Italian Eastern Africa Ethiopia A.O.I. year 1939/40 stamps Porto MNH

Italian Eastern Africa Ethiopia A.O.I. year 1939/40 stamps Porto MNH

“Porto” (Postage Due) stamps issued for Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana – A.O.I.) in the 1939-1940 period, specifically for the region of Ethiopia.

The search results confirm the existence of Postage Due (Segnatasse) stamps for Italian East Africa (A.O.I.) in that era:

1. Issue: The set mentioned is generally cataloged as 1939-40 Segnatasse (Postage Due).
2. Description: These were overprinted Italian Postage Due stamps from 1934 (Sassone/Unificato numbers 34-46 for Italy). The overprint would be the initials A.O.I.
3. Catalog References (Sassone/Unificato): These are usually listed in Italian catalogs (like Sassone) as the A.O.I. Postage Due set numbers 1-13 (referencing the overprinted set on the Italian stamps).
4. Values: The original set of Italian stamps overprinted for A.O.I. consisted of 13 values ranging from 1 centesimo up to 10 Lire.