Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Saturday, December 28, 2013
RWANDA
50fr, 70fr: Two flora issues showing a Disa lily in bloom and the large fruiting Symphonia, a tree used for timber and also noted as having medicinal properties
MOZAMBIQUE
50c: this cultural issue shows a mask of the Mapiko tradition of adolescent initiation into adulthood
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
TANZANIA
Sh. 200: this issue shows scenery along the Rufiji River, in the Selous Game Reserve, with palms, elephants and a hippo
Monday, December 23, 2013
RWANDA
100fr: this issue, part of a flora definitive series, shows the brightly colored Gloriosa Lily, a native species widespread in southern Africa
Sunday, December 22, 2013
SENEGAL
300fr: this 1998 World Cup soccer issue shows various flags of countries competing for the title, including several African countries such as Cameroon and Tunisia
Thursday, December 12, 2013
SOUTH AFRICA / Afrique du Sud
Standard rate: the Lesser Flamingo feeds on micro-organisms in soda lakes across E. and southern Africa; in S. Africa the species can be seen in the St. Lucia Wetlands Park, Kwazulu Natal
TOGO
200fr: this World Cup soccer issue dates from 1996, and shows the flag of France, the host of the 1998 games
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
ZIMBABWE
Z$ 2000, 5000: A cover with inflation era definitives issued 2007 showing native birds. At top is the Purple Gallinule, an aquatic wader. Below is the fruit-eating Purple-crested Turaco.
TANZANIA / Tanzanie
Sh. 13 and 500: two stamps from a 1990 World Cup issue illustrate a penalty kick and a corner kick with national teams on the field
Monday, December 9, 2013
UGANDA
Sh. 15: the Red-throated Bee Eater is a gregarious insect-seeker with a wide distribution across Africa, from Gambia to Sudan and Uganda in E. Africa
UGANDA
Sh. 1200: this stamp shows traditional attire of the Acholi ethnic group, speakers of Luo that number over one million in Uganda.
Sh. 1400: this traditional cultures issue shows dances from the Teso region, comprising 6 districts and making up Uganda's fifth largest ethnic group, with over 3 million people
TOGO
400fr: this 1996 birds issue features the Chaffinch, a Eurasian species which has been widely introduced, including to W. Africa
Sunday, December 8, 2013
ZAIRE
80z: this 1988 issue is a high value of a set showing air transport and planes; showing various hot air balloons, the oldest form of manned air travel, developed in 1783. A clear town cancel can be seen from Bukavu, South Kivu Province
ZIMBABWE
35c: this 1986 issue shows regional flags to celebrate cooperation among the SADCC countries of southern Africa
Saturday, December 7, 2013
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