Stamps from Eritrea catalogue

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Eritrea in northeastern Africa was first an Italian colony. It was under British rule from 1942 to September 1952, then under Ethiopian rule, before declaring independence in 1991. Independence was only announced in May 19 More

Eritrea in northeastern Africa was first an Italian colony. From 1942 to September 1952 it was under British administration. From then on it went up in Ethiopia.

In 1978 Eritrea withdrew from Ethiopian authority and 4 stamps were issued, without an official postal service. In 1991 the independent state was proclaimed and an official Eritrean Post Office was established. Independence was not recognized by the United Nations until 1993.

From 1991 stamps were officially issued by the Eritrean Post Office.
This Postal Government is said to have officialized the 4 stamps from 1978. They are not included in every stamp catalogue.

As of 2017, to date, 01/2022, there has been no official issue of stamps by the Eritrean Post Office.

Since 1981, cinderellas have been issued with some regularity in the name of Eritrea. You can find these in the Eritrea-cinderella collection area .

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