ETHIOPIA, PRESENTATION SHEET WITH FIRST AIR MAIL ISSUE ON MINISTRY STATIONERY, Amharic handwriting translates "Commemoration of the Arrival of the Ethiopian Airmail Post", fine-very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$50

ETHIOPIA, HIGHLY SPECIALIZED COLLECTION OF THE FIRST AIR POST ISSUE PRESENTED ON 36 EXHIBITION PAGES, staring off with the "Especimen" overprints from the Portuguese archives, trial impression of the overprint on block of six, showing all the different types including sub-types, all overprint colors, varieties such as double overprints, inverted overprints also on cover, missing overprint in pair with normal, double overprint - one inverted, stamp with return flight cachet in selvage, 1929 first flight cover, fresh and overall very fine throughout, a pain-staking effort has gone into putting this collection to reach this remarkable state of completeness, ex. Rose

$750

ETHIOPIA, 1929 FIRST OFFICIAL FLIGHT COVER TO NEW YORK, franked by three mixed color overprints tied by Dec. 26, 1929 Addis Abeba d.s., reg. label, New York arrival on back, couple edge tears, fine-very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$150

ETHIOPIA, 1929 FIRST OFFICIAL FLIGHT COVER TO DIRRE-DAOUA, franked by three mixed color overprints tied by Dec. 26, 1929 Addis Abeba d.s., reg. labels, Dirre-Daoua arrival d.s on back, fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$100

ETHIOPIA, 1931 AIR POST ISSUE PROOFS, three, incl. die essay proof in black both with and without inscription "Institut de Gravure, Paris", latter signed by Pierre Munier (engraver), third proof die sunk on card in brown, also signed by the engraver, very fine and rare assembly, ex. Michael Rogers

$300

ETHIOPIA, SECOND FLIGHT ADDIS ABEBA - DJIBOUTI FEBRUARY 22, 1930, #C7, 8m air post tied by Addis Abeba d.s. on cover to Djibouti, arival d.s. on back, appropriate flight cachets, very fine, ex. Rose

$100

ETHIOPIA, 1930 FIRST FLIGHT ADDIS ABEBA - ROME, full set with either violet or black overprints, tied by Addis Abeba March 15, 1930 d.s. on first international flight cover to Rome, arrival d.s., fine-very fine, ex. Rose

$100

ETHIOPIA, 1947, 12c on 4c AIR POST RED SURCHARGE ESSAY NH, C18E, fresh, very fine, rare, ex. Michael Rogers

$250

ETHIOPIA, 1947, 50c on 25c AIR POST SURCHARGE - INVERTED "9" IN PAIR WITH NORMAL - NH, #C19, C19var., very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$200

ETHIOPIA, 1947, $2 on 50c AIR POST SURCHARGE - INVERTED "9" IN PAIR WITH NORMAL - NH, #C20, C20var., very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$200

ETHIOPIA, 1947, $2 on 60c AIR POST SURCHARGE - INVERTED "1" IN PAIR WITH NORMAL - NH, #C20 var., very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$200

ETHIOPIA, 1947, $2 on 60c AIR POST SURCHARGE - INVERTED "4" IN 1946 - USED SINGLE AND MINT NEVER HINGED SINGLE IN BLOCK OF FOUR, #C20 var., displayed on annotated album page, very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$300

ETHIOPIA, 1947, $2 HAILE SELASSIE PROOF WITH "SPECIMEN" OVERPRINT, #C22P, imperforate 89x103mm, creased vertically and horizontally, toned spot, printer's imprint, fine-very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$100

ETHIOPIA, 1947, $1 & $2 ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL ISSUE WITH "SPECIMEN" HANDSTAMPED OVERPRINTS IN FULL SHEETS OF 12 NH, #C21-22S, margin imprints, fine-very fine, rare, possibly unique, ex. Michael Rogers

$600

ETHIOPIA, 1947, $1 & $2 ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL AIR POST ISSUE USED ON COVER TO NEW YORK, #C21-C22, plate # corner margin singles tied by Sep., 1947 Addis Ababa d.s on reg. cover, very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$50

ETHIOPIA, 1947-55 AIR POST ISSUE ON ALBUM PAGES, #C23-C33, incl. single set as well as blocks of four, all mint never hinged, 1947 FDC, 8c on printed circular to California, several other air post covers, fine-very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$200

ETHIOPIA FLIGHT COVERS ON ALBUM PAGES, three covers with the 1942-43 issue, neatly annotated and displayed on three album pages, fine-very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$150

ETHIOPIA, 1949, 5c UPU TRIAL COLOR PLATE PROOFS ON ALBUM PAGE, C34P, four perforated, one imperforate, all diff. colors, very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$250

ETHIOPIA, 1949, 5c RED & BLACK TRIAL COLOR PROOF WITH "SPECIMEN" HANDSTAMP OVERPRINT IN BLOCK OF NINE NH, #C34P, top right stamp toning spot, very fine, ex. Michael Rogers

$100

ETHIOPIA, 1959, 35c BLUE AIR MAIL ANNIVERSARY - INVERTED OVERRPRINT - MINT NEVER HINGED, #C68 var., fresh, very fine, rare, ex. Michael Rogers

$200