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Coronation Monument Commemorative
| 1930, November 23
Designed by Stephen Papazian. Engraved and printed by recess by the Institut de Gravure, Paris. Sheets of 50 stamps (10 x 5 or 5 x 10). Perforated 12½. Scott: 210-216. Stanly Gibbons: 278-284. Michel: 151-157. Yvert: 181-187. |
| 281
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1 g Yellow orange
a. Imperforate |
200
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| 282
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2 g Blue
a. Imperforate |
200
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| 283
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4 g Purple
a. Imperforate |
200
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| 284
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8 g Gray green
a. Imperforate |
200
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| 285
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1 t Brown
a. Imperforate |
200
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| 286
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3 t Green
a. Imperforate |
200
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| 287
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5 t Red brown
a. Imperforate |
200
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| Notes:
1. Ordered for the Coronation of Haile Selassie I, but the stamps arrived three weeks late. 2. The inscription in Amharic and French reads: "Haile Selassie I Emperor of Ethiopia Crowned 2 November 1930." 3. Known perforated 10 x 10, 10 x 11, and combination. Not identified as to original or reprint. |
Presentation Sheets
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| Imperforate Presentation Sheets on heavy paper inscribed at bottom:
"GOURONNEMENT DE S. M. HAILE SELLACE I / EMISSION SPECIALE DE TIMBRES-POSTE / I.D.G 37 RUE VIOLET PARIS XV°" Size 241 x 284 mm. |
| 287A | Complete set, imperforate in colors as issued | |
| 287B | Complete set, imperforate in black |
Reprints
| Reprint Identification:
Positive identification can be made by color comparison. Under magnification the surface ink of the originals is dull and granular. The reprint ink is denser with a slight shine. |
| 281R | 1 g Orange yellow | |
| 282R | 2 g Gray blue | |
| 283R | 4 g Reddish violet | |
| 284R | 8 g Yellowish gray green | |
| 285R | 1 t Yellowish brown | |
| 286R | 3 t Yellowish Green | |
| 297R | 5 t Brown red |
| Notes:
1. A few reprints are found cancelled with fake or post-war cancels. |
Last update: July 30, 2002