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Moorish Couple - 2.25 franc

This stamp celebrates the human heritage and traditional attire of Mauritania through a striking, finely engraved double portrait of a Moorish couple. The illustration captures the man with characteristic thick, untamed hair wearing a traditional white tunic, positioned next to a woman draped in a classic headscarf (malafa), conveying a powerful message of dignity, mutual partnership, and cultural pride.