SAO TOME & PRINCIPE

D22,000: this issue celebrates 800 years of the Portuguese language, and shows the flags of the Lusophone community of nations.

NAMIBIA

N$2.90, 3.40: this set features two species of local Sunbirds, of the family Nectariinidae.

Rep. South Africa

Standard rate: this 2004 peace issue shows South Africans celebrating cultural diversity

SENEGAL

200, 250, 450, 500fr: Fishing is the No. 1 economic activity of Senegal and the most important source of protein for its population.  This 2015 se-tenant issue features colorful illustrations of local fishermen.

MOZAMBIQUE

M100: this mini-sheet shows four species of dolphins frolicking off the E. African coast

MALI

400fr: this 1988 African Union 25th Anniv. issue features a map and the colors of the Malian flag

Sierra Leone

Le10: this shipping issue features the Freighter Dunkwa and a Swallow on the wing

SWAZILAND

E1.05: this issue features Swazi King Mswati holding up the national constitution

TOGO

45fr: this 1988 Art issue features a work by Picasso called "the Dance."

SOUTH AFRICA

Intl Rate: Two values from a birds issue featuring Sunbirds, a unique family of nectar-sipping birds.

SIERRA LEONE

L5000: this 2015 issue warns against child marriage, a serious social issue affecting girl children across W. Africa.

LIBYA

45: This lovely 1982 se-tenant issue features a Roman-era mosaic of wild animals

MALAWI

K115: this sheetlet features the endemic Lilian's Lovebird, a gregarious tiny parrot

NIGERIA

N90: this 2005 issue celebrates the issuance of commemorative stamps since 1874

DJIBOUTI

75fr: this cultural issue shows a traditional marriage ceremony and dance

Dem. Rep. of CONGO

160fr, 600fr: This 2005 conservation issue features the N. White Rhinoceros, whose last members inhabited Garamba Natl. Park in NE Congo.

MAURITIUS

R18: this recent Freshwater Fish issue features the Nile Tilapia, a commercial species, and was postmarked at Trou aux Biches, or Creatures' Hollow!

LESOTHO

30s se-tenant sheetlet: this stunning sheet shows birds of the highland veld or savannah woodlands of the mountain kingdom of Lesotho