DJIBOUTI - Djibouti République de Djibouti / Gabuutih Ummuuno / Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti

Djibouti (Afar: Yibuuti, Arabic: جيبوتي‎ Jībūtī, French: Djibouti, Somali: Jabuuti), officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country located in the Horn of Africa in East Africa. It is bordered by Somalia (Somaliland) in the south, Ethiopia in the south and west, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the east. Across the Gulf of Aden lies Yemen, which does not share a land border with Djibouti. The country has a total area of 23,200 km² (8,958 sq mi). The state of Djibouti is predominantly inhabited by two ethnic groups, the Somali and the Afar people, with the former comprising the majority of the population. Djibouti is situated in the Horn of Africa on the Gulf of Aden and the Bab-el-Mandeb, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. Djibouti shared the border with Eritrea, 390 km (242 mi) with Ethiopia, and 60 km (37 mi) with the disputed territory of Somaliland, which is claimed by Somalia. Djibouti is the southernmost country on the Arabian Plate.

Djibouti known as the French Territory of the Afars and Issas before independence, and as French Somaliland before that. After the French administration was moved from Obock to Djibouti in 1894, stamps of Obock were overprinted DJ or Djibouti. From 1902 stamps inscribed Cote Francaise des Somalis were issued for the French Somali Coast. In July 1967 the name of the territory was changed to the French Territory of the Afars and Issas and the first stamps under the new name were issued on 21 August 1967. The territory obtained independence from France as the Republic of Djibouti on 27 June 1977 and the first stamps of the new republic were issued on that date.

During its time as a French colony, Obock issued its own postage stamps. At first the inhabitants used the general stamps of the French Colonies, but in 1892 they were overprinted with "OBOCK", as were stamped post cards. Later in the year some of these were also surcharged with values from 1 centime to 5 francs. By the end of the year, a supply of the omnibus Navigation and Commerce issues became available, inscribed OBOCK in red or blue.

1893 and 1894 brought the stamps for which Obock is most famous among philatelists: a series of imperforate stamps with simulated perforations, a scalloped line resembling the outline of a perforated stamps, printed all around the design. Although with the departure of the government from Obock, it is hard to believe that much mail came or went from the little port town, used stamps are no more valuable than unused. Authentic uses on cover are not often seen however. Stamps issued for the whole French Somali Coast superseded the stamps of Obock.

 My Latest airmail envelopes from Djibouti.

Registered airmail covers from Djibouti with UPU barcode label. The covers posted on November 01, 2016 and I received them on November 22, 2016.

The letter posted on January 12, 2016 and I received on 20 January 2016. I had affixed enough value for Registered mail, but came as normal only. Seems the registration fee must paid as cash.