Monday, November 28, 2011

SWAZILAND


E1.10: this 2003 issue celebrates the Smart Partnership Movement, showing the Swazi flag, emblem and the map of Africa

TANZANIA / Tanzanie


Sh.400: Lizombe dancers are featured in full ceremonial regalia in this 2002 issue

TANZANIA / Tanzanie


Sh. 200: this spectacular Saturnia moth is featured on a 1996 wildlife issuet

ZAIRE


z12,500: this 1996 inflation issue shows boxing, a sport of the Atlanta Olympics

TOGO


25fr: the Bitis Viper is shown on this 1990 reptiles issue

ZIMBABWE


$9.10: the Shakama Plum is featured on this 2000 issue showing local fruits

Friday, November 25, 2011

TOGO


125fr: this historical issue shows Pres. Kennedy greeting crowds in France in a 1961 visit

TUNISIA / Tunisie


500: this 1999 shows the Merou Noir, a commercial fish species

UGANDA / l'Ouganda


Sh. 20, 400: two stamps from the butterflies definitive series, showing Euxanthe and Mimacraea spp.

ZAMBIA / Zambie


K4050: this 2010 issue celebrates the Cup of Africa, and shows the flag of Namibia and a sillhouette of a player

ZAIRE



25k, 3z: two stamps from the 1982 Spain World Cup issue

Monday, November 21, 2011

UGANDA / l'Ouganda


45/- the Scarlet-chested Sunbird is a nectar-feeding bird with a wide range across Sub-Sharan African habitats

UGANDA / l'Ouganda


90/- the spectacularly-hued Charaxes Butterfly is shown on this definitive issue

UGANDA / l'Ouganda


400/- The Namugongo Shrine is shown on this local-postage rate issue, part of a set showing regional historical sites

TOGO


220fr: this was issued 1995 for World Post Day and shows women at a post office viewing sheets of stamps

UGANDA / l'Ouganda


3000/- the Defassa Waterbuck, a denizen of flooded marshes and savannah

UGANDA / l'Ouganda


1000/- the Polyphychus Moth from an insects issue

ZIMBABWE


$21: this 2001 issue shows local folklore and legends; this one is called the "Chameleon that arrived too late"

Thursday, November 17, 2011

ZAMBIA / Zambie


K500: this WWF issue shows a pair of Black-cheeked Lovebirds at their nest in a hollow of a tree, this species is a small native parrot

TUNISIA / Tunisie


250: this 2011 issue shows celebrates the recent People's Revolution, which started the so called Arab Spring of power-sharing and reforms that spread quickly to surrounding countries

ZAIRE


z2: in 1982 Kinshasa hosted a Summit of Leaders of France and Africa, celebrated on this issue which shows a map and the flags of Zaire and France

ZIMBABWE


$12: Colorful Agate is shown on this minerals issue from 2002

Monday, November 14, 2011

ZIMBABWE


$4600: this inflation-era stamp of 2004 depicts a butterfly and celebrates nature conservation

ZIMBABWE


R rate: a red rose, undenominated issue of the inflation era; this stamp was postmarked in Victoria Falls, on the border with Zambia

ZAMBIA / Zambie


K350: the Green-headed Sunbird is a widespread species that occurs in at least two dozen Sub-Saharan countries; a mid value from the Sunbirds definitive series

ZIMBABWE


$2.30 Volleyball and the map of Africa, an issue celebrating the 6th All African Games in 1995

ZIMBABWE




3c Amethyst, 4c Ruby, 5c Citrine: Precious Minerals,
Independence definitives

ZIMBABWE


7c: Aquamarine. At independence, the definitive series of Zimbabwe pictured precious gems and minerals

Friday, November 11, 2011

BENIN


190fr: this 1991 issue shows a kaleidoscope of images from Benin, and celebrates the diversity of cultures of Africa; this stamp bears a clear town cancel from Cotonou

BENIN


90fr: the Philexfrance Philatelic Expo. is featured on this 1982 issue, showing older issues and the tricolor

BOTSWANA


P3.30: local art is featured on this stamp, showing a colorul snake image

BOTSWANA


1t on 1n: this overprint is on a minerals defintive stamp showing Amethyst, one of the many minerals mined in Botswana

Monday, November 7, 2011

BOTSWANA


P2, P2.50: Ecotourism activities in the Okavango delta are the theme of this spectacular issue

BOTSWANA


3t, 7t: the Paradise Flycatcher (at nest) and Green Woodhoopoe are shown on this 1978 birds definitive issue

BOTSWANA


2t on 2s: Botswana pink agate is shown on this mineral series; Botswana is the richest country (per capita) in Africa due to its rich mineral resources

ALGERIA / Algerie


20, 30: the Pistachio and Grenadier fruits are featured on this 2006 trees issue

Friday, November 4, 2011

ALGERIA / Algerie


30: this 2005 issue celebrates the 15th Mediterranean Games held at Almeria

BENIN


150fr: three species of local butterflies, including the Tortoiseshell, are shown on this 1986 issue

BENIN


150fr: this issue promotes awareness and prevention of desertification, a major problem in Sahelian Africa

CAMEROON


250fr: this 2009 issue shows Pope Benedict with President Biya, and commemorates a state visit

BOTSWANA


P4.90: This issue shows events of 2008, and celebrates the launch of the Heart Foundation

CONGO Rep.


75fr: this issue shows local crop spraying in cassava cultivation

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

BOTSWANA



50t, 30t: two values from the current definitive series showing the Brown Playboy and the African Monarch Butterflies

BOTSWANA

15t, 40t: two values from a definitive series show local birds, the Meyer's Parrot and the Red-headed Finch

CAMEROON


60fr: this songbird is most likely a forest warbler spp.

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