Eritrea is located in North East Africa. The former Italian colony (1890-1941) was administered by the British from 1941 until it became federated into Ethiopia in 1952. Eritrea became independent in May 1993. Shown here is the only recorded design. No current seal types are yet known.
Catalog: Drummond OS1
Date issued: Unknown, EKU March 29, 1957
Printing: Black on laid buff
Perforation: 11 horizontally
Inscription: "BRITISH ADMINISTRATION ERITREA / POST AND TELECOMNS. DEPT. / Found Open or Damaged / and officially secured." with British coats of arms at top
Control Number: none
Description: Registered 1957 parcel wrapper from Cairo, Egypt to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia repaired in transit at Asmara with an Eritrean official seal. Seal is tied by a 29 March Asmara datestamp. Eritrea was was not fully integrated into Ethiopia until 1962, so the seal was apparently used from leftover stocks.
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Updated November 11, 2007