Welcome to Mauritania Stamps
A historic collection of 317 Mauritania postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1928
Crossing the Desert ,30 centime
This stamp captures a fundamental aspect of Mauritanian heritage and the broader history of French West Africa by depicting a nomadic journey across the Sahelian landscape. The illustration serves as a powerful symbol of the historical interdependence between the pastoralist communities and their livestock, specifically highlighting the use of cattle as essential beasts of burden for transport and survival in an arid environment. By showcasing a family or group navigating the expanse with their herd, the imagery celebrates the endurance, resilience, and traditional lifestyle of the Moorish and sub-Saharan cultures that define the region's identity. This scene reflects an economy and social structure deeply rooted in transhumance—the seasonal movement of people and animals—which has remained a cornerstone of Mauritanian cultural life and desert survival for centuries, long before the establishment of modern colonial or national institutions.
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Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
Jujube (Ziziphus lotus)
Baobab (Adansonia digitata)
Desert Date (Balanites aegyptiaca)
Doum Palm (Hyphaene thebaica)
5th Anniversary of the West African Monetary Union
Ingres in His Studio (Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1780-1867)
Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
African and Malagasy Union of Posts and Telecommunications (UAMPT)
Joint Campaign Against Rinderpest
Tenth Anniversary of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Advancement of Women - 50 CFA
Advancement of Women - 30 CFA
Advancement of Women - 20 CFA
Advancement of Women - 10 CFA
Advancement of Women - 5 CFA
12th World Scout Jamboree Idaho, United States
12th World Scout Jamboree Idaho, United States
Baobab
Peltophorum tree
Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
Jujube tree (Jujubier)
Prosopis juliflora
