THE INTRODUCTION PAGES TO EDWARD ROSE'S ETHIOPIA COLLECTION, seven annotated exhibition with the first two describing the exhibit, incl. four first issue Mouchin proofs with "SPECIMEN" overprints, first issue mint set along with Otto Zeiher postcard picturing early Ethiopia issues, 1895 cover from Harar to Djibouti bearing three stamps from the first issue (some toning), ¼g postal card to Switzerland franked with 10c Obock (faults), overall fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$150

ETHIOPIA FIRST ISSUE POSTAL CARDS ESSAYS AND PROOFS, incl. essay on buff without the stamp design at upper left and the Lion of Judah at upper right, second essay on buff without the stamp design at upper left, set of first issue unused postal cards, set of six Mouchon vignette proofs, fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$250

ETHIOPIA STUDY OF FIRST AND SECOND SERIES POSTMARKS ON THE FIRST ISSUE ON TEN EXHIBITION PAGES, all annotated with Payne numbers, postmarks on stamps and postal cards, incl. first series Ankober, Harar Entotto, Maltese Cross, second series incl. Harar, Entotto and Addis Abeba, also French Offices in Harar, also including forgeries for comparison, fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$150

ETHIOPIA, 1901 FIRST CONTROL ISSUE MINT/USED ON EXHIBITION PAGE, fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$100

ETHIOPIA, 1901 FIRST CONTROL OVERPRINT LEGITIMATE LATE USAGE, #8-14, full set incl. the 1g with black overprint which is the only known use of the black reprint on a travelled cover, sent by the Emperors arms supplier, Savoure, to Germany in 1905, fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$250

ETHIOPIA, 1902 BOSTA OVERPRINTS ON EXHIBITION PAGE, #15-21, complete used set with violet handstamps, mint/used set with black handstamps (16g round corner), fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$125

ETHIOPIA, 1902, 1g BLUE POSTAL CARD WITH BOSTA OVERPRINT IN VIOLET TO SWITZERLAND, blue Harar d.s., 10c Djibouti stamp added tied by Cote de Somalis d.s., French packet cancel and Swiss arrival d.s., neatly displayed on exhibition page, ex. Rose

$200

ETHIOPIA, 1903, 1g BLUE POSTAL CARD WITH MELIKTOVERPRINT IN GRAY BLACK TO SWITZERLAND, Addis Ababa d.s., 10c Somali Coast stamp added tied by Cote de Somalis d.s., Swiss arrival d.s., also 2g dark brown tied on piece by Adis Abeba d.s. along with 10c Djibouti and 15c Obock tied by Cote des Somalis d.s., neatly displayed on exhibition page, ex. Rose

$200

ETHIOPIA, 1903 MELIKT OVEPRINT IN GRAY BLACK MINT ALONG WITH ¼g & 1g POSTAL CARDS UNUSED, #22-28, ¼g in p[air. fine-very fine, neatly displayed on exhibition page, ex. Rose

$100

ETHIOPIA, 1904 MILIKIT OVERPRINTS IN BLUE AND VIOLET MINT, #36-42, one set of each, 8g blue overprint with cancel, fine-very fine, neatly displayed on exhibition page, ex. Rose

$200

ETHIOPIA, 1905 NUMERAL OVERPRINTS ON FOUR EXHIBITION STUDY, comprehensive study of the various colors of the overprints incl. multiples and a 5c on ¼g used on postcard, a number of stamps and multiples "ex. Payne" as noted on the pages, overall fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$500

ETHIOPIA, 1905 OVEPRINTS USED ON TWO POSTCARDS, #43, 44, 5c on ¼g green used with 2x5c Somali Coast to Germany and 10c on ½g red used 4c Somali Coast to Djibouti, overall fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$100

ETHIOPIA, 1905 NUMERAL OVERPRINTS ON 1g BLUE POSTAL CARDS, four, thre unused with 5c, 10c and 20c overprints, also 10c overprint with harar cancel, very fine, ex. Rose

$100

ETHIOPIA, 1905 NUMERAL ISSUE REPRINTS ON FOUR EXHIBITION PAGES, 68 stamps incl. some multiples, showing a variety of sizes, placements, comma vs. period and colors (shades), a few "ex Payne", overall fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$200

ETHIOPIA, 1905 HARAR PROVISIONAL ISSUES ON TWO EXHIBITION PAGES, incl. Lion essay overprint believed to be for use of the Emperor, further "Ethiopie", Bosta, Melikt overprints, 5c bisects tyoe I & II originals and reprints, overall fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$500

ETHIOPIA, 1905, 5c on half of ½g USED ON POSTCARD, #50, two, tied by blue Harar d.s., used with 10c Somali Coast tied Somali Coast d.s., on postcard used to France, mounted on exhibition page along 5c/m on 1g green postal card mint, fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$100

ETHIOPIA, 1905 HARAR PROVISIONAL REPRINTS ON TWO EXHIBITION PAGES, 29 stamps, overall fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$125

ETHIOPIA, 1906/07, 5c on ¼g GREEN ON POSTCARD TO FRANCE, #64, pulled corner, tied by blue Harar d.s., used with 10c Somali Coast from the French Post Office in Harar, mounted on exhibition page, ex. Rose

$50

ETHIOPIA, 1906/07, "20" on ¼g GREEN "MENELIK" TYPE II OVERPRINT USED ON PIECE, #64a, tied by Dire Daoua d.s., also 5c on ¼g green pre-cancelled on postcard to Paris used with 10c Somali Coast from the French Post Office in Harar, both neatly annotated on exhibition page, ex. Rose

$125

ETHIOPIA, 1906/07 "MENELIK" OVERPRINT TYPE II ISSUE ON TWO EXHIBITION PAGES, #64//70, incl. mint set of 18mm x 6.5mm overprint, 10c in pair on piece, late original printing mint set, "20" instead of "05" on ¼g green black reprint error, fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$125

ETHIOPIA, 1906, 1g BLUE "MENELIK" OVERPRINT - MISSING THE NUMERAL '20' SURCHARGE - USED ON POSTCARD, #66 var., Addis Abeba printing, tied by Addis Abeba d.s., used with 10c Somali Coast tied by Djibouti d.s., on July, 1906 postcard to Belgium, overfranked by 10c, fine-very fine, a previously unrecorded error, ex. Rose

$250

ETHIOPIA, 1908 "DAGMAWI" OVERPRINTS ON THREE EXHIBITION PAGES, #71//77, complete mint set, "80" error mint, ½ on ½g red on local postcard, ¼ on ¼g green used with Somali Coast on postcard addressed to France, also Harar and Addis Abeba forgeries, ex. Rose

$150

ETHIOPIA, 1908, PIASTRE & SCROLL ISSUE INCL. THE RARE "MELEKT" ERROR ON EXHIBITION PAGE, #78, 79, the normal issue in block of six and six singles incl. one with inverted overprint, also single reprint, the "MELEKT" error with o.g. previously hinged and furnished with 2003 A.P.S. cert., fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$500

ETHIOPIA, 1908 PROVISIONAL ISSUE ON SIX EHIBITION PAGES, #80//86, incl. mint set, ½p on postcard to Switzerland, a number of surcharge varieties incl. two used on postcards, 1p in pair with left stamp inverted "d' in surcharge, combination cover with following issue to Germany (well-travelled), scarce and attractive group, ex. Rose

$250

ETHIOPIA FIRST ISSUES REPRINTS AND FORGERIES ON 19 ANNOTATED EXHIBITION PAGES, showing the different reprint types from the "Ethiopie" (incl. couple of postal cards and a Michel produced cover), Bosta, Melik and, Milikit, as well as examples of forgeries from these issues clearly described, further forgeries from the 1905 postage due "T" overprints, first issue Fournier forgeries in blocks, a very fine group as such, ex. Rose

$400