eight three months later, with the denomination in all capitals. Subsequent issues typically, though not always, included a portrait oval of Haile Selassie in the design up to the 1960s. In 1974, the Ethiopian monarchy was overthrown by the Derg, a communist military junta backed by the Soviet Union. In 1987, the Derg established the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The communist government was overthrown in 1991 and replaced by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. See also Ethiopian Postal Service List of fish on stamps of Ethiopia References and sources References Sources Ader, Ivan. Handbook of the Postage Stamps of the Empire of Ethiopia and Her Postal System. Stockholm: David Broberg, 1961. Migliavacca, Giorgio An Introduction to the Stamps of Ethiopia , pp 48, Virginstamps.com, 2011, St. Thomas VI 00801-0007 Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986. External links Ethiopian Philatelic Society 1895 First Issue of Ethiopia Philately of Ethiopia