Wednesday, December 23, 2015

DJIBOUTI

90fr: this space issue from 1993 features several planets in the solar system

EGYPT

125: this se-tenant sheet of 6 birds features local species such as the roller, hoopoe, sooty falcon, palm dove and bee-eater

Sunday, December 20, 2015

BURUNDI

1000fr: this 2011 fauna issue shows a pod of hippos, which are still commonly seen on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in and around the capital

Saturday, December 19, 2015

The GAMBIA

50b: Apollo Landing back on Earth is the subject of this colorful issue

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

COMOROS

225fr: this 1991 issue celebrates the Indian Ocean Commission and shows the Vanilla Orchid

Monday, December 14, 2015

ETHIOPIA

2b: this natural heritage issue features wildlife of Gambella National park

Friday, December 11, 2015

BENIN

300fr: this 2010 issue celebrates the 50th anniv. of independence of Benin, showing the evolution of the national flag from 1960.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

MAYOTTE

53c, 54c: The cocount palm and frangipani tree are featured in these flora issues of 2006 and 2008

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

MALI

500fr: this airmail issue celebrates the 10th anniv. of the Moon Landing, and shows an earlier stamp issued by Mali for the occasion

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

IVORY COAST / Cote d'Ivoire

250fr: this Philexafrique issue shows youth activities such as raising animals and playing soccer

Saturday, December 5, 2015

The GAMBIA

D3: This oversize issue shows colorful Disney characters

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

GUINEA-Bissau

P2000: this 1992 WWF issue features a sub-species of Colobus Monkey native to the Guinean rainforest

GABON

500fr: this 1989 airmail issue celebrates the anniv. of the French Revolution

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

KENYA

Sh. 20: this stamp is from a booklet issue features Rhinos and other native fauna

Monday, November 30, 2015

LESOTHO

75s: the Hoopoe is featured on this birds definitive issue

Monday, November 23, 2015

IVORY COAST / Cote d'Ivoire

280fr: this 1989 hologram issue celebrates the 150th anniv. of the first French stamp issue

Friday, November 20, 2015

MAURITIUS

R1: this 2001 issue celebrates the Baudin geographical and natural history expedition

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

LIBERIA

70c+20c, 80c+20c: This Children's fund semi-postal issue features various educational activities

NIGER

500fr: this Airmail issue features the Precis octavia butterfly

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

MAYOTTE

53c: this 2005 issue shows a local holiday featuring a bull run.

Saturday, November 7, 2015

LESOTHO

40s: this World Cup issue celebrates the games played in USA, 1994

Monday, November 2, 2015

TOGO

90fr: these local interest issues feature local dances and traditional housing

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Rep. SOUTH AFRICA

R6: this is one of five values from a birds issue, and features the Green Twinspot

Thursday, October 29, 2015

TRISTAN da CUNHA

35p: this 2011 issue commemorates the 1961 volcanic eruption on Tristan da Cunha

UGANDA

Sh. 2,700. This issue features Ugandan Olympic gold medalist Stephen Kiprotich

Saturday, October 24, 2015

MAURITANIA

40um: this 1987 "pre-Olympic" air issue shows a Judo competition

MOROCCO / Maroc

6,00: this large art issue celebrates French culture in Morocco

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

LESOTHO

M1.50: this 1996 issue shows youth and children, and was issued to celebrate the 50th anniv. of UNICEF

Friday, October 16, 2015

MALAWI

K4: this high value from a birds definitive shows the Green Pigeon on its next, a common local species of thickets and borders.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

SEYCHELLES

R10: an island profile at sunset graces this World Tourism Day Issue from 1983

Saturday, October 3, 2015

SUDAN

400d: this 2005 issue shows symbols of peace, unity and development

ZIMBABWE

90c: this pre-inflationary bird issue features the Cardinal Woodpecker

Sunday, September 27, 2015

ZAIRE

Z100 overprint: In the final years of Zaire's stamp issuing history, it had an enormous number of overprints, in successively increasing values. Seen here is 100z overprinted on a 1982 soccer World Cup issue

Friday, September 25, 2015

SENEGAL

1000fr: Dindefeld Falls is pictured on this recent tourist sites issue

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

SEYCHELLES

R6.50: this value of the current definitive series shows the Queen Coris, a reef fish

Sunday, September 13, 2015

SOUTH SUDAN

Ss1: this 2011 issue features the flag of the newest country on the continent of Africa

Friday, September 4, 2015

GUINEA

Fr1000: this cultural issue shows carved handcrafts and vessels

Thursday, September 3, 2015

TANZANIA

310, 600: Two cultural issues show dancers and Masai tribesmen

Friday, August 21, 2015

UGANDA

Sh. 30 Se-tenant: this sheetlet of stamps is a partial set showing savannah mammals and birdlife of the diverse ecosystems of Uganda

Saturday, August 15, 2015

SENEGAL

100fr: this 2014 cultural issue shows one of Senegal's most emblematic landmarks -- the Rose Lake.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

MALAWI

K1: this native birds issue features Boehm's Bee Eater

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Rep. of SOUTH AFRICA

R2.30: this 2000 flora issue features the flower of a native succulent

Friday, August 7, 2015

UGANDA

Sh. 7,500: with over 1,060 bird species, Uganda is a prized site for birdwatching, as celebrated by this issue featuring bee-eaters

Sunday, August 2, 2015

RWANDA

50fr: two values from a 1987 wildlife issue shows leopards in action in the forests and savannas of Rwanda

Friday, July 31, 2015

NAMIBIA

Postcard Rate: this recent birds issue features the Dune Lark, a wide-ranging species in the arid interior of Namibia

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

ZAIRE

Z3.50: this large format issue shows elephants in Virunga National Park, in the eastern DRC, one of the oldest nature reserves in Africa

Thursday, July 23, 2015

SWAZILAND

25c: this flowering trees issue features the Erythrina, or Flame Tree

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

SEYCHELLES

Two additional values of this set include the Green-backed heron and the Seychelles Bulbul
R2: this issue shows birds endemic to Indian Ocean islands. The Gray-headed Lovebird is a small parrot native to Madagascar, and the only lovebird with a range outside continental Africa

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