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

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D3: This oversize issue shows colorful Disney characters

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20b: this birds issue shows the African Emerald Cuckoo, a colorful species of woods and thickets

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D1.50: this fauna issue shows the Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, a large, widespread and very visible species of the African savannah

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10b: the Osprey is featured on this birds issue, with a map of the species' migratory route between Europe and Africa

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D2, D3: these stamps are from a definitive series showing native butterflies

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D1: this tourism issue shows the beach, flora and pirogues at the Bakau Resort

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10b: 25b: Two WWF issues showing local savannah mammals. Seen here are the Serval and the Harnessed Antelope.

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50b: this flora issue shows the seeds of the Castor Oil Plant, which has a variety of medicinal uses such as an insecticide, an antibacterial agent, and as a motor oil substitute.

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2b: from a colorful flora series, this stamp shows the "Widow of last year" flower, Clerodendrum splendens

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D1: the Gambia has issued several large format art stamp designs, such as these works - Gladioli by Vincent van Gogh (at left) and the Knight of Malta by Titian (below)

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90b: the West African Dwarf Crocodile is featured on this stamp, and is a denizen of the River Gambia

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D1.25, D3: two stamps from a local flora and fauna series, these show the crowned crane and millet; as well as a pair of Oribi and Senegal Palm

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D4: a Savannah Lion stands at attention on this fauna issue; sadly, the Gambia has lost many of its large mammal species due to habitat conversion in recent years

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D3: the bird of paradise, a tropical heliconia species, is featured in bold colors on this flora issue

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10b: this Commonwealth Day issue shows local river transport, a necessity to cross the River Gambia

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D1: the Gambia has many well-illustrated flora and fauna issues, such as this orchid variety, Vanilla imperialis

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D1: this issue shows the lovely Aterica rabena, a West African Lepidoptera species, posing on flowers

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60b: this Commonwealth Day issue of 1983 celebrates local batik cloth designs and shows micro-images of Gambian patterns

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50b this issue promotes tourism and pictures a historical site: the ruins of the fort on James Island