First Issue Depicting King Menelik II and the Lion of Judah November 24, 894 G 6G 894 Issue Handstamped in Violet or Blue (9 / 4 mm wide) July, 90 G 6G 894 Issue Handstamped in Violet, Blue or Black (mm wide with low colons) April, 902 G 6G
280Ø ETHIOPIA 894 Issue Handstamped in Violet, Blue or Black (6mm wide with blurred colons) January, 903 G 6G 894 Issue Handstamped in Violet or Blue (Not Officially Issued) December, 903 G 6G
894 Issue Surcharged in Violet, Blue, Rose or Black (Overprint 3mm High) January, 905 0 ON 20 ON G 40 ON ON 80 ON ON 3.20 ON 6G Surcharge on Previously Handstamped Issues ON ON ON ON ONE-HALF OF ON ON 6G ON 6G 894 Issue Overprinted in Violet and Surcharged New Value in Various Colors January, 906 0 ON 20 ON G 40 ON ON 80 ON ON 3.20 ON 6G
894 Issue Overprinted in Violet and Surcharged New Value July, 906 20 ON 0 ON 20 ON G 40 ON ON 80 ON ON 3.20 ON 6G 894 Issue Surcharged in Violet July, 907 / 4 ON ON ON G 2 ON 40 ON 2 ON 4 ON 80 ON 4 ON 8 ON 6 ON 6G 894 and 903 Issue Surcharged in Blue March 25, 908 ON
894 Issue Surcharged in Black st Stamps Valid for International Mail November, 908 / 2 P ON P ON G 2P ON ON 4P ON 8P ON 6P ON 6G King Menelik II and Royal Seal January 909 ROSE G & ORANGE & CARMINE VERMILION & DEEP 6G VERMILION & CARMINE
894 Issue Handstamped & Surcharge in Manuscript Provisional Use for 5 Days Only at Dire-Dawa October, 9 ON ON G ON G ON ON 6G ON 6G ON 909 Issue Handstamped in Violet or Black Coronation of Empress Zauditu and Appointment of Prince Tafari as Regent and Heir to the Throne March 30, 97 ROSE & CARMINE VERMILION & DEEP 6G VERMILION & CARMINE
909 Issue Overprinted in Blue, Black or Red Coronation of Empress Zauditu April 5, 97 ROSE G & ORANGE & CARMINE ( OVERPRINT) & CARMINE ( OVERPRINT) VERMILION & DEEP 6G VERMILION & CARMINE April 97 Issue with Additional Surcharge May 28, 97 ON VERMILION & DEEP ON VERMILION & DEEP ON 6G VERMILION & CARMINE ON 6G VERMILION & CARMINE
Pictoral Issue (Smooth, White Gum) July 6, 99 Gazelle Giraffe Leopard Prince Tafari / 8 G & BROWN & DRAB SCARLET & OLIVE G ROSE LILAC & GRAY DEEP ULTRAMARINE & FAWN Prince Tafari Empress Zauditu TURQUOISE & ORANGE 4T BROWN & LILAC ROSE 5T CARMINE & GRAY 0T GRAY & BISTRE Cathedral of St. George White Rhinoceros Somali Ostrich 6G LIGHT & ORANGE OLIVE & BROWN & GRAY African Elephant Water Buffalo Lion T ROSE & GRAY 2T & BROWN & DEEP ORANGE
Pictoral Issue Reprints (Brownish, Cracked Gum) / 8 G & BROWN & DRAB SCARLET & OLIVE G ROSE LILAC & GRAY DEEP ULTRAMARINE & FAWN TURQUOISE & ORANGE 4T BROWN & LILAC ROSE 5T CARMINE & GRAY 0T GRAY & BISTRE 6G LIGHT & ORANGE OLIVE & BROWN & GRAY T ROSE & GRAY 2T & BROWN & DEEP ORANGE
July 99 Pictoral Issues Surcharged October 99 ON 4T BROWN & LILAC ROSE 92-22 ON / 8 G & BROWN ON & DRAB ON G ROSE LILAC & GRAY ON 4T BROWN & LILAC ROSE 2 ON SCARLET & OLIVE ON DEEP ULTRAMARINE & FAWN
July 99 Pictoral Issues Surcharged 925-28 Overprint Missing Colon ON 5T CARMINE & GRAY ON T ROSE & GRAY ON T ROSE & GRAY 0T GRAY & BISTRE G ON 6G LIGHT & ORANGE G ON & GRAY G ON & DEEP ORANGE 926-27 ON & GRAY ON OLIVE & BROWN ON 6G LIGHT & ORANGE G ON & GRAY ON OLIVE & BROWN G ON 6G LIGHT & ORANGE G ON & GRAY G ON & DEEP ORANGE
Portraits Issue September 5, 928 Prince Tafari / 8 M ORANGE & LIGHT / 2 M GRAY 2M DARK 8M 2T & BISTRE Empress Zauditu / 4 M INDIGO & ORANGE M DARK CARMINE 4M YELLOW T ORANGE BROWN & CHOCOLATE & 928 Portraits Issue Overprinted for the Opening of the General Post Office in Addis Ababa September, 928 / 8 M ORANGE & LIGHT / 2 M GRAY 2M DARK 8M 2T & BISTRE / 4 M INDIGO & ORANGE M DARK CARMINE 4M YELLOW T ORANGE BROWN & CHOCOLATE &
928 Portraits Issue Overprinted for the Crowning of Prince Tafari as King (Negus) October 7, 928 / 8 M ORANGE & LIGHT / 2 M GRAY 2M DARK 8M 2T & BISTRE 928 Portraits Issue Overprinted for the Proclamation of King Tafari as King of Kings of Abyssinia under the name "Haile Selassie" April 3, 930 / 2 M GRAY 2M DARK 8M 2T & BISTRE / 8 M ORANGE & LIGHT / 4 M INDIGO & ORANGE M DARK CARMINE 4M YELLOW T ORANGE BROWN & CHOCOLATE &
928 Portraits Issue Overprinted for the Proclamation of King Tafari as Emperor Haile Selassie April 3, 930 / 2 M GRAY 2M DARK 8M 2T & BISTRE / 8 M ORANGE & LIGHT / 4 M INDIGO & ORANGE M DARK CARMINE 4M YELLOW T ORANGE BROWN & CHOCOLATE &
928 Portraits Issue Overprinted for the Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie November 2, 930 / 2 M GRAY 2M DARK 8M 2T & BISTRE / 8 M ORANGE & LIGHT / 4 M INDIGO & ORANGE M DARK CARMINE 4M YELLOW T ORANGE BROWN & CHOCOLATE & Overprint in Red 8M 2T & BISTRE CHOCOLATE &
Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie November 930 G ORANGE ULTRAMARINE DULL T BROWN 5T BROWN Reprints G ORANGE ULTRAMARINE DULL T BROWN 5T BROWN
928 Portraits Issue Surcharged March 20, 93 / 8 M ON 2M DARK / 8 M ON 4M YELLOW ON M DARK CARMINE / 4 M ON M DARK CARMINE / 4 M ON 2M DARK / 4 M ON 4M YELLOW Type I Type II / 2 M ON M DARK CARMINE / 2 M ON 2M DARK / 2 M ON 4M YELLOW / 2 M ON 4M YELLOW / 2 M ON CHOCOLATE & M ON 2M DARK
Pictorial Issue 93 Ras Makonnen Statue of Menelik II / 8 G DARK T CHOCOLATE Railroad over Hawash River OLIVE Empress Menen Haile Selassie I G ORANGE YELLOW ULTRAMARINE 5T BROWN
93 Pictorial Issue Surcharged 936 C ON / 8 G 3C ON DARK ON OLIVE 5C ON G ORANGE 0C ON ULTRAMARINE
SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS Types of 93 Pictoral Issue Overprinted in Red February 25, 936 G LIGHT ROSE BROWN T PURPLE
AIRMAIL STAMPS Portraits Issue of 928 Overprinted in Red, Green, Violet or Black "Airplane of the Ethiopian Government" August 7, 929 / 2 M GRAY 2M DARK 8M 2T & BISTRE / 8 M ORANGE & LIGHT / 4 M INDIGO & ORANGE M DARK CARMINE 4M YELLOW T ORANGE BROWN & CHOCOLATE & Missing Colon on Lower Inscription / 8 M ORANGE & LIGHT / 2 M GRAY 2M DARK 8M 2T & BISTRE / 4 M INDIGO & ORANGE M DARK CARMINE 4M YELLOW T ORANGE BROWN & CHOCOLATE &
AIRMAIL STAMPS Symbols of Empire, Airplane and Map June 7, 93 G ORANGE ULTRAMARINE T OLIVE BROWN 2T CARMINE YELLOW Reprints on Thinner Paper with Whiter Gum G ORANGE ULTRAMARINE T OLIVE BROWN 2T CARMINE YELLOW
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS First Issue Overprinted in Black June 0, 896 Overprint in Red G 6G Without Overprint 6G Regular Issue of 894 Overprinted in Various Colors January, 905 G 6G
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS Regular Issue of 894 Overprinted in Various Colors January, 905 G 6G Regular Issue of 894 Overprinted in Blue or Violet July, 906 G 6G
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS Postage Due Issue of 906 with Additional Surcharge July, 907 / 4 ON ON ON G 2 ON 4 ON 8 ON 6 ON 6G Regular Issue of 894 Overprinted in Black December, 908 G 6G
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS Regular Issue of 909 Handstamped in Black 92-3 ROSE G & ORANGE & CARMINE VERMILION & DEEP 6G VERMILION & CARMINE Regular Issue of 99 Handstamped in Blue Black 925-27 & DRAB SCARLET & OLIVE G ROSE LILAC & GRAY DEEP ULTRAMARINE & FAWN / 8 G & BROWN
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS Coronation Issue of 97 Additionally Handstamped in Black 930 G & ORANGE
ISSUED UNDER ITALIAN OCCUPATION King Victor Emanuel III Watermarked Crown 936 0C 20C 25C 30C 50C 75C.25L