Sunday, July 29, 2012

TUNISIA / Tunisie

1,100: this 2004 issue celebrates the sprawling urban park of Ennahli, in the Araniyah sector of Tunis, showing its green scenery and wildlife.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

SOMALIA

Sh.3: this 1977 fauna issue features the Reticulated Giraffe, a charismatic mammal of the East African savannah

UGANDA

Sh. 50, 2000: Two values from a World Cup '94 set showing players from various national teams competing.

Friday, July 27, 2012

Smithsonian: African Cosmos Exhibit

A current exhibit in the Smithsonian Museum of African Art features art and stamps that depict the relation between Africans and the cosmos. See full article and stamp images at: http://africancosmosdiary.wordpress.com/

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

TANZANIA

300 Sh: this issue depicts the endemic Banded Green Sunbird, from a local rare birds set that shows species in decline.

SENEGAL

145fr: this 1993 wildlife protection issue shows the threats of Ivory poaching, which have decimated elephant populations across the region

Sunday, July 22, 2012

UGANDA

Sh. 150, 300: two values from a series showing native fruit crops, shown here are bananas and breadfruit

UGANDA

Sh. 50: this issue shows the Sipi Falls, a series of falls on the edge of Mt. Elgon NE of Mbale. This value is from an attractive series showing Ugandan natural sites and scenery.

Friday, July 20, 2012

UGANDA

Sh. 250: This 1994 issue shows a den of cheetah cubs in the African savannah, and celebrates the centennial of the Sierra Club, a prominent conservation NGO

Sunday, July 15, 2012

BOTSWANA

P5.50: this fauna issue shows the Burchell's Zebra, the national animal of Botswana

DJIBOUTI

180fr: this colorful 1984 air mail issue celebrates Galileo's success in building a telescope in 1609

Monday, July 9, 2012

ALGERIA / Algerie

5: this 1997 issue celebrates the 25th anniv. of a regional police cooperation association, and shows a map of the countries that take part

ANGOLA

27e: this colorful 2004 issue celebrates the story of Christmas with the three wise men crossing a star-filled desert

Monday, July 2, 2012

BENIN

150fr: this lovely 1999 fauna series from Benin features endangered species from around the world with range maps; seen here is the Jaguar, the top predator in Central and S. America

BOTSWANA

10t: the Rock Paintings of Tsodilo Hills date back nearly 20,000 years and are a UNESCO World Heritage site; many of the designs feature local fauna, such as this rhino

CONGO

70fr: a fruit bat is shown hanging from a branch on this 1983 fauna issue

Sunday, July 1, 2012

The GAMBIA / Gambie

2b: from a colorful flora series, this stamp shows the "Widow of last year" flower, Clerodendrum splendens

CHAD / Tchad

750fr: this 2000 issue shows celebrates scouting, and shows a water buffalo and an oxpecker (bird perched on upper right)

BURUNDI

90fr: this 2008 flora issue shows the flower of the Erythrina, known as the Coral or Flame Tree, a widespread species that brightens the landscape of roads and villages across Africa

EGYPT

15p: this lovely 1987 issue shows historical sites in upper Egypt and Sinai
30p. this stamp shows a bas-relief image detail from a temple

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