Sunday, October 26, 2014
CAPE VERDE / Cap Vert
$50, $60: Two values of a 2006 history of slavery issue, showing slaves bound for market and a slaving ship crossing the Atlantic
Saturday, October 25, 2014
ERITREA / Eritree'
90c, 95c: this pair promotes reforestation of the arid landscape of Eritrea, to protect soils and biodiversity
Monday, October 20, 2014
Saturday, October 18, 2014
MAURITANIA / Mauritanie
50um: this wildlife issue features a Sacred Ibis in flight and a Painted Stork in the foreground, a migratory wading species
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
LIBERIA
27c: this large format cultural issues shows traditional masks, and celebrates the 1963 anniv. of the founding of the AU (OAU)
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
NIGER
100fr: this local river scene features a stamp-on-stamp design for the centennial of the birth of Sir Rowland Hill, with a clear cancel from Agadez
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
MALI
150fr: this stunning birdlife issue features the Western Crowned Crane, a plumed beauty unrivaled on the African savannah. It has a wide range and distribution, and has been featured on stamps of several neighboring countries.
Monday, September 29, 2014
MADAGASCAR
200FR: The Indri is a distinctive lemur with a loud, wild call giving rise to the local belief that they are forest spirits
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
RWANDA
100fr: This se-tenant design features weavers, pelicans and zebra of the Akagera National Park, in the east of Rwanda
SEYCHELLES
R7: this higher value of the current definitive series shows a brightly hued White-lined Goatfish, native to local reefs; a clear cancel shows it was posted in Victoria, on the island of Mahe'
Thursday, September 25, 2014
SENEGAL
790fr: the Paris-Dakar Race has appeared on many Senegalese stamp issues over the years, such as this one, from 2001
Thursday, September 18, 2014
MALAWI
K100: this recent wildlife issue features the Leopard, one of the "Big Five" mammals most sought after by tourists
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