Showing posts with label Fauna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fauna. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

ZAMBIA / Zambie

12n, 28n 38n, K1: this mini sheetlet shows four common species of the Zambian bush.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

BOTSWANA

P2-10: this 2019 set shows varied landscapes of Botswana, with insets showing unique wildlife and flora.  A great new addition to the ecotourism-oriented philately of Botswana!

Saturday, September 21, 2019

BURUNDI

100, 115, 200, 220fr: this wildlife air mail issue shows iconic species from the Great Lakes region

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Dem. Rep. of CONGO

FC1: this se-tenant set shows emblematic wildlife of Africa set in an aquatic setting with a waterfall.  Several of the species, such as the mandrill and giraffes, are typical of savannah ecosystems.

Saturday, June 1, 2019

CHAD / Tchad

100fr: This se-tenant is part of the Essen 78 philatelic exhibition series, and shows native fauna

Sunday, May 12, 2019

CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.

500fr: this high value Airmail issue shows the agile tree-climbing Leopard on a branch

Thursday, February 28, 2019

ANGOLA

K27, K45: this pair is from a 2oo3 issue featuring the Sable Antelope, a national symbol of Angola

Sunday, November 25, 2018

LIBERIA

32c pair: this striking WWF issue features the Liberian mongoose, a crafty forest predator.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

IVORY COAST


50f, 100fr: This China-Cote d'Ivoire amity issue features symbols and fauna of both countries

Sunday, September 2, 2018

NIGER

750fr: this WWF sheetlet from 2013 features the wild giraffes of Niger, a relict population that has become a celebrated natural wonder among locals

Saturday, May 26, 2018

LIBERIA

10c, 31c: this WWF set features the Pygmy Hippo, an endangered endemic species to W. African waterways and humid forests

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

SENEGAL

125fr: this 2007 national parks issue features an antelope in the central Niokolo-Koba reserve

Sunday, February 4, 2018

BENIN


400fr: this lovely 1999 fauna series from Benin features endangered species from around the world with range maps; seen here is the Tiger, a top predator in SE Asia and as far north as Siberia

Sunday, January 21, 2018

BOTSWANA

P1.80: this 2016 issue features elephants bathing in the Okavango Delta


Monday, October 2, 2017

Dem. Rep. of CONGO

20fr: this is a low value of a recent WWF set picturing Mountain Gorillas of the Virungas, E. DRC

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

MOZAMBIQUE

M100: this mini-sheet shows four species of dolphins frolicking off the E. African coast

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Dem. Rep. of CONGO

160fr, 600fr: This 2005 conservation issue features the N. White Rhinoceros, whose last members inhabited Garamba Natl. Park in NE Congo.

Saturday, February 25, 2017

MALI


200fr: this 1979 PhilexFrance Exhibition issue features a camel and an earlier stamp showing a pair of hornbills.

Saturday, February 11, 2017

MADAGASCAR

150fr, 350fr: Two species of endemic lemurs are shown on this pair from an island fauna set: the Ruffed (Black and White) and Diademed Lemur

Sunday, January 22, 2017

CENTRAL AFRICAN Rep.

900fr: this WWF sheetlet shows various images of Western Lowland Gorilla family groups, including a silverback male

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