April 30th. Incoming cover to Capt Atkinson, 45th Regiment, Field Force, Abyssinia, franked Great Britain 1865 4d vermillion & 6d lilac tied by London SW/28 Duplex cancellations, on arrival 'FIELD FORCE POST/ABYSSINIA/16TH MAY/68' in black applied on reverse, the letter returned to England & re-addressed twice. The much travelled cover has suffered during its journies, rare & interesting. Ex Payne Collection. (image available) {C...
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Lot #5283 - Ethiopia 1883-1917
FOURNIER FORGERIES COLLECTION presented in mounts on typed pages. Mixed mint and used (mostly mint), includes the 1894 'Independent Empire' set as mint sheets of 16 or half sheets of 8, 1901 'Ethiopia' opt'd set used with additional forged postmarks, 1903 set same, Postage due ranges etc. Great reference collection. (110+ forgeries) {CC} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £200.00)
Lot #5284 - Ethiopia 1894
MENELIK II SPECIMEN IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL PROOFS. A series of eight imperf colour trial Proofs on ungummed paper with jumbo margins, handstamped 'SPECIMEN', adopted & unuadopted colours & designs, inc adopted design x5 (SG 1) in five colours & three different coloured values of a larger type that went unadopted in favour of the 'Lion of Judah' design. (8 coloured proofs) (image available) {E} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £480.00)...
Lot #5285 - Ethiopia 1894
Independent Kingdom set, Mi 1/7, fine mint (7) Cat £45 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #5286 - Ethiopia 1898
Sept 2nd. ½g Postal Stationery Card (type III - Ochre Board)posted Domestically, written (in native manuscript) by Wubey Mesheesha, secretary to Duke Ras Makonnen, victor at the Battle of Adowa & father of Emperor Haile Selassie to Capt Wellby of the 18th Hussars at Chercher. Significant Historical item. (image available) {PS} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £400.00)
Lot #5287 - Ethiopia 1904
March 29th. ¼g Postal Stationery Card (Handstamp inverted)posted to France with blue Harrar cds, additionally franked to Djibouti with French Somali 40c tied by 21/7 blue cds. Only recorded example bearing this genuine mistake. (image available) {PS} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £400.00)
Lot #5288 - Ethiopia 1904
Independent Kingdom set handstamped in violet or blue, Mi 1v/7v, fine mint (7) Cat £450 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £240.00)
Lot #5289 - Ethiopia 1904
Independent Kingdom set handstamped in violet, blue & black, Mi 1v/7v, fine mint (9) Cat £525 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £260.00)
Lot #5290 - Ethiopia 1905
Jan 6th exploded Reg cover from Adis Abeba bearing 1901 'Ethiopia' opt'd set to Radbeul, Dresden. Plus a Somali Coast 50c tied by blue cds, rear bearing two blue 'Rod of Asclepius' Medical cachets & Radbeul receiving cds . (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £200.00)
Lot #5291 - Ethiopia 1905
5c on 16g black 'Lion of Judah', surcharged in violet figures & words, Mi 17 I, vfu. (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
Lot #5292 - Ethiopia 1905
5c on 16g black 'Lion of Judah', surcharged in blue figures & words, Mi 17 II, vfu. (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
Lot #5293 - Ethiopia 1906
Independent Kingdom set surcharged with figures & amharic characters, Mi 18 I/24 I, fine mint (7) Cat £250 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £120.00)
Lot #5294 - Ethiopia 1906
Independent Kingdom set surcharged (UPU Entry), Mi 32/39, fine mint (8) Cat £125 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £60.00)
Lot #5295 - Ethiopia 1906
Independent Kingdom set opt'd 'Ethiopia', Mi 1 II/7 II, fine mint (7) Cat £200 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £100.00)
Lot #5296 - Ethiopia 1907
Independent Kingdom set - opt'd & surcharge in figures between stars, Mi 25/31, fine mint (7) Cat £150 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £80.00)
Lot #5297 - Ethiopia 1908
Aug 15th. Cover posted to Michel, Adis Ababa bearing surcharged 1pi on ½g Menelik II, tied by blue Harrar cds, earliest recorded usage at Harrar, ex Payne Collection. (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £400.00)
Lot #5298 - Ethiopia 1908
Feb 12th Reg cover from Diredaoua bearing UPU 8pi (inverted opt) to Djibouti. Seldom seen postally used . (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £200.00)
Lot #5299 - Ethiopia 1909
Menelik set, Mi 40/46, used (7) Cat £40 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #5300 - Ethiopia 1909
Menelik set, Mi 40/46, mint (7) Cat £55 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.00)
Lot #5301 - Ethiopia 1911
Oct 1st (First Day) cover posted locally to Harrar bearing the complete 1894 'Independent Empire' set of 7 stamps, handstamped 'AFF EXCEP FAUTE TIMB' and current values added in black manuscript, each stamp tied by blue 'Dire-Dawa' first day cds, black receiving 08/10 cds to rear flap, cover trimmed at base, away from stamps. Seldom seen. Cat £770 (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £400.00)
Lot #5302 - Ethiopia 1917
Censored cover from Addis Ababa to Cairo, re-addressed to Alexandria bearing 2g postal rate, postmarked reverse Cairo 19/9/17 & Alexandria 25/9/17. Officially opened by Censor on arrival in Cairo. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £60.00)
Lot #5303 - Ethiopia 1919
Pictorial definitives IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL PROOFS. A selection of denominations to $10 (Mi64/78), imperforate marginal examples on ungummed paper, 4g, $3, $4 & $10 with two different coloured vignettes. A handsome assembly (15 proofs) (image available) {E} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £360.00)
Lot #5304 - Ethiopia 1919
Full definitive set of 15v to $10, mint hinged. Cat £69 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £22.40)
Lot #5305 - Ethiopia 1919-28
Pictorial definitive set, Mi 64/78, VFM (15) Cat £75 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
Lot #5306 - Ethiopia 1919-28
Pictorial definitive set, Mi 64/78, NHM (15) Cat £75 (image available) {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
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