Sunday, September 27, 2015

ZAIRE

Z100 overprint: In the final years of Zaire's stamp issuing history, it had an enormous number of overprints, in successively increasing values. Seen here is 100z overprinted on a 1982 soccer World Cup issue

Friday, September 25, 2015

SENEGAL

1000fr: Dindefeld Falls is pictured on this recent tourist sites issue

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

SEYCHELLES

R6.50: this value of the current definitive series shows the Queen Coris, a reef fish

Sunday, September 13, 2015

SOUTH SUDAN

Ss1: this 2011 issue features the flag of the newest country on the continent of Africa

Friday, September 4, 2015

GUINEA

Fr1000: this cultural issue shows carved handcrafts and vessels

Thursday, September 3, 2015

TANZANIA

310, 600: Two cultural issues show dancers and Masai tribesmen

Friday, August 21, 2015

UGANDA

Sh. 30 Se-tenant: this sheetlet of stamps is a partial set showing savannah mammals and birdlife of the diverse ecosystems of Uganda

Saturday, August 15, 2015

SENEGAL

100fr: this 2014 cultural issue shows one of Senegal's most emblematic landmarks -- the Rose Lake.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

MALAWI

K1: this native birds issue features Boehm's Bee Eater

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Rep. of SOUTH AFRICA

R2.30: this 2000 flora issue features the flower of a native succulent

Friday, August 7, 2015

UGANDA

Sh. 7,500: with over 1,060 bird species, Uganda is a prized site for birdwatching, as celebrated by this issue featuring bee-eaters

Sunday, August 2, 2015

RWANDA

50fr: two values from a 1987 wildlife issue shows leopards in action in the forests and savannas of Rwanda

Friday, July 31, 2015

NAMIBIA

Postcard Rate: this recent birds issue features the Dune Lark, a wide-ranging species in the arid interior of Namibia

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

ZAIRE

Z3.50: this large format issue shows elephants in Virunga National Park, in the eastern DRC, one of the oldest nature reserves in Africa

Thursday, July 23, 2015

SWAZILAND

25c: this flowering trees issue features the Erythrina, or Flame Tree

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

SEYCHELLES

Two additional values of this set include the Green-backed heron and the Seychelles Bulbul
R2: this issue shows birds endemic to Indian Ocean islands. The Gray-headed Lovebird is a small parrot native to Madagascar, and the only lovebird with a range outside continental Africa

Saturday, July 18, 2015

ZIMBABWE

26c: this pre-inflation era issue shows an aerial view of Victoria Falls and a rainbow

Sunday, July 12, 2015

TANZANIA

Sh. 800: The endemic Zanzibar Red Colobus is seen on this fauna issue

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