COMOROS

100f, 500f: this Coral Reefs set was issued when the Comoros were still under French rule

COMOROS

200fr: this earth image airmail issue celebrates regional telephone and satellite links

COMOROS

100fr: this Heliconia flower is featured on a recent issue showing local flora

COMOROS

45fr: this cultural issue shows a woman's traditional facial decoration markings

COMOROS

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

COMOROS

75fr: this Scouting anniv. issue shows boys boating amid island coastal scenery

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

COMOROS / Ile Comores

90fr: this large format soccer issue celebrates the 1982 World Cup Games held in Spain

COMOROS / Iles Comores

350fr: this 2009 birds issue features the Woodland Kingfisher, a common site near African swamps and streams

COMORES / Iles Comores

100fr: this overprinted issue shows the fruit and seed of the nutmeg, one of several spices grown for export in the Comoros

COMOROS

75fr: this 1992 issue shows skiers and celebrates the winter olympics held at Albertville, France

COMOROS / Iles Comores

250fr: this historical scene was issued for the anniv. of the landing of Columbus, and shows an imagined first contact between Europeans and Amerindians

COMOROS / Iles Comores

25fr: 1986 Health Year: medical clinics and services are very important in areas of mostly rural villages such as the islands of the Comoros

COMOROS / Archipel des Comores

125fr: this 2006 issue celebrates the birth of Leopold Senghor, a modern Senegalese poet and statesman revered across Africa

COMOROS / Iles Comores

125fr, 50fr ovpt on 250fr: sports issues are shown here, celebrating the Calgary Olympics and youth sports.

COMOROS

FC50: this lovely flora issue shows the Ylang-ylang, a fragrant ornamental tree that perfumes tropical gardens

COMOROS / Iles Comores

150fr: this 1983 air mail issue shows parasailing, an Olympic sport

COMOROS / Iles Comores

75fr: this issue shows the main mosque at Mecca, a destination for many Comoros islanders that make the hajj pilgrimage

COMOROS / Iles Comores

250fr: this issue shows Europeans making contact with Native Americans, and celebrates the voyage of Columbus

COMOROS / Iles Comores

125fr: this showy 1985 issue depicts the fungi species Sarcoscypha coccinea