Ethiopia flag

There's a tiny 1989 year date on these stamps showing the flag of Ethiopia but these were released in 1990.

Ethiopia sports

Here is marathon runner Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Olympic marathon champion of Ethiopia.

He won the gold medals in both the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.

In the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome he ran the marathon barefoot!

Ethiopia literacy

Unesco's World Literacy Year was marked in 1990.

Yes, this Ethiopian stamp depicts a literacy class for adults.

Ethiopia wild animals

Pictured here are a lesser kudu and a white-tailed mongoose, both indigenous wildlife of Africa.

Ethiopia OAU

The 25th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity was commemorated in this Ethiopian stamp of 1988.

This body was established in Addis Ababa. It, however, was disbanded in 2002 and got replaced by the African Union.

Ethiopia Addis Ababa

The centenary of Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia, was commemorated in 1986 but this stamp was issued in 1987.

Ethiopia fox 1

The Simien fox is also known as the Ethiopian wolf.