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1500fr: this Scouting issue celebrates island biodiversity, and shows scouts studying some of the very colorful local species depicted in the margins, such as endemic Malagasy birds and butterflies.

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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

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95fr: this 1994 fish issue features the brightly hued Cuckoo Wrasse, an Atlantic species

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60fr: this 1992 fauna issue features the Greater Bamboo Lemur

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Recent variety of issues from Madagascar, including several scenery issues, local flowers and a sifaka lemur at lower right

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35fr: this 1992 large format butterfly issue shows the Argema in full regalia

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200FR: The Indri is a distinctive lemur with a loud, wild call giving rise to the local belief that they are forest spirits

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140fr: this local issue shows villagers harvesting crickets for local consumption, a common food source across the region

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150fr: this 1987 issue celebrates the 25th anniv. of the African Coffee Producers Org. and shows a map of members and flag insets

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1120 Ar: this 2001 issue celebrates a solar eclipse that was visible in the southern hemisphere

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Ar675: this 1992 parrots issue features a budgerigar, among the most common domestic parakeets

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60fr: this 1986 birds issue shows the Sickle-billed Vanga, an endemic species found only in forest areas of Madagascar

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65fr, 300fr: Two stamps from a 1993 orchid series showing local species in full flower

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500fr: this large and colorful issue of 1983 celebrates the 200th anniv. of the first ascension of a manned air balloon

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200fr, 300fr: this 2010 flora issue shows endemic species such as the Rhopalocarpus and the Pentachlaena spp., among the 12,000 plants native to Madagascar

2000fr: This lovely souvenir sheet shows a yellow Oncidium orchid

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140fr: this colorful 1995 UN 50th anniv. issue show varied national flags and the UN emblem with a grain of wheat held in the foreground

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500fr: the small isles of Nosy Iranja are pictured on this 2007 issue showing tourist sites; off the NW tip of Madagascar, these isles are known for the Hawksbill turtles that come annually to lay eggs in the isles' white sands

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1350fr: two iridescent beetles are shown on this 1998 stamp celebrating the island's biodiversity

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1500fr: colorful rural medical clinics are featured on this Lions/Rotary issue; these events take place in remote villages where health education access is poor

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1300fr: the lovely Pereute butterfly spp.is featured on this 1992 issue

140fr: this 1990 issue shows one of the 6 baobab species endemic to the island; unmistakable with their distinctive bottle shaped trunks, these trees attain ages up to 800 years old