Eritrea 'B. A. Eritrea' Overprint Stamps on Telegram Form

Eritrea · 1950 · 40c, 50c, 2s50c, 5s

Four stamps from British Administration Eritrea, overprinted 'B. A. Eritrea' on Italian base stamps, cancelled with 'Asmara Central' postmarks, affixed to a telegram form.

Eritrea was an Italian colony until World War II, after which it became a British protectorate from 1941 to 1952. These stamps reflect this transitional period, using overprinted Italian stamps for postal services under British rule.