ANGOLA

35 new kwanzas. Lobito Bay, from a 1991 landscape issue. This bay is located in central Angola and is one of Africa's finest natural harbors. It serves as the terminus of the Benguela railway.

ANGOLA

10,000 New Kwanzas: village life of the I Kung ethnic group. Alternatively called the San in other parts of southern Africa, this group of nomadic group is also known as Bushmen. They have been the subject of much anthropological study, particularly since several countries tried to enforce sedentary farming arrangements in recent decades to counter traditional cross-border migration.

ANGOLA

22 kw: The African Spoonbill is a widespread resident of wetlands across Africa and Madagascar, nesting in colonies in tall trees and feeding on molluscs, fish and amphibians.

BURKINA FASO

600 fr: Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu, a brightly colored estrildid finch, a passerine of the savannahas of Sub-Saharan Africa. This was part of a birds issue of 1995.

BURKINA FASO

425 fr: this is one of several stamps showing the behavior of wild elephants in the Sahel, from a 2000 issue

ANGOLA

5k: Cuango River landscape: this river originates in the highlands of central Angola, and flows northward, forming the border with the Dem. Rep. of Congo. It flows for a total of 1,100 km before emptying into the Kasai River.

CHAD / Tchad

400 fr: this 2000 issue bears the scout emblem and shows the leopard, one of the most notable predators of the African savannah.

BENIN

1000fr: this oversized issue commemorates the 500th anniv. of the landing of Columbus in the New World, and shows a stylized image of European sailors making contact with Amerindians in the Bahamas. This stamp was issued in 1992, and bears a town cancel from Porto Novo.

BENIN

175 fr: this 2003 issue shows the Red-bellied Guenon, a threatened West African primate. Once thought extinct due to deforestation in the Upper Guinean forest biome on which it depends, a small group was found near the Niger River in 1988.

CHAD / Tchad

95 fr: This intricate stamp, issued in 1993, shows various tourist sites in Chad, including scenes of wildlife in Manda and Zakouma National Parks, Gaoui and Massa Villages, Lake Chad, Artisanry and the Gauthiot Waterfall

BENIN

50 fr: Brassocattleya orchid, from a 1999 set of showy hybrid species.

BENIN

400 fr: Phalaenopsis orchid from a 1997 issue, showing hybrid species usually bred for color or show by fanciers.

CHAD / Tchad

60 fr: Intl. Conference on Nutrition (1992) showing a woman and child in a field of maize, overlaid with symbols of various international organizations such as F.A.O. and the World Food Programme

CAMEROON / Cameroun

410 fr: Crowned crane, a distinctive species that inhabits the savannah region, especially around Waza National Park in the northern region. This stamp was issued in 1998, and the circular town cancel is marked Bamenda, a city in north-western Cameroon.

CHAD / Tchad

200 fr: Democracy Day (1990) showing a map of Chad with symbols of voting, elections, and broken chains of freedom representing democratic ideals

CAMEROON / Cameroun

40 fr: WWF Issue of 1988 showing the Drill, a primate species known only to inhabit tropical forests of NW Cameroon, eastern Nigeria and the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea). The coastal forest habitat that the Drill needs to survive is one hard hit by loggers and deforestation throughout its range. This species is sexually dimorphic, with males growing to almost twice the size as females.