Sunday, November 24, 2019
Equatorial Guinea
400, 550, 650 FCFA: local fruit and flowers, including breadfruit and Cacao are pictured on this flora series from Equatorial Guinea
Monday, November 18, 2019
EGYPT
30p block of four: this local birds issue includes two species of bee eaters, a swallow and a roller.
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Friday, August 9, 2019
BURKINA FASO
450, 600, 750fr: this se-tenant issue from 1985 shows songbirds: from top the Gonolek, Cordon bleu and Weaverbirds.
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Dem. Rep. of CONGO
FC1: this se-tenant set shows emblematic wildlife of Africa set in an aquatic setting with a waterfall. Several of the species, such as the mandrill and giraffes, are typical of savannah ecosystems.
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Friday, June 7, 2019
GUINEA
750fr: this Scouting sheetlet shows native birds and butterflies such as the Long-tailed Whydah, sunbirds and Ring-necked Parakeet
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Saturday, April 13, 2019
DJIBOUTI (Afars & Issas)
30f, 200f: this pre-independence issue shows local scenes (railway, ships, mosque) and commemorates the visit of French President Pompidou in January 1973
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
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
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