WAR AND POSTAGE STAMPS
War and conquest are a prolific source of new stamp issues. The stamp follows the flag, and after armies ccmes the. peaceful penetration of the post. 'Already the Abyssinian conflict promises to leave its imprint upon the stamps of the combatant nations (says the phijaielic correspondent of -Tne limes It is understood that the Italian Government has in preparation a senes of postage stamps commemorating the avenging of Adowa, while- a separate issue for the occumed province of Tigre « foreshadowed; On the Ethiopian side there is talk of an impending issue, portraying the Emperor Haile Selassie in jfoll war kit. ,
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Evening Star, Issue 22228, 4 January 1936, Page 7
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104WAR AND POSTAGE STAMPS Evening Star, Issue 22228, 4 January 1936, Page 7
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