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1973.ETH.02Prince Makonnen Memorial Hospital
Ethiopia·1973
Opening of the Prince Makonnen Memorial Hospital
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Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1973.ETH.02- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Ethiopia (ETH)
- Year
- 1973-11-01
- Event
- Opening of the Prince Makonnen Memorial Hospital
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- L. Peterlongo
- Printer
- Harrison & Sons Ltd.
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 14¾
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 973.28
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- ET 667
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- ET 753
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- ET 672
History
Ethiopia issued a 40 cent commemorative on 1 November 1973 for the opening of the Prince Makonnen Memorial Hospital. L. Peterlongo designed the stamp (signed L. PETERLONGO); Harrison & Sons printed it by photogravure, comb perforated 14¾. The print run was 100,000.
Four Scouts in campaign hats treat a patient in a white shamma on the lawn before a multi-storey hospital. The stamp is lettered Prince Makonnen Memorial Hospital, ETHIOPIA, 40c, and Amharic, with the printer's imprint HARRISON & SONS LTD.
