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| 1896 (Unissued)
Printed by A. Maury in Paris by typography in red or black on the 1895 issue. All values are the Menelik II design. SC: J1-7. SG: D8-14. MI: None. YV: T1-7. |
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ORIGINAL
Size: 15 mm across bottom of ASKEFIL. Smooth characters. Straight legs on S and KE. Right leg of L aims outward. |
| 8 | ¼ g Black overprint
a. Inverted |
75,000
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| 9 | ½ g Black overprint |
75,000
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| 10 | 1 g Red overprint
a. Black overprint b. Inverted |
75,000
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| 11 | 2 g Red overprint |
75,000
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| 12 | 4 g Black overprint
b. Inverted c. On Lion design |
75,000
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| 12A | 4 g Menelik II design without overprint |
304,500
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| 13 | 8 g Black overprint
b. Inverted |
75,000
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| 13A | 8 g Menelik II design without overprint |
312,000
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| 14 | 16 g Red overprint
a. Black overprint b. Inverted c. On Lion design |
75,000
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| 14A | 16 g Menelik II design without overprint |
312,000
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| Notes:
1. Date of issue reported by Maury as February, 1896, although he did not sell them until there supposed use in Ethiopia in October, 1896. 2. Quantity of 75,000 not verified, but would reduce the amount of issue for the Menelik II design of the 1895 issue and the 3 high values of this issue. 3. Never placed in used in Ethiopia. All cancels are forgeries, often EN2-F2 in greenish blue, and non Ethiopian cancels. |
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IMITATION
The original plates were said to be worn, and the "printer" made new plates for this issue. It may be these were made by the stamp dealer Forbin to utilize his large stock of unoverprinted stamps. Size: 14½ mm across bottom of ASKEFIL. Handstamped rather than typographed, and pairs with one overprint inverted exist, or pairs with one overprint missing. Larger tops and feet on characters. Rounder FI. Right lets of L curves in. Often cancelled EN2-F2 in blue or black. |
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FACSIMILIE - Mercier
Size: 14½ mm across bottom of ASKEFIL. On Mercier fake stamps. See 1895 issue. Three high values on Lion design. Similar to Original except last letter are wider, and exist as two types. Cancelled Maltese Cross. |
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FACSIMILIE - Fournier
Size: 14½ mm across bottom of ASKEFIL. On Fournier fake stamps. See 1895 issue. Three high values on Lion design. Small top tail on A. Thin characters. Exists imperforate. Cancelled EN2-F1. |