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A historic collection of 317 Mauritania postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1961
Cross of Trarza - 1 franc
This official definitive stamp highlights Mauritania's rich heritage of traditional metalwork and regional symbology by featuring an intricate geometric emblem known as the Cross of Trarza. The stylized design depicts the finely detailed, symmetric silver or metal pendant set against a vibrant purple background adorned with small star-like motifs. This imagery carries a powerful message of cultural preservation, manual artistry, and regional identity, honoring the sophisticated craftsmanship historically maintained by Saharan metalworkers and jewelers. Within the Mauritanian national context, the stamp celebrates the unique material culture of the Trarza region, elevating traditional decorative arts as enduring icons of the young republic's collective heritage and institutional identity.
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Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
1968 Olympic Games: Grenoble and Mexico City - 100 CFA
1968 Olympic Games: Grenoble and Mexico City - 40 CFA
1968 Olympic Games: Grenoble and Mexico City - 30 CFA
1968 Olympic Games: Grenoble and Mexico City - 20 CFA
20th Anniversary of UNESCO
Second Anniversary of EUROPAFRIQUE
Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius)
Copper Pitcher from Adrar
Rock Art of Teness, Adrar
Saharan Heritage
African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus)
Diadem or Danaid Eggly (Hypolimnas misippus)
Crimson Tip (Colotis danae)
Common Figtree Blue (Myrina silenus)
150th Anniversary of the Wreck of the Méduse
Introduction of Air Afrique DC-8F Service
Blepharis linariifolia
Pancratium trianthum
Grewia bicolor
Ipomoea asarifolia
