France – offices in Ethiopia

French post offices were opened in Addis Ababa (1904), Dire Dawa (1906) and Harar (1899).

Three stamps in the current designs were issued in 1907, inscribed LEVANT These were the 25c blue Mouchon, 50c bister brown and lavender and 1f claret and olive green Merson designs inscribed LEVANT. These were apparently intended for use in Ethiopia only. Since Ethiopia had no international mail agreements, mail could be routed through the French offices. However, most mail carried the stamps of Obock, French Somaliland/Djibouti, Port Said or the French Levant.

When Ethiopia became a UPU member in 1908, the French offices stopped using the 3 stamps. Late favor cancels on those stamps do exist. 



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