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Friday, September 28, 2012
TUNISIA / Tunisie
250: the Friguia Animal Park is featured on this lovely 2003 issue, showing some of the fauna species on display for visitors
MOROCCO / Maroc
7,80: this 2007 stamp celebrates the anniv. of the 1975 "Marche Verte," a campaign by the Moroccan royalty to liberate and restore territory lost to Spain in their occupation of Western Sahara.
SIERRA LEONE
5c: the Merlin of Bristol is featured on this low deomination stamp from a definitive series showing historic sailing vessels
ZIMBABWE
35c: the Pangolin, or Scaly Anteater is a widespread nocturnal mammal found in savannah and mixed forest habitats.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
RWANDA
4fr: This lovely fauna issue shows antelopes drinking at a waterhole in Akagera National Park. This large nature reserve covers 1,200km in eastern Rwanda, on the border with Tanzania.
Monday, September 17, 2012
SENEGAL
250fr: this 2006 issue shows the local village tradition of wrestling, a popular spectator sport. The stamp was clearly cancelled in the town of Popenguine, south of Dakar.
Monday, September 10, 2012
SEYCHELLES
R10: this amazing constellation issue from the outer isles of the Seychelles shows mangrove islets by twilight, and the stars forming Scorpio in the night sky
UGANDA
800 Sh: this lovely tourism issue shows sites in East Africa; pictured here is a scene of the Maruhubi Palace ruins on the island of Zanzibar
Monday, September 3, 2012
ZIMBABWE
25c: this 2011 issue shows the Harare Railway Station. As seen here, stamps are now denominated in U.S. dollars or fractions
Sunday, September 2, 2012
SIERRA LEONE
600 le: four stamps from a sheetleet (9) of native birds: at top are two weaver species, common species of the savannah; below are the blue swallow and golden-headed bunting