ALGERIA / Algerie

30: what a better way to end the year than with a typical New Year's issue, this one issued in 2007

BENIN

175fr, 300fr: Rotary Intl. is celebrated on this 2005 issue showing a stylized map of Benin

BOTSWANA

25t: this issue shows the rural art of weaving in celebration of the 10th anniv. of independence

CONGO

60fr: the Pan African Postal Union is celebrated with this intricate design of a balloon and letters over a map of Africa, issued 1990

COMOROS / Iles Comores

150fr: this 1983 air mail issue shows parasailing, an Olympic sport

GABON

225fr: the New Horizons Children's Foundation is featured on this 1998 issue

CONGO

75fr: this 1991 issue celebrates fresh water resources with the slogan "water is life"

DEM. REP. CONGO / R. D. Congo

10 FC: this overprinted issue was issued shortly after the country changed its name from Zaire to DR Congo in 1998 and shows a brightly colored Lepidoptera spp.

DJIBOUTI

70fr: this 1990 cultural issue shows a local woman's fine jewelry

DJIBOUTI

45fr, 50fr: Two values from the 1984 landscapes series, showing Lac Abbe and the Alaili Dada volcanic formations, with insets showing a warthog and an antelope

GAMBIA / Gambie

D1.25, D3: two stamps from a local flora and fauna series, these show the crowned crane and millet; as well as a pair of Oribi and Senegal Palm

GABON

150fr: the Musa (banana) crop is shown on this 1986 issue, and is a very important local staple, grown throughout Gabon

GHANA

c2000: the Black Stars national soccer team is celebrated on this 2006 World Cup issue

IVORY COAST / Cote d'Ivoire

150fr: this 1992 issue celebrates the biodiversity of tropical forests, and was issued to commemorate the Rio Environment Summit

KENYA

Sh. 3: the Leopard, a charismatic species of Kenyan national parks, is seen on this fauna stamp issue

KENYA

Sh. 1: this issue celebrates the anniv. of independence with a scene of the original raising of Kenya's flag in 1963

KENYA

15.50/- the showy native Brachychorythis orchid is featured on this flora stamp

IVORY COAST / Cote d'Ivoire

280fr: this colorful issue shows flags and the outline of a player in the 1998 World Cup

MALI

200fr: this 1994 stamp shows the Kraussaria grasshopper, a serious millet crop pest in the Sahel region; the postmark is from Bamako's Grand Marche

NAMIBIA / Namibie

N$1.50: this stamp is from a fauna definitive issue, showing an elephant, a protected species in Namibia

RWANDA

1fr, 60c: this 1970 set celebrates the famed mountain gorillas of the Virungas, a major tourist attraction for the country

SENEGAL

10fr: this 1989 tourism issue shows a coastal scene and pirogue in Basse Casamance province

SIERRA LEONE

2c: Olive-bellied Sunbird, from an early definitive series showing native birds

RWANDA

50fr: this issue celebrates modern communications, showing satellites

NIGERIA

N50, N30: two recent issues showing ceremonial costumes and the national symbols of the return to democracy

MALAWI

15t, K1: the Bushbuck and Klipspringer are featured on this early wildlife definitive set

TANZANIA / Tanzanie

500/- Christmas choir celebrations are shown in full festive color

SOUTH AFRICA / Afrique du Sud

B5: a Cheetah in full speed is featured on this 2007 issue, to pay the domestic medium postage rate.

SENEGAL

145fr: this anti-Apartheid design shows a profile of Nelson Mandela and a scene of scourge. The cancel is from the town of Mbour.

SENEGAL

15fr, 300fr: two recent issues show Goree Island and artisanal fishing pirogues

RWANDA

90fr: this 1988 issue shows primates of the Nyungwe Forest Reserve

LESOTHO

10s: this 1984 Audubon art issue shows the Vesper Sparrow

SENEGAL

125fr: Flamingoes in Djoudj National Park are shown on this 1986 issue

SIERRA LEONE

L5: this pair shows the gaudy Green Spotted Swallowtail Butterfly

SWAZILAND

E1.30: the Maguga Dam is shown on this issue. Water catchment and conservation are critical to the survival of this small mountain kingdon

SOUTH AFRICA / Afrique du Sud

Intl Postcard rate: this issue shows Homo heidelbergensis, an extinct species of the genus Homo, which includes modern man

TANZANIA / Tanzanie

500/- a large bull elephant is shown on this wildlife issue

TOGO

100fr: this airmail issue shows local market commerce and sale of produce such as bananas

TANZANIA / Tanzanie

800/- this issue shows a savannah Leopard shown in a dramatic pose

RWANDA

10fr: this Red Cross issue from 1988 shows the human toll of flooding

RWANDA

3fr: the Galago or Bushbaby is a small nocturnal monkey, held in esteem and legend by many African cultures

RWANDA

10fr: the Eulophia orchid is shown on this pre-Genoide flora issue

SENEGAL

215fr: this 1996 issue celebrates the Atlanta Olympic Games

TANZANIA / Tanzanie

150/- this issue celebrates the East African Treaty, which unites Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania to facilitate trade and movement between these countries

TANZANIA / Tanzanie

100/- this issue shows a water-loving elephant mother and young

SIERRA LEONE

L10, L50: two stamps from a 1990 butterflies definitive set featuring the Blue Salamis and the Small Striped Swordtail

TUNISIA / Tunisie

600: Germany, the victor of the 2006 World Cup of Soccer is celebrated on this issue

TOGO

40fr: this 1989 issue celebrates the 30th anniv. of the launch of Apollo XI

SWAZILAND

E2.35: this issue shows a villager playing a traditional instrument fashioned from the horn of a Kudu antelope

SOUTH AFRICA / Afrique de Sud

Intl Letter Rate: this non-denominated issue of 2009 shows the Jackass Penguin, a species of the southern Antarctic