Saturday, July 30, 2011

CHAD / Tchad


300fr: This 2003 issue celebrates Chad's relations with Taiwan; it is one of the few African nations to do so, most others maintain relations with the People's Republic of China

CHAD / Tchad


150fr: this airmail issue shows a dove of peace over the map of Chad, and the reconciliation of various groups in the margins of the map

Thursday, July 28, 2011

CENTRAL AFRICA / Rep. Centrafricaine


280fr: a pair of birds from a sheet showing African species with range maps in corner; the Red-crested Tauraco (at right) is native to the C.A.R.

DJIBOUTI


105fr: Women harvesting crops are featured on this World Food Day issue

ERITREA / Eritree


5c this stamp is part of the 2000 definitive series picturing local scenes under the Eritrean Flag

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

BOTSWANA


50t: Carmine Bee-eaters are among the most colorful of African species; harder to see is the monitor lizard at left

BOTSWANA


P2.50: Tourism is the subject of this exquisite stamp design showing an elephant at sunset; Botswana's national parks protect some of the most pristine landscapes in all of Africa

BOTSWANA


P1.10 this issue shows the handsome Pied Kingfisher, a striking sight along waterbanks

GHANA


c2000: this overprinted issue celebrates the Food and Agriculture Org. of the UN, and shows a harvest of plantains

Monday, July 25, 2011

BOTSWANA


55t, P1.45: these stamps are part of a se-tenant sheet showing fauna of parklands; the stamp on the right shows both a crocodile and a black eagle

Saturday, July 23, 2011

CONGO


200fr: the Northern Shoveler, a widespread duck, is featured on this 1991 issue

CONGO


90fr: this 1995 issue shows the traditional costume of a "notable" or village/tribal elder

Friday, July 22, 2011

GABON


260fr: traditional Ndoumou dancer with headress is featured on this 1983 issue

Thursday, July 21, 2011

GABON


500fr: this 1996 stamp shows a protected species of forest primate, the Sun-tailed Monkey

Sunday, July 17, 2011

BURKINA FASO


530fr: this 2001 issue shows the painted walls of the village of Tiebele in southern Burkina Faso, a tourist attraction

Friday, July 15, 2011

BOTSWANA


P3: this colorful stamp is from the 2007 definitive series showing butterflies; this species is the humorously named Apricot Playboy

Monday, July 11, 2011

COMOROS / Iles Comores


150 fr: this lovely stamp is part of a 2002 set showing the colorful traditional dress of the islands

Sunday, July 10, 2011

CONGO


250fr: a Roller, of the genus Coracias, is shown here. These birds are showy and visible in savannah or gallery forest edges in tropical Africa

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