MADAGASCAR

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

SENEGAL

20fr: this fascinating philatelic issue shows scenes from last century, as pictured on Senegalese postcards from the period

SEYCHELLES

50c: this birdlife issue shows a pair of endemic Blue Pigeons, found only in the Seychelles

COMOROS / Iles Comores

120fr: this air mail issue shows the eruption of Karthala Volcano in 1982, it is the most active volcano of the Comoros archipelago

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE

D250, D2500: this large format fruit issue shows bananas, as well as the anona or jackfruit, local island staples

TANZANIA

Sh. 20, 100: this local interest issue features traditional hunting methods, to capture savannah game and birds

UGANDA / l' Ouganda

Sh. 100: this stamp is part of a definitive birds issue, and features the Regal Sunbird, a colorful species of the southern Rift Valley and Virungas landscape

TANZANIA

Sh. 2: this issue shows local handcrafts such as woven baskets, carvings and other decorative objects for the tourist trade

SIERRA LEONE

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.

SENEGAL

25fr: this 1999 issue celebrates the 30th anniv. of the Moon Landing and features the moon walkers planting a U.S. flag

SEYCHELLES

R3: this 1988 marine life issue features a Green Sea Turtle coming ashore to lay eggs

MAURITIUS / Ile Maurice

70c: this definitive issue shows a map made by Bellin in 1763 during the age of exploration

MOROCCO / Maroc

6,50: this 2000 issue features the Festival of Volubilis, an ancient Roman city not far from Fes

MALI

200fr: this WWF issue features the Derby's Eland, a tall plains antelope

MAURITIUS

R10: this PhilaNippon Issue features a local Butterfly posed on a pink Hibiscus

MALI

100fr: African Education Year is celebrated on this large format stamp of 1996, showing a girl reading and a traditional woven bag

MALDIVES

R10: this Nature Tourism issue shows a sea turtle on a white sand beach at sunset on a low-lying atoll within the islands of the Maldives

MADAGASCAR

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