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Auction 12 18 Oct 2020
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DJIBOUTI. French protectorate, 1884-1977. Countermark on a British India Rupee 1861. "Abd Latif Ma'a al Fazah : bi Jibuti". Lec. 14. AR. 11.66 g. PCGS XF 45
In 1888, the harbor and the city of Djibouti were created to alleviate the dangerousness of the Obock anchorage and to secure the caravan routes towards the interior of the country which were too exposed. The official transfer of the capital of the Obock colony to Djibouti took place in 1891.
In 1888, the harbor and the city of Djibouti were created to alleviate the dangerousness of the Obock anchorage and to secure the caravan routes towards the interior of the country which were too exposed. The official transfer of the capital of the Obock colony to Djibouti took place in 1891.