Saturday, August 16, 2014

MADAGASCAR

140fr: this local issue shows villagers harvesting crickets for local consumption, a common food source across the region

SENEGAL

20fr: this fascinating philatelic issue shows scenes from last century, as pictured on Senegalese postcards from the period

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

SEYCHELLES

50c: this birdlife issue shows a pair of endemic Blue Pigeons, found only in the Seychelles

Sunday, August 10, 2014

COMOROS / Iles Comores

120fr: this air mail issue shows the eruption of Karthala Volcano in 1982, it is the most active volcano of the Comoros archipelago

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE

D250, D2500: this large format fruit issue shows bananas, as well as the anona or jackfruit, local island staples

Monday, August 4, 2014

TANZANIA

Sh. 20, 100: this local interest issue features traditional hunting methods, to capture savannah game and birds

Saturday, August 2, 2014

UGANDA / l' Ouganda

Sh. 100: this stamp is part of a definitive birds issue, and features the Regal Sunbird, a colorful species of the southern Rift Valley and Virungas landscape

TANZANIA

Sh. 2: this issue shows local handcrafts such as woven baskets, carvings and other decorative objects for the tourist trade

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