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A historic collection of 317 Mauritania postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1942
Protection of Childhood - Nurse Weighing Baby
This semi-postal airmail stamp honors the development of infant healthcare and maternal welfare services under the "Protection de l'Enfance" initiative. The detailed illustration depicts a healthcare worker or nurse in a sun hat carefully weighing an infant on a large balance scale, surrounded by local mothers holding their children under the shade of trees. This imagery carries a powerful message of humanitarian assistance, scientific childcare, and colonial social development. In the Mauritanian historical context, the stamp reflects the introduction of structured pediatric care and mobile medical consultations aimed at improving health outcomes in remote Saharan communities, showcasing the integration of modern public health programs into the social fabric of traditional nomadic society.
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Mauritanian Flora: Acacia ehrenbergiana
The Latécoère 28
The Couzinet 70 "Arc-en-Ciel" (Rainbow)
The Farman F.60 Goliath
The Bréguet 14
Launching of the French Satellite D 1
3 years of the Organization of African Unity
First World Festival of Black Arts, Dakar
First World Festival of Black Arts, Dakar
First World Festival of Black Arts, Dakar
Pavel Belyayev, Alexei Leonov, Voskhod 2
Frank A. Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., and Gemini 7
Thomas P. Stafford, Walter M. Schirra
Launching of French Space Satellites - Rocket Scout and Satellite FR 1
Launching of French Space Satellites - Satellite A-1
Launching of French Space Satellites - The Diamant rocket
1st Death Anniversary of Dr. Albert Schweitzer (1966)
Death of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Hospital of Nouakchott
Tunnel of Choum
Wharf of Nouakchott
Tunnel of Choum
Chest from Mederdra
