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500fr: the Marsh Owl, a secretive nocturnal species is featured on this 1995 issue.

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45fr, 75fr: two values from an issue celebrating the election of Pres. Denis Sassou-Nguesso

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150fr: this 1980 scenery issue shows the Djoue Bridge landscape

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300fr: this 2012 stamp issue featured a se-tenant block of six butterflies

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150fr: this 1990 birds issue features the African Gray Parrot, a common sight in gardens

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5fr, 10fr: two bird issues feature the Saddlebill Stork (Left) and a Kingfisher (below)

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200fr: this issue celebrates an energy conference in this oil-producing country, and shows a continental map with an inset of the Rep. of Congo

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40fr (pair): this 2006 reptile issue shows the African crocodile, much-feared by river dwellers and fishermen.

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250fr: this amazing 1993 fauna issue shows a river scene featuring a yawning Hippo and two Crab Plovers on the banks

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100fr: this Europeafrique issue shows a Renaissance painting of a lion and a leopard. 15fr, 35fr: Two older issue showing local fishermen in pirogues and a river scene, and flora (Strelizia reginae)

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500fr: this 1980 issue features the Declaration of Human Rights, with a stylized scene showing political prisoners breaking free; it is somewhat rare to see overt political themes such as this on African issues

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350fr: this 1980 air mail stamp shows the bold colors of traditional masks

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90fr, 500fr: two values from a 1995 Owls issue. The species featured include the Barn Owl and the Cape Eagle Owl

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225fr: this colorful scene shows a traditional burial procession of a notable chief of the Teke ethnic group

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

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150fr: this stamp is part of a 1998 series showing traditional wooden masks of different ethnic groups of the Congo; this one is from the Kwele people

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80fr: this 1991 issue celebrates Amnesty International, showing local designs of human rights activism and a placard that reads "No to human rights violations"

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60fr: the Pan African Postal Union is celebrated with this intricate design of a balloon and letters over a map of Africa, issued 1990

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75fr: this 1991 issue celebrates fresh water resources with the slogan "water is life"

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75fr: this issue shows local crop spraying in cassava cultivation