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

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

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$2, $3: high values from a birds set feature the Blue cheeked bee-eater and the Narina Trogon

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80c: this high value from a birds series shows the Gold Coast Tauraco

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70c+20c, 80c+20c: This Children's fund semi-postal issue features various educational activities

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3c, 5c, 25c: this set shows artistic renditions of the age of colonization to commemorate the Anniv. Birth of Albert Schweitzer

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41c: this pre-war issue celebrates the Los Angeles Olympic games, in 1984

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15c: this pre-war issue shows a Pygmy Hippo, a shy forest dweller of large rivers and wetlands

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27c: this large format cultural issues shows traditional masks, and celebrates the 1963 anniv. of the founding of the AU (OAU)

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3c, 25c, $1: Three values from a native birds set. Pictured here are the Carmine Bee-eater, the Broad-billed Roller and the Double-toothed Barbet

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40c: this large format issue features local butterfly spp. such as the Vanessa cardui

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5c: this large format fauna issue shows a Chimpanzee clinging to the branches of a tree; historically, this species had a wide range in West Africa, but has declined markedly in recent decades due to deforestation

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50c: this issue celebrates the 15th anniv. of the Mano River Union, a cooperation agreement that unite Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; seen here are flags and a map of the three countries

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25c: this issue shows masks of Africa, and features a gaudy Masai mask with ostrich plumes

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45c: this traditional issue shows local snake dancers and drums; the flag of Liberia is also pictured in the upper right

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20c: the Brown-Cheeked Hornbill is seen on this oversized issue. This species is found in tropical forests from Guinea to Togo.

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2c, 5c: Two local species of butterflies are shown on two lower values of this pre-war stamp series.

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15c: the Rufous-crowned (or Purple) Roller is shown on this pre-war large format issue; this is a widespread and colorful species of the savannah regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, with a range as far south as Namibia and the Transvaal

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$25: this issue shows one of the Liberian presidents with the shortest terms, Moses Blah, who served less than one year, in 2003

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$40 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia is honored on this issue