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  • Lot# : 797 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 121/130+169/175
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    1929/55: The Exhibit collection with study of the 1929 issue and showing in tremendous detail, the three types of surcharge, with se-tenant red & violet surcharges, doubled and inverted surcharges, pairs with overprint omitted on one stamp, with multiples and complete panes of 25 of all values, a superb single issue study that deserves a specialised article in itself; 1929 card signed by the Pilot Andre Maillet, no less than 29 covers from the first Addis Abeba / Dirre Daoua Flight, 2nd Flight Addis to Djibouti with five covers, 1931 issue with sheets of some values, 1st Flight cover Addis to Zeila, Addis to Dessie and return (1931), the 1932 flights with covers from Djibouti to France. A voluminous and extraordinary collection.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF