Sunday, January 27, 2019
BOTSWANA
P5: this 1999 sheetlet shows the map of Botswana with the flags of the SADC community of southern African nations. Note since this printing, the flag of D.R. Congo (at left) has changed, and Swaziland has changed its name to Eswatini.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
GUINEA
50f, 100f: this Scouting issue features youth study of natural species, such as birds and butterflies.
Saturday, January 12, 2019
GHANA
C4,000 block: this set shows traditional African musical instruments, including tam-tams and a bamboo orchestra
Monday, December 17, 2018
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
500fr: this parrots series shows species that are non-native to Africa, but are colorful and prevalent in the pet trade
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
ERITREA
mini-sheet of 9 se-tenant stamps: this spectacular bird sheetlet features, from upper right the ground hornbill, roller, weaver, sandgrouse, francolin and various larks.
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Monday, October 8, 2018
MAYOTTE
Friday, October 5, 2018
SENEGAL
50fr, 250fr: this Airmail issue features two colorful savannah species: the Carmine Bee Eater and the Red Bishop.
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Friday, September 28, 2018
Sunday, September 2, 2018
NIGER
750fr: this WWF sheetlet from 2013 features the wild giraffes of Niger, a relict population that has become a celebrated natural wonder among locals
Saturday, August 25, 2018
SUDAN
50, 150: Two additional values in the 1989 Anniv. of Independence issue, featuring a map of Sudan. Note: since this issue, the map has been altered with the separation of an independent South Sudan.
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Rep. of SOUTH AFRICA
Standard: This sheetlet was issued in 2009 and shows artwork displayed in South Africa's constitutional court. The themes are varied and modern, also spectacularly colorful.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Saturday, June 16, 2018
MADAGASCAR
1500fr: this Scouting issue celebrates island biodiversity, and shows scouts studying some of the very colorful local species depicted in the margins, such as endemic Malagasy birds and butterflies.
Saturday, June 2, 2018
Saturday, May 26, 2018
LIBERIA
10c, 31c: this WWF set features the Pygmy Hippo, an endangered endemic species to W. African waterways and humid forests
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