Sunday, June 26, 2011

COMOROS / Iles Comores


75fr a showy yellow orchid is featured in detail on this 2003 issue

MAYOTTE


41c: this 2001 issue shows the arrival of islanders returning from the hajj in Mecca

LIBERIA


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

IVORY COAST / Cote d'Ivoire


220fr: a spectacular carved mask of the Guro ethnic group is pictured on this 2005 issue, representing the Gu female spirit

IVORY COAST / Cote d'Ivoire


280fr Peace is the theme of this 1999 issue, showing an elephant, symbol of the country's strength and unity

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

MAURITIUS / Ile Maurice


R50: a showy hibiscus is shown on this high value from the recent indigenous flowers series

MALI


565fr: the balafon festival is featured on this 2003 issue showing local culture

MAURITIUS / Ile Maurice


R25: Kite flying is featured on this issue showing children's games

MALAWI


K65: development aid from Europe is celebrated on this issue, which shows the Malawi and EU flags at lower right

MALAWI


95t: this issue features the Sauropod, in a series showing prehistoric life

Monday, June 20, 2011

LIBERIA


$30 this 2005 issue shows a woman casting a ballot in that year's historic election, resulting in the Presidency of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

MAYOTTE


55c this colorful 2008 issue shows the traditional M'Biwi dance, also called the "balance-fesses"

LIBERIA


$40 this recent issue shows the Chandra Observatory satellite

LIBYA


750: the anniv. of the September Revolution is shown with this stylized dove and map issue of 2005

Thursday, June 16, 2011

MAYOTTE


46c The Eco-Museum, showing traditional vanilla cultivation, is featured on this 2001 issue

NIGER


600fr: this issue features two players in the 1990 World Cup, held in Italy

UGANDA / l'Ouganda


1600/- Two Omwenda women in traditional dress are shown on this issue, featuring the ethnic diversity of Uganda

TANZANIA


250/- this stamp shows one of the most emblematic peaks in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro, which rises from the plains to a height of 19,340 feet above sea level

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