Italian East Africa

Italian East Africa was formed from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland in 1936.  File:Ital E Africa gazelle.jpg|1938 2c gazelle from the first pictorials File:Italian E Af eagle.jpg|1938 35c definitive File:Ital E Africa air.A.webp|1938 50c airmail 
 * Its first stamps were not issued until 1938. They were inscribed AFRICA ORIENTALE ITALIANA. This included airmails and special delivery stamps.
 * By 1942, British forces were occupying most of Italian East Africa. See: Middle East Forces.

Postage due
 File:Ital E Af AOI due.A.webp|1941 5c postage due File:Ital E Africa unisss due.jpg|1942 10c unissued postage due. 
 * Italian postage dues were overprinted A.O.I. in 1941.
 * In 1942, a postage due set was printed but never released.

Special delivery

 * In 1938, two airmail special delivery stamps were issued.
 * Also in 1938, two special delivery stamps were released.



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