



An interesting envelope preserved in the Alexander collection demonstrates the dilemma facing postal history researchers when they come to assess the importance of an item from a collector’s point of view, and the set of considerations that must be taken into account in deciding whether it is worth adding the item to the collection. The surprising identity of the recipient is not a consideration for the postal historian, but history buffs will certainly find it interesting.

On February 25, 1936, Ethiopia Post issued its first charity stamps.