Lot 72126 – 1908 (5 Oct.) Registered cover from Addis Ababa to
Lot 72126 – 1908 (5 Oct.) Registered cover from Addis Ababa to
Ethiopia
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
2’000 EUR
Auction date
Sat 28 Sep 2013 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1908 (5 Oct.) Registered cover from Addis Ababa to Zurich/Switzerland franked by 1905 “New Currency” 20 on 1g blue, 1907 “Dagmawi” 2g on 2g brown and postage due 2g blue, and French Somali Coast 1902 1c, 4c, 10c & 20c, Port Said 25 and Obock 1894 15c, all tied ABIS ABEBA 9 X 1908 cds, the Obock stamp touched in one corner, arrival in Zurich on October 30th, a spectacular cover, cert. APS
Shortly before joining the UPU on November 1st, 1908, the post-office was taken over by the French who declared all issues valid for postage including postage dues, Stamps are probably from Michel’s personal stock showing the particularly rare usage of Dagmawi 2g stamp, see also note by Ulf Lindahl about the cover enclosed Auction
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