27th June 1931
½ guerche stamp depicting Ras (Prince) Makonnen.
Available here in lovely block of four!
Ras Mekonnen Wolde Mikael (1852-1906) was the father of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (a.k.a. Ras Tafari, the Lion of Judah, Jah, Jah Jah).
Catalogue numbers:
- Michel ET 178
Stamp Number ET 234
Yvert et Tellier ET 201
Stanley Gibbons ET 305