Sunday, October 27, 2013
KENYA
Sh. 5, Sh. 7: This large format issue shows the traditional ceremonial dress of two groups: the Samburu and Taita peoples
LIBERIA
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
Friday, October 25, 2013
LIBERIA
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
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
MALAWI
20t: this WWF birds issue features a pair of Wattled Cranes at a nest with two eggs; this gregarious species inhabits water edges and savannah
Monday, October 14, 2013
BENIN
15fr: this WWF issue shows the Roseate Tern, a migratory species which was widely hunted in the past century. It breeds in Europe and winters in the tropics and Africa.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Friday, October 4, 2013
ALGERIA / Algerie
30: this 2005 issue shows the cheetah, a fast running predator that is widespread but not numerous over the African savannah areas it inhabits
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
CONGO Rep.
250fr: this amazing 1993 fauna issue shows a river scene featuring a yawning Hippo and two Crab Plovers on the banks
Sunday, September 29, 2013
GHANA
c25: this issue shows the local importance of cocoa, a cash crop with a flourishing export trade from Ghana and neighboring countries
Friday, September 27, 2013
CAMEROON
40 fr: WWF Issue of 1988 showing the Drill, a primate species known only from the tropical forests of NW Cameroon, eastern Nigeria and the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea). The forest habitat that the Drill needs to survive is threatened by deforestation throughout its range. This species is sexually dimorphic, with males growing to almost twice the size as females.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Dem. Rep. of CONGO / R. D. Congo
455fr: this current value is from an issue showing local minerals found in the Congo; the striking red Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral found in several places, including Africa, S. America, Romania and in the U.S. Rocky mtns.
BOTSWANA
P.2.75: the lovely Moremi falls is featured on this issue showing tourist attractions; the falls cascade down a gorge in the eastern town of Moremi, situated on a bend of the Lotswane river, a tributary of the Limpopo
Sunday, September 8, 2013
BENIN
100fr: this 1995 fauna issue shows the Leopard, which can be found in the northern parks of Benin, including the Pendjari
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
CONGO
100fr: this Europeafrique issue shows a Renaissance painting of a lion and a leopard.
15fr, 35fr: Two older issue showing local fishermen in pirogues and a river scene, and flora (Strelizia reginae)
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