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Saturday, August 16, 2014
MADAGASCAR
140fr: this local issue shows villagers harvesting crickets for local consumption, a common food source across the region
SENEGAL
20fr: this fascinating philatelic issue shows scenes from last century, as pictured on Senegalese postcards from the period
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
COMOROS / Iles Comores
120fr: this air mail issue shows the eruption of Karthala Volcano in 1982, it is the most active volcano of the Comoros archipelago
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
SAO TOME & PRINCIPE
Monday, August 4, 2014
TANZANIA
Sh. 20, 100: this local interest issue features traditional hunting methods, to capture savannah game and birds
Saturday, August 2, 2014
UGANDA / l' Ouganda
Sh. 100: this stamp is part of a definitive birds issue, and features the Regal Sunbird, a colorful species of the southern Rift Valley and Virungas landscape
TANZANIA
Sh. 2: this issue shows local handcrafts such as woven baskets, carvings and other decorative objects for the tourist trade
