675

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1867-68 Abyssinia Expedition: India 1865 8p. (2), 2a. and 1866-78 6a.8p. (2), all with boxed ''F.F.'', fair to fine.

Price Realised £350

676

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1867-68 Abyssinia Expedition: India 1865 8p. block of four with selvedge at right, all with boxed ''F.F.'', a few creases, otherwise fine, this being the only recorded block. Photo.

Price Realised £820

677

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1867-68 Abyssinia Expedition: 1867 stampless O.H.M.S. entire sent from ''Gen. Field, Advance Brigade, Abyssinian Field Force'', addressed to ''Major Migon (Commissariat Officer) at Annesley Bay'', early item. Photo.

Price Realised £400

678

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1867-68 Abyssinia Expedition: 1868 tatty envelope from Magdala to London, endorsed ''R. Holmes/Magdala/Abbysinia'', franked by Indian 1860 8p. and 1866 4a. (2), tied by barred by ''F.F.'' with London receiving mark in red alongside, with faint Abbissiania Field Force /FF'' duplex in red on the reverse, scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £2200

679

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1867-68 Abyssinia Expedition: 1868 (Jan.) stampless envelope addressed to a member of the Dutch Imperial Guard at Utrecht in Holland, sent by a Foreign correspondent accompanying the Expedition, showing manuscript ''1/1'' British postage and ''70'' Dutch charge, has Suez transit mark, with unframed circular ''FIELD FORCE POST OFFICE ABYSSINIA/2? JA'68'' in black, London and Dutch transit and receiving mark on the reverse, extremely rare. Fewer than ten stampless letters exist from the Expedition, this one having the earliest recorded date, suggesting that the item was sent from Senafe, the first of the Expedition's three base camps. Photo.

Price Realised £3000

680

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1867-68 Abyssinia Expedition: 1868 (Jan. 21) mourning envelope from Zula to Bangalore, bearing 1866-78 4a. tied by barred ''F.F.'', and manuscript ''21/1/68'', with unframed circular ''FIELD FORCE POST OFFICE/ABYSSINIA/3 JA 68'' in red on the reverse, also Bombay and Bangalore datestamps, very rare. Photo.

Price Realised £1500

681

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1867-68 Abyssinia Expedition: 1868 (Aug.) O.H.M.S. envelope to Aden roughly opened at right, with enclosed letter offering a vote of thanks to Major General E. L. Russell, Commanding at Aden, for valuable services in the Campaign from General Lord Napier and signed by Lt. Colonel Dillon, Military Secretary. Photo.

Price Realised £240

682

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: An undated letter, written and signed by ''Napier of Magdala'', enclosing a donation, but declining (due to illness) an invitation to the laying of the foundation stone for a new hospital. Photo.

Price Realised £80

683

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1897 (Sept. 13) cover to France, franked by 1894 1g. blue (2) tied by Harar c.d.s., inland rate to Djibouti with Djibouti 25c. tied by ''DJIBOUTI'' date stamp in blue dated 18 Sept. 97 and with octagonal ''LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. No.5'', Paris receiving mark on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £500

684

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1899 postcard to Germany, franked by Italian Eritrea 10c. tied by Massua c.d.s., fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

685

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1904 (May 16) p.p.c. registered to France, franked by 1902 overprint in black 1g. blue, tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s., for internal postage, additionally franked by French Somali 5c. and 15c. (2) boxed ''R'' in blue and manuscript ''Recon No. 2176''. The card is addressed to Mr. Frederick Desmous, Senator of the Guard, and was sent and signed by Hugues Le Roux the explorer who sought the source of the Blue Nile. The card shows Le Roux presenting the Emperor Menelik with a map of the Blue Nile. Photo.

Price Realised £480

686

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1905 five postcards from the same correspondence in Germany, one franked by 1905 05 on 1/4g., others franked by French Somali values, fine.

Price Realised £180

687

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1905 (May 7) envelope to France, bearing Harar c.d.s., no Ethiopian stamp but French Somali 25c. affixed tied by blue c.d.s. Originally addressed to Lyon and redirected, with Lyon-Terraux, Rhone, Dijon and Mirebel transit and receiving marks on the reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £420

688

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1908 early photograph showing Italian soldiers leaving the Consulate at Addis Ababa, the photograph dated by the addition of 1894 1/4g. green with Addis Ababa cancellation date 20 July 1908, unusual.Photo.

Price Realised £70

689

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1908 (Nov. 2) postcard depicting the Hotel des Arades, addressed to France, franked by 1894 1/4g. green and French Somali 5c. both tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s. in blue, with a strike in violet in Ethiopian ''GABRA IGZIABHER/Chief Pharmacist to the King'' with Maltese Cross in centre. Stated to be one of only two of these cachets that are known. Photo.

Price Realised £380

690

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1909 to 1984, a collection of mainly covers on leaves, incl. 1909 Ethiopian Railway cover used locally in Dire Daoua, franked by 1909 1/4g. bisected, 1942 cover to U.S.A., franked by 1942-43 20c. tied by bilingual ''NAZERET'', village and town cancellations, Air mail, Registered mail, incoming mail, f.d.c's, etc. (155 items)

Price Realised £600

691

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1909 (Nov. 21) envelope to England, franked by 1909 1g. pair, tied by dotted circular ''DIRRE DAOUA'' datestamp, triangular ''T'' mark and British ''11/2/F.B. due mark, a few cover faults. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

692

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1910 (Jan. 22) envelope, registered to Switzerland, franked by 1908 U.P.U. 1/2pi. on 1/2g. red pair, 1pi. on 1g. and 2pi. 2g. tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s's, boxed ''R'', with Colombier receiving mark on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £230

693

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1911 (Oct. 1) Provisional issue for Diredawa, in unmounted mint blocks of four from the left of the pane with plate number ''4'', all signed in pencil on gum by Guillet (Postmaster at the time), extremely rare and possibly the only blocks of four surviving. (28) Ex Sundberg. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

694

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1913 (Dec. 1) picture postcard of Ethiopian Cavalry written from the ''Legation de France en Ethiopie'' and registered to France, with double ring cachet, franked by 1909 1g. and 4g., tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s., scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £170

695

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1915 envelope, registered to France, franked by 1908 U.P.U. 1pi. on 1g. blue block of four, tied by Harrar c.d.s's in purple, manuscript registration ''No. 289a'' in red ink, boxed ''R''. Photo.

Price Realised £300

696

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1927 (Jan. 9) envelope to France, franked by 1919 2g. tied by ''GARE/ADDIS ABABA'' datestamp with another strike alongside. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

697

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1930 (Dec. 13) large envelope, registered to Holland, franked by 1930 Coronation 1m. (3), 2m. and 4m., cancelled by Addis Ababa datestamps, ''ADDIS-ABEBA GARE'' pink registration label, received December 31 and redirected by ''Express'' service to Njimegen and a Dutch 10c. adhesive and red ''EXPRESS'' label. Photo.

Price Realised £110

698

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1947 Roosevelt set printed on deluxe proof sheet (210 x 274mm) all overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' in red, fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

699

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1947 Roosevelt, perforated colour trials of issued 12c., 25c and $2, also $2 unadopted design, all overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', a few creases, otherwise fine.

Price Realised £80

700

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1947 Roosevelt set in unmounted mint sheets (3 x 4), mainly fine. S.G. 360-364.

Price Realised £110

701

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: 1956 De La Rue photographic essays for an unadopted Animal set of four and 25c. Ancient Capitals, all with De La Rue handstamps on the reverse. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

702

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: An accumulation in three stockbooks, leaves and loose, incl. 1902 'Bosta' set mint, 1907 surcharged set mint, 1943 Obelisk set mint, 1944 Menelik Centenary set of imperforate proofs in blue, 1947 Resumption Air set mint, 1947 12c. on 25c. mint single and used pair, range of later issues, presentation packs, range of varieties, also range of literature with articles, auction catalogues etc. (100s)

Price Realised £1050

703

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: A collection on leaves from 1894 to 1936, incl. 1896 Postage due 4g., 8g., 16g. and unissued 8g. perforated proof, 1911 Provisional set used on piece, 1931 Air set in mint blocks (5 x 5), good range of varieties, etc. (few 100s)

Price Realised £270

704

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: An accumulation of mainly covers and cards on leaves and loose, incl. censored mail, postcards, flown covers, registered mail, incoming mail, etc. (few 100s)

Price Realised £1750

705

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Postal Stationery: A collection on leaves, incl. postcards, Air Letters, Officials, etc. (45 items)

Price Realised £150

706

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Forgeries: A selection on leaves, incl. Fournier with first issues, Postage dues, cancellations, etc. (62 items)

Price Realised £110

707

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Airmails: 1928 to 1978, a collection of flown items, written up on pages, incl. 1929 (Dec. 29) Addis Ababa-Dirre-Daoua flown cover with special airmail etiquette, franked by 1929 Air 1/8. to 4m. cancelled by Addis Ababa c.d.s's, with registered label ''ADDIS-ABEBA R.P.'', 1930 (Oct. 31) cover from Djibouti-Addis flight cover, franked by Somali Coast 50c. and 1f., with ''SERVICE AVION/Djibouti-Addis'' cachet,1932 (Jan. 15) Djigjiga-Addis Ababa return flown cover, 1933 (Apr. 14) Addis Ababa-London via Egypt, registered cover to Birmingham, range of rates, commercial mail, etc. (64 items)

Price Realised £520

708

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Airmails: 1947 (Mar. 20) unaddressed airmail f.d.c., franked by 1947 Resumption of National Airmail Service set, rare. Photo.

Price Realised £90

709

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Airmails: 1947 (Mar. 24) registered airmail cover to U.S.A., franked by 1947 Resumption of National Airmail Service set, used only four days after the stamps were issued, rare. Photo.

Price Realised £150

710

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Italian Occupation: Censored Mail: 1935 (Dec. 6) envelope, registered to Djibouti, franked by 1931 Air 2g. blue (5) tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s's with small boxed ''5'' censor mark, with pink censor tape handstamped ''EMPIRE D'ETHIOPIE/CENSURE MILITAIRE'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

711

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Italian Occupation: Censored Mail: 1936 (Jan. 3) envelope, to Djibouti, franked by 1931 2g. tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s. with boxed ''1'', unopened by censor but with handstamp ''EMPIRE D'ETHIOPIE/CENSURE MILITAIRE'' on reverse, fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

712

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Italian Occupation: Censored Mail: 1936 (Jan. 6) envelope to Djibouti, franked by 1931 1g. (on reverse), tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s. with pink censor label handstamped ''EMPIRE D'ETHIOPIE/CENSURE MILITAIRE'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

713

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Italian Occupation: Censored Mail: 1936 (Jan. 17) envelope, registered to Switzerland, franked by 1931 Air 1g., 4g. (3) tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s's with pink censor label, handstamp ''EMPIRE D'ETHIOPIE/CENSURE MILITAIRE'', and boxed ''3'' on reverse, there must have been a problem getting out of Ethiopia before the occupation and received in Switzerland eleven months later, fine. Photo.

Price Realised £85

714

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Italian Occupation: Censored Mail: 1936 (Jan. 28) envelope, registered to Djibouti, 1931 Air 4g. pair tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s., unopened by censor with small boxed ''1'' censor mark, fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

715

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Italian Occupation: Censored Mail: 1936 (Jan. 31) envelope, registered to Djibouti, franked by 1931 Air 4g. blue (2) and 2g., tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s's unopened by censor but with handstamp ''EMPIRE D'ETHIOPIE/CENSURE MILITAIRE'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

716

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Italian Occupation: Censored Mail: 1936 (Jan. 31) envelope, registered to Djibouti, franked by 1931 Air 4g. blue (2) and 2g., tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s's unopened by censor but with handstamp ''EMPIRE D'ETHIOPIE/CENSURE MILITAIRE'', and boxed ''1'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised £110

717

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Italian Occupation: Censored Mail: 1936 (Jan. 31) envelope to England, franked by 1931 Air 4g. tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s's white censor tape with handstamp ''EMPIRE D'ETHIOPIE/CENSURE MILITAIRE'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised £60

718

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Italian Occupation: Censored Mail: 1936 (Mar. 17) envelope to Djibouti, franked by 1931 Air 1g. (2), tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s's with white censor label handstamp ''EMPIRE D'ETHIOPIE/CENSURE MILITAIRE'', showing no censor number, unusual on this type of mail, fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

719

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Italian Occupation: Censored Mail: 1936 (Apr. 10) envelope to Djibouti, franked by 1931 Air 1g. tied by Addis Ababa c.d.s. with white censor label handstamp ''EMPIRE D'ETHIOPIE/CENSURE MILITAIRE'' and boxed ''10'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

720

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Italian Occupation: A selection on leaves and loose, incl. 1936 set mint, range of covers and cards with 1937 airmail envelope to Germany (flap missing), bearing 1l.25, Italian Somaliland 1l.50 and Eritrea 50c., postcards, 1937 cover to Italy franked by 1936 50c., 75c. (2) and Eritrea 50c., etc. (49 stamps, 82 items)

Price Realised £300

721

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Meter Mail: 1934 (Oct. 1) envelope, registered to Germany, bearing 10g. meter mark (only used by the Bank of Ethiopia), fine and scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £220

722

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Military Mail: 1947 (May 12) envelope to England, franked by Somaliland 1/2a. and 1a. tied by Hargeisa c.d.s., with double circular ''HEADQUARTERS BRITISH MILITARY ETHIOPIA'' cachet in violet. Photo.

Price Realised £160

723

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Postcards: 1899 to 1966, a collection of used postcards, incl. 1924 card to Belgium, franked by 1928 1g. tied by ''AOUACHE'' c.d.s., etc. (26 items)

Price Realised £300

724

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: Postcards: A collection on leaves, stockleaves and loose, incl. early French chocolate postcard depicting pre-1904 map of Ethiopia, Missionaries, Ethnic, Views, real photo, etc. (201 items)

Price Realised £550

725

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: World War II: 1940 (Dec. 23) a British leaflet from Winston Churchill, dropped on Italians in Ethiopia, some faults but a scarce item.

Price Realised £220

726

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: World War II: Censored Mail: 1941 (July 20) Italian military postcard to England, with ''E.A./A.P.O. 64'' (Mega) and ''PASSED/BY MILITARY/CENSOR/No. 133''. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

727

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: World War II: Censored Mail: 1941 (July 26) Prisoner of War postcard from a prisoner in an internment camp in Kenya, addressed to Dessie via Addis Ababa. Bearing boxed ''P/W EAST/AFRICA 002'' in red, ''F.P.O./No. 90'' and ''E.A./A.P.O. 60'' c.d.s's, forwarded to Eritrea. Photo.

Price Realised £110

728

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: World War II: Censored Mail: 1941 (Aug. 22) stampless ''On Active Service'' envelope (Italian Government imprint on flap), to England, bearing ''E.A./A.P.O. 55'' c.d.s. and boxed ''PASSED/BY MILITARY/CENSOR/No. 638/E.A. FORCES'' in purple, readdressed from Plymouth to Lincoln. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

729

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: World War II: Censored Mail: 1941 (Dec. 5) ''O.A.S.'' envelope to England, franked by British Somaliland 3a. (3), tied by ''A.P.O. 63'' datestamps (used at Neghelli) with shield censor mark. Photo.

Price Realised £150

730

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: World War II: Censored Mail: 1942 (July 5) stampless ''On Active Service'' envelope to England, bearing ''E.A./A.P.O. 66'' c.d.s. and boxed ''PASSED/BY MILITARY/CENSOR/No. 638/E.A./No. II/34'' in purple. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

731

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: World War II: Censored Mail: 1942 (Dec. 3) opened out airmail envelope, registered from Bermuda to Addis Ababa, franked by K.G.VI 1d., 2d., 3d., 6d., 71/2d., 1s., 2s. on front, 1/2d. and 11/2d. on reverse with Bermuda Red Cross label, sent via New York, Miami, Asmara, censor label at right, with transit and receiving marks. Photo.

Price Realised £110

732

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: World War II: Censored Mail: 1943 (Jan. 4) captured Italian airmail cover to Brazil, received in Eritrea on the 8th., opened and resealed with Eritrea type 11 ''Examined by Censor'' label and tied by single ring censor no. 10. British censor ''PP/29'', franked by 1942 20c. (5) on front and 10c. (3), 12c. on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £240

733

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: World War II: Censored Mail: 1943 (Jan. 8) envelope to England, franked by 1942-43 10c. and 12c. on front and 8c. (5), 10c. on reverse, with censor tape at left and triangular Sudanese censor handstamp. Photo.

Price Realised £120

734

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: World War II: Censored Mail: 1943 (Feb. 24) Air letter to England, framed by K.U.T. 5c. and 20c. tied by ''E.A./A.P.O. 77'' and ''E.E./A.P.O. 62'' c.d.s's and boxed ''PASSED/BY MILITARY/CENSOR/E.A./No. 1/104'' in purple. Photo.

Price Realised £130

735

Sale number: 109

Ethiopia: World War II: Censored Mail: A collection of mainly covers, incl. British Military Mission, 1944 (Feb. 23) cover (reduced at left) from the Greek refugee camp at Dire Daoua to U.S.A. via Kenya, censor tape at left and military censor mark, 1945 (Mar. 6) airmail envelope to England, bearing 1944 Menelik Centenary set and Egyptian censor mark, range of censor marks, also 1931 Air 1g. and 8g. overprinted ''BRITISH FORCES/1941'' unofficial, etc. (33 items)

Price Realised £980