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    = Understood to be a current stamp printer.

Printer names in italic against "Stamp printing primarily done by..." signifies that the printer has been seen used by that country within a mid-2011 or later philatelic magazine new stamp issue listing. Non-italicised signifies a recent use, but prior to mid-2011.

EAST TIMOR  
 First postage stamp issued: 2002.
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by: [unknown printer].

No stamps appear to have been produced locally.



ECUADOR  
 First postage stamp issued: 1865.
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by: IGM (Ecuador). 

Editorial Colon C.A., Quito.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1961 for Ecuador.



Gráficas Boli, Quito.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1952 for Ecuador.



Instituto Geografico Militar, Quito.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1969 for Ecuador.
English Translation: Military Geographic Institute

Main printing process(es): Litho, gravure.
www.igm.gob.ec


National Printing Works, Quito.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1947 for Ecuador.



Offsetec S.A., Quito.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1971 for Ecuador.

Offsetec S.A., the Ecuadorian arm of the Grupo Carvajal of Colombia.



M. Rivadeneira, Quito.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1865 for Ecuador.



EGYPT  
 First postage stamp issued: 1866.
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EL SALVADOR  
 First postage stamp issued: 1867.
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by: Acoasergerac (El Salvador) and DSG (El Salvador)

Acoasergerac, [Where?].
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 2003 for El Salvador.
No website found as of 2012.



Direccion de Servicios Gráficos Ministerio de Hacienda, [Where?].
English language translation of name: Direction of Graphic Services, Ministry of Works.
Abbreviation known by: DSG.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1978 for El Salvador.
No website found as of 2012.


L. Dreikorn, San Salvador.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1951 for El Salvador.



National Printing Works, San Salvador.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1942 for El Salvador.



Carlos Parrage, San Salvador.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1906 for El Salvador.



School of Graphic Arts, San Salvador.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1930 for El Salvador.



Tipografia Central, San Salvador.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1978 for El Salvador.



ENGLAND  

(See GREAT BRITAIN)



EQUATORIAL GUINEA  
 First postage stamp issued: 1968.
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by: [unknown printer].

No stamps appear to have been produced locally.



ERITREA  
 First postage stamp issued: 1893.
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by: [unknown printer].

No stamps appear to have been produced locally.



ESTONIA  
 First postage stamp issued: 1918.
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by:Vaba Maa (Estonia).

E. Bergmann, Tartu.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1919 for Estonia.



G. Bölau, Nomme.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1918 for Estonia.



General Post Office, [Where?].
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1920 for Estonia.



Government Printing Works, Tallinn.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1920 for Estonia.



Ilutrukk, Tartu.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1941 for Estonia.



Military Topography Printing Works, Tallinn.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1921 for Estonia.



A. & J. Paalmann, Tallinn.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1919 for Estonia.



Trükikoda Vaba Maa AS, Tallinn.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1992 Christmas for Estonia.
Main printing process(es): Litho.
/www.vabamaa.ee

Vaba Maa is a Certified Security Printer with the scope of selling and producing bank cheques, identity documents, visas, bonds, shares, lottery tickets, diplomas, post stamps and tax labels, especially for governmental organizations and banks.



Ühiselu, Tallinn.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1920 (Surcharges) for Estonia.



ETHIOPIA  
 First postage stamp issued: 1894.
Stamp printing for this country is primarily done by: Garsu Pasaulis (Lithuania) , Cartor (France) and Enschedé (Netherlands).

Artistic Printing Press, Addis Adaba.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1950 (Surcharges) for Ethiopia.

The largest private printing press in Ethiopia is the Artistic Press which occupies a new modern factory in Addis Ababa.



Berhanena Selam Printing Press, Addis Adaba.
English translation of name: "Light and Peace" Press.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1944 (Stamps and Overprints) for Ethiopia.

There are several government, private, and mission presses in Addis Ababa. The largest government press is the Berhanena Selam Printing Press which opened an eight-storey building in 1965 with the most up-to-date presses.

It was still around at the end of 2000, having hit the headlines by refusing to publish its newspaper for a few days as a protest against the price of paper.



Commercial Printing Press, Addis Adaba.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1960 (Overprints) for Ethiopia.

This company would appear to be primarily book printers. One internet entry read "Barbayiig of Tanzania, IN: Ghaffar A, Ahmed M, Abdel HA (Eds): Managing Scarcity: Human Adaption in East African Drylands". Commercial Printing Press, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1996."



A. Desvages Printing Press, Addis Adaba.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1917 (Overprints) for Ethiopia



Ethiopian Post Office, Addis Adaba.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1943 (Overprints) for Ethiopia.



Ethiopia Printing Press, Addis Adaba.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1959 (Surcharges) for Ethiopia.



Government Printing Presss, Addis Adaba.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1943 (Surcharges) for Ethiopia.



Merhe Tibeb Printing Press, Addis Adaba.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1943 for Ethiopia.



Leon de Robillard Printing Press, Addis Adaba.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1930 (Overprints) for Ethiopia.

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