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Croix Rouge 1936 – Unissued Ordered for charity stamps to support the Ethiopian Red Cross. Printed by photogravure by Courvoisier S. A., La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in sheet of 50 stamps (10 x 5). Perforated 11½.
325	5c + 5c Green	5,000,000
326	10c + 10c Red a. "Moon" on shoulder (po 36)	4,000,000
327	25c + 25c Blue	3,000,000
328	50c + 50c Brown	2,000,000
329	1t + 1t Violet	2,000,000
Notes: 1. Not issued in unoverprinted condition. The stamps arrived in Djibouti a few days after the occupation of Addis Abeba by the Italians. A portion was sold to philatelists in Djibouti where the balance was held until after the Liberation. 2. The Ethiopian Government in Gore used small quantities. 3. After the Liberation the stamps were sent to Addis Abeba where they later received three overprints: Victory (1945), Red Cross Fund (1950-1951), and Red Cross Silver Jubilee (1960).

Gore Crosses 1936 – Unissued For use by the Ethiopian Government in the town of Gore. Overprint on Croix Rouge issue in pairs with small red cross on one stamp and large red cross on the adjoining stamp. Crosses may be at top or bottom as the sheets appear to have been fed in both directions during printing.
325A	5c + 5c Green (pair)	.
326A	10c + 10c Red (probably exists)
327A	25c + 25c Blue (pair)
328A	50c + 50c Brown (pair)	.
329A	1t + 1t Violet (pair)	.
Notes: 1. With the fall of Addis Abeba to the Italians on May 5, 1936 the Ethiopian Government moved to the town of Gore in the western mountains of Ilubabor. The Italians captured Gore on November 26, 1936. 2. To demonstrate that Ethiopia had not surrendered letters using these stamps were sent to European leaders and stamp dealers. A special cancel for Gore was used with dates about October 1, 1936. These letters were enclosed in a second envelope and mailed from the Sudan using Sudanese stamps. No traveled covers of this issue are known.

D: M: B: 1936 ? – unissued Handstamped on Croix Rouge issue in light blue at the bottom of the stamp. The overprint measures 11½mm long.
326B	10c + 10c Red	.
328B	50c + 50c Brown	.
Notes: 1. The overprint translates D: M: B:. The handstamp may have been the initials of Dedjazmatch Mesfin Bezabih, a rebel leader in the province of Gojjam. 2. The 1t + 1t exists with Amharic M: B: written sideways in blue-green ink, 13mm x 4mm.

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