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$45: this cultural mini sheet shows a typical group of traditional island musicians and instruments

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$20, $40: Two values from a 2008 raptor issue, showing the Osprey and Common Kestrel

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.50, 10.00: this set features sea turtles that nest on Cape Verdean beaches

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p4.50: this 1978 anti-Apartheid issue is one of many independent African issues on this theme before the transition of power in S. Africa

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$50, $60: Two values of a 2006 history of slavery issue, showing slaves bound for market and a slaving ship crossing the Atlantic

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E1.00: this large format issue shows friendly ties with Guinea-Bissau (flag and map), a lusophone neighbor of Cape Verde

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60e: this dramatic 2007 issue shows the eruption of the volcano that dominates the landscape of the Ilha de Fogo, or Fire Island, which last erupted in 1995

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10e: this 2003 issue celebrates 75 years of air mail service between Africa, Europe and the Americas, with the 1st Dakar-Praia flight in 1928

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10e: this issue shows two men practicing Taekwondo in the 2004 Olympics

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$16: the Jambo, a local fruit, is shown on this 1992 flora issue

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$10: the Nazarene church of Praia is shown here, located on the island of Santiago

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$50 the Acacia is one of the trees best suited for the harsh, arid conditions of this island chain

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$45: Oceans and Marine life, the sole natural resource and main food source of this small island country, is featured on this stamp, issued in 1997