Italian East Africa [1893–1950] Africa • Eastern Africa


Timeline of stamp issuing entities of Italian East Africa and connected areas

Italian Eritrea 1893–1936
French-Ethiopian Post 1894–1908
British Somaliland Protectorate 1903–1960
Italian Somaliland 1903–1936
Ethiopian Empire 1908–1936
Jubaland (Oltre Giuba) 1925–1926
Italian Ethiopia 1936
Italian East Africa 1938–1942
Ethiopian Empire 1942–1974
British Occupation of Italian Eritrea 1948–1951
British occupation of Italian Somaliland 1948–1950
UN Trust Territory of Somalia (under Italian administration) 1950–1960
Somalia 1960–today
Derg - People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1974–1995
Eritrea 1991–today
Ethiopia 1995–today
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Stamp issuing entities of Italian East Africa and connected areas

Name Issued
stamps 		Bird
stamps
1893–1936 Italian Eritrea

Italian Eritrea was a colony of the Kingdom of Italy in the territory of present-day Eritrea.

 ≈ 300
1894–1908 French-Ethiopian Post

Prior to the admission of Ethiopia to the UPU in 1908, Ethiopian stamps (printed in France) were valid only for local mail and mail to Djibouti.

→ see under Ethiopia 		≈
1903–1960 British Somaliland Protectorate

British Somaliland (Somali: Dhulka Biritishka ee Soomaaliya, Arabic: الصومال البريطاني Al-Sumal Al-Britaniy‎) was a British protectorate in present-day northwestern Somalia.

→ see under British East Africa 		≈ 200 ≈ 4
1903–1936 Italian Somaliland

Italian Somaliland (Italian: Somalia italiana, Arabic: الصومال الإيطالي‎ Al-Sumal Al-Italiy, Somali: Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaaliya), also known as Italian Somalia, was a colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day northeastern, central and southern Somalia.

 ≈ 400 ≈ 5
1908–1936 Ethiopian Empire

The independence of Ethiopia was interrupted by the Second Italo-Abyssinian War and Italian occupation (1936–1941)

→ see under Ethiopia 		≈ 200
1925–1926 Jubaland (Oltre Giuba)

Oltre Giuba (Italian for Greater Juba, Somali: Dadw Jubba) formerly Trans-Juba, is the southwesternmost part of Somalia, on the far side of the Juba River (thus “Trans”-Juba), bordering Kenya.

 ≈ 70
1936 Italian Ethiopia

The dominion was formed in 1936, after the Second Italo-Abyssinian War that resulted in the annexation of the Ethiopian Empire by Fascist Italy, by merging the pre-existing colonies of Italian Somaliland and Italian Eritrea with the newly conquered territory.

 ≈ 7
1938–1942 Italian East Africa

Italian East Africa (Italian: Africa Orientale Italiana) was an Italian colony established in 1936. It was formed through the merger of Italian Somaliland and Italian Eritrea with the former Ethiopian Empire.

 ≈ 80 ≈ 2
1942–1974 Ethiopian Empire

Following the entry of Italy into World War II, British Empire forces, together with patriot Ethiopian fighters, officially liberated Ethiopia in 1941. From 1952 federation with Eritrea.

→ see under Ethiopia 		≈
1948–1951 British Occupation of Italian Eritrea ≈ 40
1948–1950 British occupation of Italian Somaliland ≈ 20
1950–1960 UN Trust Territory of Somalia (under Italian administration)
→ see under Somalia 		≈ 100
1960–today Somalia
→ see under Somalia 		≈ 1 Thousand ≈ 49
1974–1995 Derg - People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

The Derg, Common Derg or Dergue (Ge’ez: ደርግ, meaning “committee” or “council”) is the short name of the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police, and Territorial Army that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987. The People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE) was the official name of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991, as established by the Communist government. The Transitional government of Ethiopia (1991-1995) was established immediately after the fall of the People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

→ see under Ethiopia 		≈ 700
1991–today Eritrea
→ see under Eritrea 		≈ 300 ≈ 24
1995–today Ethiopia

Ethiopia (/ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə/; Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ?, ʾĪtyōṗṗyā, officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa.

→ see under Ethiopia 		≈ 400 ≈ 71

About Italian East Africa

It’s a systematic name for several conserns of Italy in East Africa. “Italian East Africa” is also a name for an Italian colony established in 1936.

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