterator and by 'Aden' transit cds (May 6). "ZAILA / SOMALI COAST" cds at right (April 28) in black. Small scrape on card at top right but a superb and rare combination usage. Cert. APS (2010).
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 674 Ethiopia

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    1902: Malekt in bluish-violet on 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 6c), a used example written at Addis-Abeba to Berlin (Nov 19, 1904), in combination with British Somaliland 1903 1 a. carmine (Gi 2) tied by "B" in bars obliterator with "ZAILA / SOMALI COAST" cds below (Dec 5) in black. 'Berbera' transit cds (Dec 8) and 'Aden' transit cds (Dec 10) with Berlin arrival (Dec 24) all on the obverse of a very fine and extremely rare card.
    Starting bid : 1,250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 675 Ethiopia

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    1896: 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 3) written by the explorer Oscar Neumann on July 5, 1900 from "Sheikh Husska Arussi (Galla Land)" to Berlin with bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in blue (July 14), the card would have been carried by courrier to Harar; franked by India ½ a. green and two 1 a. plum all tied by "B" in bars obliterators with "ZAILA / SOMALI COAST" cds below (July 21) in black. 'Aden' transit cds (Nov 29) and Berlin arrival all on obverse. The Indian stamps applied close to the edge of card and some perfs. clipped but a rare and most attractive usage.rnrnNote: Oscar Neumann was born to a wealthy Jewish family (1867-1946), he travelled to German East Africa across Tanganyika, Uganda and Kenya in 1892 and collected for the Berlin Museum publishing descriptions. In 1899 he accompanied Baron Carlo von Erlanger through and southern Ethiopia, collecting birds that went to Lord Walter Rothschild's bird collection in Tring. In 1941, with the help of his friend Julius Riemer he fled Germany, travelling from Berlin via Cuba to Chicago, where he worked the final years of his life as a curator in the Field Museum of Natural History.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 676 Ethiopia

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    1896: ½ g. salmon postal stationery card (H&G 2) written by the explorer Oscar Neumann on April 24, 1900 from Harar to Berlin with bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in blue (April 16) and presumably pre-cancelled, franked by India ½ a. green and two 1 a. plum folded over edge of card at base and intact on reverse, all tied by "B" in bars obliterators with "ZAILA / SOMALI COAST" cds at right (April 28) in black. 'Aden' transit cds (May 6) and Berlin arrival all on obverse. A rare and most attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 600.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 677 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 5
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    Italian Post Offices in Eritrea (The Italian Route) 1893: 'Colonia Eritrea' 20 c. orange, a horizontal used pair on 1893 cover to Göteborg, Sweden from the Oromo Mission in Harar under Dr. Nils-Olof Hylander (the addressee was his fiancé) dated in manuscript on reverse (May 29), thence by Diplomatic Bag to Massawa; the adhesives tied by "MASSAUA / (MAR ROSSO)" squared circle (June 2) in black. Reverse with Göteborg arrival (June 21). Scarce destination from a small archive of approximately ten cover.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 360.00 CHF

    Lot# : 678 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 7
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    Italian Post Offices in Eritrea (The Italian Route) 1893: 'Colonia Eritrea'  40 c. brown used on 1893 cover from Harar to cover to Göteborg, Sweden from the Oromo Mission in Harar under Dr. Nils-Olof Hylander (the addressee was his fiancé), tied by "ASMARA / ERITREA" datestamp (Sept 11) in black with information strike alongside.
    Starting bid : 175.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 280.00 CHF

    Lot# : 679 Ethiopia

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    Italian Post Offices in Eritrea (The Italian Route) 1898: Eritrea 10 c. dull red postal stationery card (H&G 10), written from Salamona (Feb 2) cancelled by "MASSAUA / (ERITREA)" cds's (Feb 6) and mailed to Berlin (Feb 23). Vertical crease and soiled but written by the German explorer and naturalist G. Schirader.rnrnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky, Harmers, London, 25 July 2006, lot 38.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 360.00 CHF

    Lot# : 680 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 21+30
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    Italian Post Offices in Eritrea (The Italian Route) 1908: Eritrea 5 c. green pair, 15 c. on 20 c. brown orange (3) used on registered cover to Piacenza, addressed to Lodovico Marazzani Visconti Terzi (politician 1856-1916); tied by ADI CAIE / ERITREA datestamp (July 7) in black. Reverse with Asmara transit cds (July 10) and arrival. Faults but scarce, the sender Marazzini was known to be the commercial Agent in Dessie Wollo, Ethiopia. Signed Sorani.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 240.00 CHF

    Lot# : 681 Ethiopia

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    1903/04c.: Printed Telegram form with "Télégraphes / Ethiopiens" and Lion at left, being a 13 word transmission from Addis Abeba (Nov 5) to Harar taking four days to transmit. Sent from the Russian Count Léontieff, an advisor to Menelik II, to Sarkis Terzian a trader and gunsmith asking for an appointment in Harar when he would reach the town in a fortnight. The telegram received and forwarded (probably by telephone, although the lines were frequently down) by Postmaster J. Michel of Harar, which helps aid the date of the Telegram. Rare and most unusual.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 420.00 CHF

    Lot# : 682 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 16
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    1905 (Jan 24): '5 c/m' in violet on ½ g. salmon, two biscted examples used on 1905 internal postcard to Addis Abeba tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in blue (Dec 24) with information strike below. Card (view of Harar) with crease but a scarce usage.rnrnProvenance: Collection Ulf Lindahl, DF, Geneva, Sept 2013, lot 72214.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 240.00 CHF

    Lot# : 683 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 3/IV
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    1903 (Jan 1): Malekt 1 g. blue, a vertical pair, used on 1903 cover to Grosseto, Italy tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" cds (Oct 28) with information strike alongside, reverse with bilingual "HARAR" transit cds in blue (Nov 8); in combination with Obock 1894 15 c. blue & rose (Ceres 52) and Somali Coast 1902 10 c. red-orange & carmine (Ceres 41) tied by Djibouti cds's in blue (Nov 10). Octagonal French Paquebot 'La Reunion a Marseille / L.V. No. 2' in black alongside (Nov 14). Monterotondo arrival on reverse. A fine 'three country' usage.rnrnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky, Harmers, London, 25 July 2006, lot 62.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 684 Ethiopia

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    1901: 'Ethiopie' in violet on 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 6), used to Lausanne, Switzerland (written and signed by J. Michel, who applied the overprint again under his signature on reverse) cancelled by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" cds in black (Dec 25). Somali Coast 1894 10 c. green & lilac-brown (Ceres 10), two diagoanlly bisected halves, cancelled by Djibouti cds's (Jan 15, 1901) in blue with Lausanne arrivals (Feb 2). Some wrinkles but a scarce, correctly rated and attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 360.00 CHF

    Lot# : 685 Ethiopia

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    1902: Malekt in black on 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 6d), a used example cancelled by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in black (Feb 20, 1905) and mailed to Potsdam, Germany; with weak "Harar" transit in blue (March 7). Somali Coast 1903 1 c. black & brown-lilac (2) and two 4 c. black & pale carmine (Ceres 53+55) cancelled at Djibouti (March 10) in blue. Potsdam arrival at right (March 25). An attractive and unusual combination.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 686 Ethiopia

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    1902 (May): Cover mailed from Harar to Lyon, France with "HARAR / POSTES FRANÇAISES" cds in black of despatch, thence to Djibouti where ffranked on reverse by Obock 1894 40 c. bright yellow & blue-green, sheet marginal but with crease,(Ceres 14) tied by Djibouti cds in blue. Octagonal 'LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No. 6" on obverse (May 23) in black. An unusual usage.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 340.00 CHF

    Lot# : 687 Ethiopia

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    1903: Malekt in black on ¼ g. green postal stationery card (H&G 4d), a used example sent registered to Basel, Switzerland (written by Harar Postmaster J. Michel) cancelled by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in blue (Aug 30, 1903); in combination with Somali Coast 1902 10 c. red-orange & carmine (Ceres 41) and Obock 1894 25 c. black & blue (Ceres 54) tied by Djibouti cds's (Sept 1) in black. Basel arrival also on obverse (Sept 14). An unusual 'three country' usage.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 460.00 CHF

    Lot# : 688 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 4/III
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    1902 (April 1): Bosta in violet on 2 g. deep brown, a used example on 1902 cover to Paris tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in black (April 26), with "HARAR" transit in blue on reverse (May 7), in combination with Obock 1894 15 c. blue & rose (Ceres 52) tied by Djibouti cds (May 12) and by octagonal 'La Reunion a Marseille' Paquebot datestamp (May 14) in black. Closed tears at edges, somewhat trimmed but attractive. Cert. J-F. Brun (2009).
    Starting bid : 175.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 550.00 CHF

    Lot# : 689 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 4/III
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    1902 (April 1): Bosta in violet on 2 g. deep brown, a used example on 1902 cover to the Governor of Martinique in Paris tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in black (Oct 27), with "HARAR" transit in blue on reverse (Nov 6), in combination with Obock 1892 15 c. (Ceres 37) tied by Djibouti cds in black. Readdressed on arrival in Paris (Nov 29) to Fort de France, Martinique. A fine and unusual cover to an extraordinary destination. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).rnrnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky, Harmers, London, 25 July 2006, lot 31.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 550.00 CHF

    Lot# : 690 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 8
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    1905: '05' in blue on ¼ g. green, used on postcard to Djibouti with 1903 Somali Coast 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) tied by bilingual "Harar" datestamp (Oct 4) in blue. Reverse with Djibouti cds (Oct 6) in black.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 140.00 CHF

    Lot# : 691 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 21/II+22/II
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    1906 (July 1): '20' c. in purple on 1 g. blue and '40' c. in purple on 2 g. deep brown, used examples on 1907 triple rate cover to Berlin, tied by poor "ADIS ABEBA" cds (Jan 23) in black with information strike at right. 1906 French Levant 25 c. blue and Merson 50 c. brown & lavender (Ceres 24+25) tied by dotted "Dirre Daoua / Abyssinie" datestamps (Feb 3) in transit. Berlin arrival on reverse (Feb 16) and German Reseal labels (3) at base. Imperfections but a scarce and most unusual combination of issues: less than five covers are recorded with the Levant 50 c. Merson. Cert. J-F. Brun (2010).
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 692 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 18/II
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    1906 (July 1): '05' c. in purple on ¼ g, green, two examples used on real photo postcard (hunters with antelope) to Germany tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in black (Jan 30, 1907), in combination with French Levant Blanc 5 c. blue-green pair (Ceres 13), tied by dotted "Dirre Daoua / Abyssinie" datestamp (Feb 10). Two German arrivals alongside (Feb 28). A scarce combination and card.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 480.00 CHF

    Lot# : 693 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 20/II
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    1906 (July 1): '20' c. in purple on 1 g. blue used on 1907 cover to Germany, slightly trimmed at left, tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp in black (Feb 6), in combination with French P.O. in Port Said 25 c. blue (Ceres 28) tied by dotted "Dirre Daoua / Abyssinie" datestamp (Feb 17). Reverse with Djibouti transit cds and arrival cds. Envelope faults but an extremely rare combination usage - the earliest recorded. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).rnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 350.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 694 Ethiopia

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    1907: Large part cover from Dire Daoua to Dresden, franked by French Levant Blanc 5 c. blue-green (Ceres 13) and vertical pair of French Port Said 10 c. deep rose (Ceres 25) tied by dotted "Dirre Daoua / Abyssinie" datestamps (March 24). Cover truncated at top and edge faults but reverse with Djibouti cds on reverse (March 25) and Dresden arrival (April 6) in black. A very rare combination.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 280.00 CHF

    Lot# : 695 Ethiopia

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    1907: Cover from Dire Daoua sent registered to Porrentruy, Switzerland endorsed 'via Aden & Brindisi', franked by French P.O. in Port Said 25 c. blue in a vertical pair (Ceres 28) tied by dotted "Dirre Daoua / Abyssinie" datestamp (Oct 6). Handstruck 'R' at left and reverse with Porrentruy arrival cds (Oct 19). Rare. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).
    Starting bid : 350.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 700.00 CHF

    Lot# : 696 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 8+9
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    1905 (Jan 1): '05' in blue on ¼ g. green and '10' in violet on ½ g. salmon, each in two diagonal bisects, in opposing halves and colourfully applied on 1905 registered cover to L'Estrange Ewen in London, tied by "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in black (April 14), in combination with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine, 15 c. black & yellow-brown and 25 c. black & blue (Ceres 57+58+60) all tied by Djibouti cds's (May 1) in blue. Reverse with London arrivals (May 15) and sender's cachet of A. Savouré, the Emperor Menelik's Arms dealer. The envelope with closed edge tears but a remarkable cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Reverend Eric Payne, Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1995, lot 55.rn 
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 480.00 CHF

    Lot# : 697 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 9
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    1905 (Jan 1): '10' in violet on ½ g. salmon used on 1906 cover to Djibouti, tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in blue (Oct 5), in combination with Somali Coast 1903 25 c. black & blue tied by Djibouti cds in black. An unusual local usage.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF

    Lot# : 698 Ethiopia

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    1906: 'Postes & Télégraphes Ethiopiens' printed envelope sent registered from Harar (initially a Value Declared Letter for 50 francs, but this service not introuduced until late in 1907 and deleted at top, although correctly rated for same), franked by French Levant 10 c. rose and 25 c. blue (Ceres 14+24) tied by "HARAR / POSTES FRANÇAISES" datestamps in blue (Dec 30) with framed 'R' alongside. 'La Reunion a Marseille' Paquebot datestamp (Jan 4, 1907) in black and Paris arrival on reverse, with Somali Coast 1 c. used as seal at top of envelope, a scarce cover. Cert. J-F. Brun (2009).
    Starting bid : 175.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 550.00 CHF

    Lot# : 699 Ethiopia

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    1906: Registered cover from Harar to France, with "HARAR / POSTES FRANÇAISES" despatch datestamp in blue, with Obock 1894 50 c. red & blue (Ceres 57) with framed 'R' alongside cancelled in Djibouti (Jan 26) in black. Octagonal 'LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No. 8' datestamp at top (Jan 27) and reverse with Mirebel / Jura arrival (Feb 6), a fine cover; together with cover from same correspondence franked by Somali Coast 25 c. black & blue and mailed (1905) in similar fashion.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 700 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 9
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    1905 (Jan 1): '10' in violet on ½ g. salmon on cover to Beirut, Syria tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp (Oct 21) in blue, in combination with Somali Coast 1903 25 c. black & blue (Ceres 60) tied by Djibouti cds (Oct 24) in black. Octagonal 'La Reunion a Marseille / L.U. No. 3' in black (Nov 3) also on obverse. Reverse with French P.O. in Port Said cds and Beyrouth arrival (Nov 10). Cover with thin spot but a rare combination. Cert. APS (2002).
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 340.00 CHF

    Lot# : 701 Ethiopia

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    1906 (July 1): Large Minilik '40' on 2 g. deep brown used on 1907 double rate cover to Manchester, tied by "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp (April 26) in black. Cover flap torn on opening but reverse bears 1906 French Levant Merson 50 c. brown & grey (Ceres 25), tied by dotted "DIRRE DAOUA / ABYSSINIE" datestamp (May 5) to Manchester (May 18). Faults with part of flap missing but very rare - just 5 covers are recorded bearing the Levant 50 c. value. Cert. J-F. Brun (2010).rnrnNote: For a similar example at triple rate see the Payne collection (lot 77) or Sciaky collection (lot 98).
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 700.00 CHF

    Lot# : 702 Ethiopia

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    1905: Cover from Awara Melka to Caen, France, with return address and handstamp "PLANTATION / D'AOUARA MELKA" (an Austro-Swiss fruit concern), carried via Harar and mailed in Djibouti with Somali Coast 1902 5 c. pale green & green and 1903 black & carmine (Ceres 40+57) tied by Djibouti datestamps (Dec 12, 1905) in black. Octagonal 'La Reunion a Marseille' datestamp in black (Dec 14) and reverse with Caen cds. Scarce and most unusual. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 250.00 CHF

    Lot# : 703 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 1/7
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    1894: The full set of seven values to 16 g. black, used on registered cover to Arthur Maury in Paris, all tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamps (Nov 27) in brown; "Djibouti / Postes" datestamp in blue (Dec 28) and framed 'R', with 'La Reunion a Marseille / L.U. No. 2' Paquebot adjacent. Djibouti stamp missing on reverse. These covers were prepared for Maury for the 1896 Paris Exhibition.
    Starting bid : 100.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 160.00 CHF

    Lot# : 704 Ethiopia

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    1901: 'Ethiopie' in violet on 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 6) used to Basel, Switzerland cancelled by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp in black (Dec 11), with bilingual "HARAR" datestamp of transit in blue (Dec 20) at right, in combination with Somali Coast 1894 10 c. green & lilac-brown (Ceres 19) cancelled on arrival in Basel (Jan 21, 1902). Corner fault to the card (written by J.A. Michel), but a rare genuine in-period usage of same.
    Starting bid : 100.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 705 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 3/I
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    1901 (July 1): 'Ethiopie' in violet on 1 g. blue in a horizontal pair, used on 1901 cover to Zurich, Switzerland cancelled by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp in black (Nov 11), with bilingual "HARAR" datestamp of transit in blue (Nov 21) at left; in combination with Somali Coast 1894 10 c. green & lilac-brown, 15 c. green & violet and 50 c. rose & blue (Ceres 10+11+15) tied by Djibouti datestamps (Nov 29) to reverse in blue. Zurich arrival above (Dec 16). Slight trim to reverse of envelope but most attractive. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 700.00 CHF

    Lot# : 706 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1901 (Oct 15): 'Ethiopie' in blue on ½ g. salmon used on postcard to Paris tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp in blue (May 5, 1908), in combination with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine similarly tied at Addis Abeba alongside in blue. Fine real photo card of Mother, children and herd of cows in sepia. Scarce - during the re-organisation of the Private Posts, these contentious stamps were re-issued. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF

    Lot# : 707 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 3/III
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    1902 (April 1): Bosta in violet on 1 g. blue, a single example on registered cover to the 'Circus Schumann' in Colmar and readdressed to Prague, tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp (April 6) in blue, transferred with "HARAR / NPOSTES FRANÇAISES" cds in black, reverse with Obock 1894 15 c. blue & rose (2) and 20 c. orange & brown-violet (Ceres 52+53) tied in Djibouti (April 12) in blue. Kolmar cds (April 27) and Prag arrival cds of the following day adjacent. Edge wear to envelope and faults but a scarce destination and the earliest recorded use of the 'Bosta' issue. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).rnrnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky, Harmers, London, 25 July 2006, lot 57.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 650.00 CHF

    Lot# : 708 Ethiopia

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    1902: Bosta overprint in blackish-blue on 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 6a), written by H. Muhle to F. Michel in Berne, Switzerland cancelled by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" cds in black (Nov 27) with "HARAR" transit datestamp (Dec 8, 1902) in blue. Somali Coast 1902 5 c. pale green & green pair (Ceres 40) below tied by Djibouti cds (Dec 15). 'La Reunion a Marseille / LV No. 2' Paquebot in black (Dec 15) and Bern arrival (Dec 28) all on obverse. A most attractive and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 709 Ethiopia

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    1902: Bosta overprint in black on 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 6d), used to France cancelled by faint "Adis Abeba" cds (June 17, 1904) in black, in combination with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine tied by Djibouti cds in blue (July 12). Enghien Les Bains arrival cds (July 27). A scarce card - message states "Expedition in a hopeless muddle, unable to proceed beyond place reached (Addis) and consequently returning soon, probably in bits..".
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 150.00 CHF

    Lot# : 710 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 1/IV+2/IV
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    1903 (Jan 1): Malekt optd. in black on ¼ g. green (4) and ½ g. salmon (2) used on registered 1903 cover to Whitfield King in Ipswich, all tied by bilngual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in black (May 11). Franked on obverse and reverse with Somali Coast 1902 5 c. pale green & green (3), 1894 orange-brown & green (5) and Obock 1894 5 c. green & brown (2) all cancelled by Djibouti cds's in blue (June 3). Octagonal 'Ligne N' Paquebot and Ipswich arrival (June 17). A most attractive correctly rated 'three country' franking.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 360.00 CHF

    Lot# : 711 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 2/IV
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    1903 (Jan 1): Malekt optd. in black ½ g. salmon (surcharge variety with two dots at beginning of overprint) used on Dec 23 1905 postcard from Awara Melka to Graz, Austria, tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in blue (Dec 31), in combination with Somali Coast 1902 15 c. blue & yellow-brown (Ceres 42) tied by Djibouti cds (Jan 2, 1906) in black. A fine usage with card of 'Djibouti, Indigenous Village'. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).
    Starting bid : 140.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 240.00 CHF

    Lot# : 712 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 8
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    1905 (Jan 1): '05' in blue on ¼ g. green tied to 1905 postcard (Ostriches) to Fiume by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in black (Feb 16), in combination with Somali Coast 1902 10 c. orange-red & carmine (Ceres 41) tied by Djibouti cds (Feb 17) in blue. Scarce issue on card or cover.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 120.00 CHF

    Lot# : 713 Ethiopia

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    1905: '10' in violet on 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 7c) used with 1903 malekt ½ g. salmon to Berne, Switzerland tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in black (May 24), "HARAR" transit in black (June 1); in combination with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) tied by Djibouti cds in blue (June 5), Bern arrival cds, all on obverse. A rare card in used condition and very fine.
    Starting bid : 175.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF

    Lot# : 714 Ethiopia

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    1905: '20' in violet on 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 7d) used to Bonn, tied by weak bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp in black (March 15), "HARAR" transit in blue (March 26) on reverse; in combination with Somali Coast 1903 15 c. black & yellow-brown (Ceres 58) tied by Djibouti cds in blue (March 28), French Paquebot 'La Reunion a Marseille' in black and Bonn arrival cds, all on obverse. A rare card in used condition and very fine.
    Starting bid : 175.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 715 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 16
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    1905 (Jan 24): Diagonally bisected '5 c/m' in violet on ½ g. salmon used on 1905 postcard to Berne, Switzerland tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in black (March 9), in combination with Somali Coast 1902 10 c. orange-red & carmine (Ceres 41) tied by Djibouti cds (March 10) in blue, Aden cds and Bern arrival (March 24) all on obverse of a fine card written by J.A. Michel. Rare. Cert. J-F-. Brun (2017).
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 716 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 8/III+16
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    1905 (Jan 24): '05' on Bosta ¼ g. green and diagonally bisected '5 c/m' in violet on ½ g. salmon used on 1905 cover to Dire-Daoua, each tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamps (Dec 13) in blue. No arrival on reverse as the Dire-Daoua Post Office had yet to open. Roughly opened at left but a rare usage of these two provisionals. Cert. APS (2010).
    Starting bid : 220.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF

    Lot# : 717 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 10
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    1905: '5 c/m' in violet on 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 7c) , sent registered from Addis Abeba with pair of 1905 '20' on 1 g. blue pair to Vienna, in combïnation with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine and 25 c. black & blue (Ceres 57+60) tied by Djibouti cds's (March 30) in blue. Framed 'R' and Vienna arrival (April 14) all on obverse of a fine and very scarce card.
    Starting bid : 175.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 718 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : P2
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    1905: Postage Due 'T' (Type II) in violet on ½ g. salmon horizontal pair tied to reverse of underpaid 1905 in-coming cover to Addis Abeba from Jerusalem by "HARAR" datestamp (Sept 5) in greenish blue; Turkey 20 pa. carmine pair above tied by bilingual JERUSALEM cds with Port Said, Suez, Aden and Djibouti transits alongside. Envelope with imperfections but an exceptionally rare usage of the Postage Dues (only recorded used in Harar) with less than 10 covers bearing this issue known. Signed Holcombe. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).rnNote: Illustrated in the Sciaky handbook on page 90.rnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky, Harmers, London, 25 July 2006, lot 77; Collection Ulf Lindahl, DF, Geneva, Sept 2013, lot 72110.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 719 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : P10
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    1906 (April 28): Postage Due 'Taxe à Percevoir' 1 g. blue, tied to reverse of underpaid cover from Bavaria to Harar, readdressed to Addis Abeba by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp (March 4. 1906) in black - paying the rate for the readdressing and Ethiopia was yet to join the UPU. Correctly rated on despatch with Bavaria  10 pfg. carmine in a vertical pair (Jan 29), with 'Suez / Ambulant' transit cds (Feb 12) and Djibouti cds alongside. An extremely rare Postage Due on letter and most unusual. Cert. J-F. Brun (2010).
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 950.00 CHF

    Lot# : 720 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 19/I
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    1906 (Jan 1): Small Minelik in violet on '10' on ½ g. salmon used on 1906 postcard to Antioch, Syria tied to viewside by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in blue (May 26), in combination with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) tied by Djibouti cds (May 29) in black. Reverse with "Alexandrette" Austrian Post Office arrival datestamp (June 19). A rare stamp on card or letter to an unusual destination. Cert. J-F. Brun (2017).
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 721 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 18/I+20/I+3/IV
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    1906 (Jan 1): Small Minelik in violet on 05' on ¼ g. green (2, on reverse), Small Minelik '20' on 1 g. blue, 1903 Malekt in black on 1 gr. blue (2) all used on 1906 registered cover to Porrentruy, Switzerland tied by bilingual "ADIA ABEBA" datestamps in black (June 6), in combination with Somali Coast 1902 75 c. orange & brown-lilac (Ceres 49) tied by Djibouti cds (June 19) in black. Reverse with Porrentruy arrival (June 30). The envelope with slight trim at top but rare and most attractive.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 550.00 CHF

    Lot# : 722 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 19/II
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    1906 (July 1): Large Minilik in violet on '10' on ½ g. salmon, a defective example used on 1906 postcard to Elberfeld, Germany tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp in black (Dec 26), in combination with French Levant 10 c. rose (Ceres 14) tied by "DIRRE DAOUA / ABYSSINIE" cds (Jan 2, 1907) in black (date slug error). A rare combination and the fault not too glaring. Cert. J-F. Brun (2010).
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 360.00 CHF

    Lot# : 723 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 19/II
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    1906 (July 1): Large Minilik in red-violet on '10' on ½ g. salmon, four examples used on 1906 cover to Grandson, Switzerland all tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamps in blue (Dec 16); in combination with 1903 Somali Coast 5 c. black & green (3) and 10 c. black & carmine (3) tied by dotted ""DIRRE DAOUA / ABYSSINIE" cds's in black (Dec 16). Reverse with Grandson arrival (Jan 7, 1907). A fine and rare cover.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 724 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 25
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    1907 (July 1): Dagmawi '*¼*' in violet on ¼ g. green, a vertical pair used on 1907 postcard (Place Menelik) to Belgium, tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps (Nov 10) in deep blue; in combination with Somali Coast 1903 5 c. black & green (2) tied by Djibouti cds in black (Dec 2) with Brussels arrival alongside (Dec 16). A scarce issue on cover or card. Signed Holcombe.
    Starting bid : 175.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 280.00 CHF

    Lot# : 725 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 27
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    1907 (July 1) Dagmawi '*1*' in violet on 1 g. blue, a used example on 1907 cover to Germany tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps (Aug 19) in black; reverse with rare usage of Port Said 25 c, blue, tied by dotted ""DIRRE DAOUA / ABYSSINIE" cds in black (Aug 28) with Djibouti transit alongside. Some wrinkles but a fine and rare cover.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 650.00 CHF

    Lot# : 726 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 32/I+21/II
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    1908: Scroll 1 pi. on ½ g. salmon and July 1906 40 c. in violet on 2 g. deewp brown, corner fault, used onm registered 1908 cover to Paris with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine and 1902 25 c. pale blue & blue all tied by "ADDIS-ABABA / POSTES" datestamps (Aug 28) in blue. Paris arrival cds (Sept 26) on reverse. The envelope with wear and edge faults but a rare usage of the Scroll issue on letter. Cert. P. Holcombe (1997).
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 280.00 CHF

    Lot# : 727 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 Somali Coast 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).rnrnProvenance: Collection Nachum Kaplan, Corinphila sale 169, Sept 2011, lot 755.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 750.00 CHF

    Lot# : 728 Ethiopia

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    1896: ½ g. salmon postal stationery card (H&G 2), used to Italy cancelled by bold bilingual "HARAR" datestamps in black (May 6, 1897), in combination with Somali Coast 1894 25 c. blue & rose (Ceres 12) cancedlled "Djibouti / Postes" in blue (May 10). Treviso arrival (May 24) also on obverse of an attractive card. Cert. J-F. Brun (2017).
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 550.00 CHF

    Lot# : 729 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 4/IV
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    1903 (Jan 1): Malekt 2 g. deep brown used on 1903 cover to Grosseto, Italy tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in black (April 15); in combination with Somali Coast 1894 10 c. green & lilac-brown and 15 c. blue & rose tied by Djibouti cds's (May 2). Reverse with "HARAR" transit in blue (April 28) and arrival cds. Some aging but scarce.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 730 Ethiopia

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    1903: Malekt in black on 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 6d), used to Berlin cancelled by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in black (March 26), in combination with Somali Coast 1902 5 c. pale green & green (Ceres 40) tied by Djibouti cds's (April 12). Berlin arrival (April 27) also on obverse of a scarce card used, very fine.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 150.00 CHF

    Lot# : 731 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 8
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    1905 (Jan 1): '05' in violet on ¼ g. green,a single example mailed underpaid by Postmaster J.A. Michel in Harar (cachet at right), to the Palace at Monaco tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in blue (Dec 24, 1905), in combination with Somali Coast 1903 25 c. black & blue (Ceres 60) tied by Djibouti cds (Dec 26). Reverse with Monaco arrival datestamps (Jan 7, 1906). File fold but believed to be the earliest and only letter tornMonaco recorded in the classic period of 1894-1910. Cert. APS (2010).
    Starting bid : 140.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 732 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 11
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    1905 (Jan 1): '40' in blue on 2 g. deep brown, a single example used on 1905 double weight cover to Rostock, Germany tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" cds in black (March 19) with bilingual "HARAR" transit below (April 6) in blue. Somali Coast 1903 50 c. black & green tied by Djibouti cds in blue with faint 'La Reunion a Marseille' at left. Rostock arrival on reverse. Overall soiling and opening fault at left but a scarce stamp on correctly rate cover. Cert. APS (2010).
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 733 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 18/I+19/I+20/I
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    1906 (Jan 1): Small Minilik '05' on ¼ g. green pair, '10' on ½ g. salmon (2) and single '20' on 1 gr. blue, all used on 1906 registered cover to Hamburg tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamps in blue (Feb 18), with Somali Coast 1903 50 c. black & green (Ceres 62) tied by Djibouti cds (Feb 20). Reverse with framed 'Recommandé / HARAR (Ethiopie)' registration cachet in violet and Hamburg arrival cds (March 3). Philatelic but scarce.
    Starting bid : 175.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF

    Lot# : 734 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 8/11
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    1905 (Jan 1): '05' on ¼ g. green, '10' on ½ g. salmon, '20' on 1 g. blue and '40' in blue on 2 g. deep brown, on double weight registered cover to USA, all tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in black (Sept 17) with "HARAR" cds of transit in blue (Oct 1). Somali Coast 1903 15 c. black & yellow-brown, 20 c. black & violet and 40 c. black & orange (Ceres 58+59+61) all tied by Djibouti cds`s (Oct 3). Boston arrival on reverse (Oct 24). Curiously, mail to the USA in the period 1896-1905 is surprisingly uncommon.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 360.00 CHF

    Lot# : 735 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 20/I+22/I
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    1906 (Jan 1): Small Minilik '20' on 1 g. blue and '80' on 4 g. lilac-brown used on triple rate registered 1906 cover to Berne, Switzerland tied by "HARAR" datestamps in blue (March 18) with two strikes of the (J.AS. Michel) registration cachet in violet; in combination with Somali Coast 1894 40 c. blue & yellow, 1902 5 c. pale green & green, 10 c. red-orange & carmine and 1903 4 c. black & carmine in a strip of five, 25 c. black & blue (Ceres 14+40+41+55+60) tied by Djibouti cds's in black (March 20). Bern arrival on reverse (March 30). A fine and most attractive cover.rnCollection 'Menelik', Harmers, Lugano, 8 Dec 1989, lot 655.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 480.00 CHF

    Lot# : 736 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 10
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    1905 (Jan 1): '20' on 1 g. blue, a single example used on 1906 cover from Harar to Awara Melka Plantation, tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp (Jan 1) in blue with information strike at right. File folds well away from the adhesive, a rare internal usage. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 340.00 CHF

    Lot# : 737 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 19/II
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    1906 (July 1): Large Minelik '10' on ½ g. salmon, three pairs used as seals on reverse of 1907 triple rate envelope from A. Savouré (blue cachet on obverse) to the French Post Office in Dirre-Daoua, all tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps (Jan 17) in black. Stained from attempts to gum the flap but a scarce issue on letter. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).
    Starting bid : 175.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 340.00 CHF

    Lot# : 738 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 9
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    1905 (Jan 1): '10' on ½ g. salmon, a single example used on 1905 cover to P.A. Szantó of the Austro-Hungarian Expedition, cancelled by bilingual "HARAR" datestamps in blue (Oct 17), with Somali Coast 1903 25 c. black & blue (Ceres 60) alongside cancelled on arrival in Djibouti (Oct 22) in black.rnrnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky, Harmers, London, 25 July 2006, lot 82.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF

    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

    Lot# : 740 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : P10
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    1906 (April 28): Postage Due 'Taxe à Percevoir' 1 g. blue tied by "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp (May 1) in black to incoming 1907 postcard mailed from Oran, Algeria franked by Sower 10 c. rose (April 6) on viewside. A very scarce stamp used on card or letter. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 741 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : P10
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    1906 (April 28): Postage Due 'Taxe à Percevoir' 1 g. blue, tied to 1906 incoming cover to Awara Melka Plantation by "Harar" datestamps in blue, stained, paying the internal charge on letter from Grandson, Switzerland bearing Standing Helvetia 25 c. blue (Aug 18). Reverse with Marseille and Djibouti transit cds (Sept 4). File fold away from the adhesives but a very scarce usage of the Postage Due on an unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 742 Ethiopia

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    1900: Austria 5 kr. rose on buff postal stationery card mailed to Gondar, Abyssinia, with extraordinary range of cancellations prior to the card's eventual return with 'Suez / Ambulant' cds (April 11), bilingual "HARAR" in blue (April 26, May 3 and Sept 30), "ENTOTTO" in blue (May 11 and Sept 24), Djibouti (Oct 9), octagonal 'Ligne N' Paquebot datestamp (Oct 15). Rare and unusual and an extraordinary destination for Austrian Mail of this period. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 743 Ethiopia

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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1907 (Nov 15): Registered cover to Djibouti franked by French Levant Blanc 1 c. grey (2), 2 c. claret and Port Said 5 c. green with Merson 1 fr. rose & yellow-green, all tied by dotted "DIRRE-DAOUA / ABYSSINIE" datestamps (Nov 15) in black, with Djibouti cds on  reverse (Nov 18). Philatelic but the 1 fr. Port Said is a rarity on letter from Dirre-Daoua and during the interegnum period just seven covers are reported from Dire Daoua.rnrnNote: For a similar cover see collection Reverend Eric Payne, Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1995, lot 83.rnProvenance: Collection Ulf Lindahl, DF, Geneva, Sept 2013, lot 72122.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 744 Ethiopia

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    French Legation at Addis Abeba 1907: Registered cover from Addis Abeba to Zurich franked at the French Legation by Somali Coast 1903 75 c. black & bistre (Ceres 63) paying the registered double rate, tied by large circular "LEGATION DE FRANCE / RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / ADDIS-ABBEBA" handstamp with framed 'R' adjacent in black. Reverse with unclear French Paquebot and Zurich arrival (Jan 7, 1908). Envelope with two file holes and closed corner tear at right, of no great significance as this is the sole registered usage from the Legation, with only three covers (all used in November and December 1907 after the bankruptcy of the Ethiopian Posts) in total recorded. Unique. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).rnrnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky, Harmers, London, 25 July 2006, lot 104.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 745 Ethiopia

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    French Legation at Addis / Harar 1908 (Jan 5): Registered cover at triple rate to Graz, Austria franked by Somali Coast 1902 25 c. pale blue & blue, four examples (Ceres 44) tied with two bold strikes of the "Harar Maltese Cross" handstamp with framed 'R' at left in black. Reverse with return addresss of the French Consulate in  Addis Abeba, manuscript date of sending, Dijon cds (Feb 1) and Graz arrival cds (Feb 3). A few small imperfections to envelope but a famous and rare cover - the sole recorded usage of this cancel on a registered cover. Unique. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).rnrnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky, Harmers, London, 25 July 2006, lot 106.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 746 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 2
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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1894: ½ g. salmon, a vertical used on 1908 cover to France in combination with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) tied by "HARRAR / POSTES" datestamps in blue (July 11), with information strike alongside. Djibouti transit and arrival on reverse. A very scarce usage of the first issue during the re-organisation of the Posts period prior to joining the UPU later in the year. Cert. J-F. Brun (2017).
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 380.00 CHF

    Lot# : 747 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 1/II+8
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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1901 (Oct 15): 'Ethiopie' on ¼ g. green and 1905 '05' in purple on ¼ g. green used on postcard (real photo of school or mission) to France with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) all tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in blue-green (May 22). Voiron arrival at left (June 14). Superb and scarce.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF

    Lot# : 748 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 19/II
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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1906 (July 1): Large Minelik '10' on ½ g. salmon, single example used on 1908 postcard to France with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) all tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in blue-green (May 22). Superb and scarce.rnNote: Illustrated in the Sciaky handbook on page 106.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF

    Lot# : 749 Ethiopia

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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1908: 'Chemin de Fer Abyssinie / Mission Ozil' envelope to Djibouti franked by Somali Coast 1903 5 c. black & green in a vertical pair (Ceres 56) tied by dotted "DIRRE DAOUA / ABYSSINIE" datestamp (April 15) with information strike alongside. Djibouti arrival cds on reverse (April 16).  Cover tears and inclusion at base but a scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF

    Lot# : 750 Ethiopia

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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1908: Registered cover to Paris franked by Somali Coast 1903 50 c. black & green, sheet marginal (Ceres 62) tied by dotted "DIRRE DAOUA / ABYSSINIE" datestamp (June 7) with information strike alongside. Paris arrival cds on reverse (August 20).  Superb and very scarce. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).
    Starting bid : 220.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 340.00 CHF

    Lot# : 751 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 1/4
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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1894: First Issue ¼ g. green (2), ½ g. salmon, 1 g. blue and 2 g. deep brown used on 1908 registered cover to Amsterdam, in combination with Somali Coast 1903 75 c. black & bistre (Ceres 63), all tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in blue (July 16) with unframed 'R' at left. Amsterdam arrival on obverse (Aug 2) and readdressed to Arnhem. A scarce late usage during re-organisation period to an unusual destination. Cert. J-F. Brun (2017).
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 752 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1894: First Issue ¼ g. green (2), used on 1908 postcard to Burgos, Spain with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) all tied by "HARRAR / POSTES" datestamps (Aug 22) in blue with information strike at left. Slight stain at base but a scarce usage and destination.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 150.00 CHF

    Lot# : 753 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 1+3+2/IV+25+32/I
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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1908: Cover sent registered to "Sa Majesté Ménélik II, Empereur & Roi des Rois d'Ethiopie", franked by 1894 ¼ g. green and 1 g. blue, 1903 Malekt ½ g. salmon, 1907 ¼ in violet on ¼ g. green, 1908 Scroll 1 pi. on ½ g. salmon, all tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps (Oct 5) in black with 'R' above. Opening tears at top and back flap missing but a remarkable cover. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).rn 
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 950.00 CHF

    Lot# : 754 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 20/II
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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1906 (July 1): Large Minilik '20' on 1 g. blue, a used example on 1908 cover to France in combination with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) all tied by "ADDIS-ABABA / POSTES" cds in blue (June 25) with information strike at leftrnalongside. Octagonal "YOKOHAMA A MARSEILLE / L.N. No. 1" Paquebot below (July 12). Reverse with Djibouti cds and Carignan arrival (July 26). Small envelope imperfections but scarce. Cert. J-F. Brun (2009).rn 
    Starting bid : 140.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 240.00 CHF

    Lot# : 755 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 34
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    1 November 1908: Entry into UPU 1908 (Nov 1): ½ piastre on ½ g. salmon, used on viewside of 1908 postcard to Firenze, Italy tied by "HARRAR / POSTES" datestamp in blue (Dec 12) with information strike above. Reverse with octagonal 'La Reunion a Marseille / L.V. No.1' in black (Dec 15). An early post-UPU usage.rnrnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky, Harmers, 25 July 2006, lot 125.
    Starting bid : 100.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 100.00 CHF

    Lot# : 756 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 33/36
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    1908 (Nov 1): ¼ pi. on ¼ g. green horizontal pair, ½ pi. on ½ g. salmon, 1 pi. on 1 g. blue and 2 pi. on 2 g. brown all used on 1909 registered cover to France, correctly franked at 4 pi. rate (postage 2 pi. + registration 2 pi.), tied by "Addis Ababa" datestamps (Jan 7) in blue. Reverse with large black and red wafer seal of the 'Telegraphes Ethiopiens' and Lyon arrival cds (Jan 29).
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 757 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 35+37
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    1908 (Nov 1): 1 pi. on 1 g. blue and 4 pi. on 4 g. lilac-brown used on 1911 registered cover to Zurich tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp in black (Feb 6) with information strike and 'R' alongside. Zurich arrival on reverse (March 3).
    Starting bid : 100.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF

    Lot# : 758 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 44
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    1909: 4 g. green & rose, a used example on registered cover to Panama Canal Zone, tied by "ADDIS-ABABA / POSTES" in black (Feb 11), thence via New York (March 11) with fine strikes of scarce "PEDRO MIGUEL C.Z. / REGISTERED" arrivals in blue (March 20 and 21) and readdressed to Culebra. A rare destination.
    Starting bid : 80.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 759 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 25+37+44
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    1 November 1908: Entry into UPU 1907 (July 1): Dagmawi '*¼*' in violet on ¼ g. green, a used example on postcard of Market at Adda, mailed from Harar by the P.O. Official Sourin to France, tied by "HARRAR / POSTES" datestamp (July 7) in blue; together with 1911 faulty cover to Cairo with 1907 4 pi. on 4 g. lilac-rose pair and 1909 4 g. rose & green sent registered from "ADIA ABEBA" (April 5). Pre UPU issues being used up are relatively scarce.rnrnProvenance: The postcard ex collection Reverend Eric Payne, Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1995, lot 76.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 120.00 CHF

    Lot# : 760 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 10+28+P10
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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1908: Multi-franked registered cover to Zurich, three weeks before joining UPU, bearing Ethiopia 1905 '20' in red-violet on 1 g. blue, 1907 '2' in violet on 2 g. deep brown, scarce 'Taxe à Percevoir' Postage Due 1 g. blue, used with Somali Coast 1903 1 c., 4 c., 10 c. and 20 c.; Obock 1894 15 c. blue & rose and Port Said 25 c. blue all canceleled by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps (Oct 9). A few imperfections but a scarce usage sent whilst they still could! with J.A. Michel cachet on reverse. Cert. APS (2002).rnrnProvenance: Collection Ulf Lindahl, DF, Geneva, Sept 2013, lot 72126.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 761 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 32/I
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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1908: Scroll 1 piastre on ½ g. salmon, a used example on locally mailed 1908 cover mailed addressed to J.A. Michel tied by "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp in black (Oct 23). A scarce stamp on letter.
    Starting bid : 100.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 160.00 CHF

    Lot# : 762 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 36
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    1 November 1908: Entry into UPU 1908: Printed cover from J. Guillet, 'Direction des Postes et Télégraphes Ethiopiens' at Harar, mailed to France bearing 1 Nov 1908 '2 Piastre' on 2 g. deep brown tied by "HARRAR / POSTES" datestamp in blue (Nov 7) with information strike below. Djibouti cds of transit (Nov 10) and Lille arrival on reverse. File fold away from adhesive, a remarkable early usage of the stamp in first week of issue. Cert. J-F-. Brun (2016).
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 250.00 CHF

    Lot# : 763 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 2
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    Reorganisation of the Posts 1908: Covers (2), one with single 1894 ½ g. salmon tied by bilingual "HARAR" cds (April 2) in blue, addressed tro Paul Szantó of the Austro-Hungarian Expedition locally and re-addressed to Addis Abeba; the second 1908 cover with marginal pair of 1894 ½ g. salmon tied by dotted "DIRRE-DAOUA / ABYSSINIE" datesatamp and by "HARRAR / POSTES" arrival in blue (cert. J-F. Brun 2017). Faults to each but a scarce pairing.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 764 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 41
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    1909 (March 27): ½ g. rose-carmine, a single example used on "Avis de Réception" printed form, neatly tied by bilingual "HARRAR" datestamp in black (May 20) with arrival below of bilingual "DIRÉ-DAOUA" cds in black (May 22). File fold away from adhesive, fresh and very fine; together with a 1919 registered / AR multi-franked cover (to the Turkish Consul) with 'AR' hand-written; and a believed unique 1911 Parcel receipt "Colis Postal Récépissé" for 190 parcels sent in 1911 cancelled bilingual "HARAR" cds in blue and a 1911 registration receipt cancelled bilingual "HARRAR" cds in blue (Jan 6). A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 180.00 CHF

    Lot# : 765 Ethiopia

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    Telegraphs 1910 & 1919: "Télégrahes Ethiopiens" Telegram form preinted on blue used for Telegram sent from Harar to Dire-Daoua strcuk with bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in blue (Dec 7); and 1919 unusual hand-written example with notation reply paid struck with bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in deep blue (Nov 20), together with a hand carried 1925 letter written in Amharic within Addis Abeba with superb violet cachet "Regie Co-Intrsse Des Tabacs De L'Emp. Ethiopien" in violet.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 150.00 CHF

    Lot# : 766 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : A46/G46
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    1911 (Oct 1): Dire-Daoua Provisionals, the set of seven values complete, used on philatelic cover to Harar cancelled by "DIRE-DAOUA / POSTES" datestamps in blue (2 Oct) on second day of issue. Reverse with "HARRAR / POSTES" arrival cds (Oct 3) in black. A scarce set in genuine condition Mi = € 800.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 767 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 135/I
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    1930: Coronation of Haile Selassie 2 m. black & blue (Hayle), used on postcard from Addis Abeba, showing the procession of ther Coronation to London, the card with a full account of the ceremony in English "Here is a picture of part of the crowd which awaited the King & Queen procession from the Church of St. George on Coronation Day Nov 2...On Nov 1st I was one of the guests at a garden party held in honour of the Duke of Gloucester's visit here. The Earl of Airlie accompanied him...We interior Sudan Missionaries just now have numbered twenty so you can picture how the two homes have been crowded......". Most unusual and interesting card.
    Starting bid : 80.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 768 Ethiopia

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    1931: Telegram from the French President, Gaston Doumergue (1863-1937) to the Emperor Haile Selassie, bilingually inscribed from Paris sent on January 8 and arriving in Addis Abeba with Italian "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps of receipt (Jan 9) in violet, thanmking the Emperor for his good wishes. Rare.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 769 Ethiopia

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    Ethiopia - Italian War 1935/36: Ethiopia Censored Mail with handstamped "Empire D'Ethiopie Censure Militaire" Reseals with Dec 1935 cover freom Addis Abeba to Djibouti with pink Reseal tape and Censor #10 cachet, rare 1936 cover to Australia, Jan 1936 cover with pink label used to Djibouti, 1936 cover at 4 g. rate to Berlin with white Reseal, covers to USA and Sweden (ex Swedish Red Cross) with Censor #1 and #2, registered 1936 covers to Zurich and Czechoslavakia with Censor #3, cover to Berlin with Censor #5, 1936 cover to Germany with Censor #7 etc., and registered Ethiopian Red Cross cover front to Geneva and reverse of cover onlx showing "British Ambulanced Service in Ethiopia cachet (17 items).
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 440.00 CHF

    Lot# : 770 Ethiopia

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    1886/1929: The collection on leaves (60 items) with Italian P.O. covers (2) each with Italy 20 c. orange, 1896 Loan agreement form with cachet of Dejazmah Beontif well struck in violet (rare), 1901 ½ g. stationery card used from Djibouti with Obock franking, 1902 1 gr. pair on combination cover to Mrs. Ilg in Zurich (cert.), 1902 combination franking with Obock, 1904 registered postcard with nine Somali Coast adhesives ex Djibouti, 1905 postcard with '5 c/m' in ½ g., 1905 quadruple weight registered combination cover to Austria (cert.). Condition varies but some fascinating early items noted, eight certificates.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 771 Ethiopia

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    1908/36: Postal History collection with 1908 postcard bearing ½ pi. on ½ g. from Harar cancxelled in blue, 1917 registered cover freom Dire-Daoua to Port Said, 1918 registered cover addressed to Haile Selassie in Amharic from Harrar, 1919 reg'd cover to Port Said with 'Addis Abeba / Arada' datestamp, 1925 hand-carried cover (to show honour to the recipient) from Djibouti to Dire-Daoua, 1927 Telegram receipt, 1928 registered cover from Aouache, 1930c. cover from Danguela to Addis (Church Mail), 1931 registered cover from Goré to USA at 7 g. rate, 1932 cover to Debre-Marcos, 1932 Complete Newspaper and wrapper addressed to Haile Selassie, 1932 cover from Venezuela to Welamo, 1936 cover mailed ten day before Italian occupation of Dessie etc. (30 items).
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 772 Ethiopia

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    1909/1936: Destination Covers/cards (40). The collection on leaves with a superb array of usages, both surface and air and registered noted, with covers to Aden, Argentina, Austria, Belgian Congo, Brazil, 1921 registered cover to Hankow, China; registered postcard to Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, GB, Greece, India, 1929 cover to Iraq, 1928 card to Japan, 1909 cover to Kenya with 'Juja / EAP' arrival, 1913 cover to Beirut, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, 1912 covere to Caracal, Romania; Sudan (2, one cancelled by retta on arrival), 1913 earliest recorded cover to Bangkok, Thailand; USA, 1935 cover to Yugoslavia etc. Generally fine, a difficult group to assemble.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF
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