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Britain administered Eritrea from 1941 to 1952, having taken control of the area from Italian East Africa, and used stamps with various overprints during that time. For the first several years, regular British stamps were used, overprinted with MEF, meaning “Middle East Force”. (This is a shortening of the force’s full name, “Middle East Land Forces”, which followed the Middle East Command of 1939 — 1946.)

From 1948 — 1950, Britain changed the overprint on its Eritrea-used stamps to B.M.A. ERITREA, which stood for “British Military Administration”. This was changed yet again for stamps from 1950 — 1952, which shortened the overprinted phrase to B.A. ERITREA (“British Administration”). The British use of such stamps ended in Eritrea when Ethiopia took over control of the small but important coastal country.

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These overprinted British stamps are collected not only by Britain and African colonial enthusiasts, but by World War II buffs, as they capture a short and important historical era of British international relations. 

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1943 British Occupied Ethiopia BMA Eritrea Overprint Cover to Liverpool UK

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UK GB 1944 MEF ASMARA ERITREA COVER DATED 13 3 48 ON POSTA AEREA COVER TO SWITZE

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UK GB ERITREA 1944 MEF OVPT ON 5 d TIED BY LEFTOVER ITALIAN CANCEL ASMARA CENTRO

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British Occupation of Italian Colonies / Eritrea 1950 SG.E13-E25 Mounted mint

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1949 British Occupied Ethiopia BMA Eritrea Overprint Cover Asmara to Milan Italy

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British POs in ERITREA 1948 KGVI Set Superb Mint Never Hinged

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1948 Eritrea British SG ED 1/5 MUH Set 5

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Great Britain British (BMA) occ. of Eritrea Registered Cover Nice Backstamps !

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1950 BMA ERITREA,​ T 6/10 5 values MNH/** QUARTINA INTEGRAL RUBBER

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1950 BMA ERITREA,​ T 6/10 5 values MNH/** QUARTINA INTEGRAL RUBBER

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