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    L9800 se-tenant strip: WWF set of Greater Flamingos feeding, breeding and taking flight

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Le10: this shipping issue features the Freighter Dunkwa and a Swallow on the wing

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L5000: this 2015 issue warns against child marriage, a serious social issue affecting girl children across W. Africa.

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50c, 25c: Two pre-inflation issues featuring leopards and the "Pirate" Butterfly

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Definitives: L3, L300; 15c, 30c: These definitive issues feature butterflies and local birds, with the latter being in pre-conflict circulation (note the low denominations)

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Le 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 20: Local forest birds are featured on this pre-war set

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Le200: this 1994 Christmas issue shows the famed "Marriage of the Virgin" painting by van Orley

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31c: this pre-war issue features a pair of African Golden Cats, a shy species native to W. African forests. Adults of the species are typically just about twice the size of an average house cat.

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L10: this 1986 issue celebrates SL-US cooperation and the 25th anniv. of the Peace Corps

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L15: this World Cup issue celebrates the 1990 competition held in Italy, and shows the country team of Yugoslavia; the trophy appears at lower right

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L10: this 1990 butterfly definitive features a stunning Small Striped Swordtail

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L600 pair: these two stamps are from a native birds sheetlet, and feature the Variable Sunbird and the Scimitarbill

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L100, L200: Two stamps from a series showing African birds; these include the African White Spoonbill, found in coastal areas, and the forest-dwelling Crested Tauraco

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L600 pair: two stamps from an African birds sheetlet: seen here are the Scarlet-Tufted Malachite Sunbird and the W. Violet-backed Sunbird

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Le600: this lovely sheetlet shows nine birds typical to the West African region; at left are two species of sunbirds, while most of the others represent the seedeater or weaver families

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5c: the Merlin of Bristol is featured on this low deomination stamp from a definitive series showing historic sailing vessels

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600 le: four stamps from a sheetleet (9) of native birds: at top are two weaver species, common species of the savannah; below are the blue swallow and golden-headed bunting

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60Le: this stamp was issued as part of a 1990 butterflies definitive set, and features the colorful Violet-washed Charaxes

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Le600: two stamps from an African birds sheetlet, showing the Malachite Kingfisher and the African Skimmer. Both species have a wide distribution along waterways in Sub-Saharan Africa, with skimmers also found in lagoons and near sandbanks, from Senegal to the Nile and south to Angola.

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L300: the Red-headed (or Red-faced) Lovebird is a small parrot species native to West and Central Africa, forming its nest in tree cavities.