Emperor Haile Selassie I, Definitive Issue

Ethiopia · 1931 · 1/8 Thaler

This definitive stamp features a left-facing portrait of Emperor Haile Selassie I, who had been crowned the previous year. The design is framed by an ornate border, with the denomination at the bottom and Amharic script at the top. This particular issue is printed in lilac pink and features the 'Star of Ethiopia Multiple' watermark.

Issued shortly after his coronation in 1930, this stamp was part of a new definitive series that solidified Haile Selassie's image as the modernizing leader of the Ethiopian Empire.