Welcome to Mauritania Stamps
A historic collection of 317 Mauritania postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1963
Striped Hyena
This definitive stamp celebrates Mauritania's wildlife diversity and Saharan ecosystem by illustrating a striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena). The detailed engraving depicts the creature moving through tall savanna grasses against a background of sparse trees, highlighting its characteristic mane and distinct vertical body stripes. This imagery carries a message of ecological preservation and biological adaptation, emphasizing the preservation of native nocturnal predators that inhabit the sub-Saharan and Sahelian borderlands. Within the Mauritanian national context, the stamp showcases the rich faunal heritage of the republic, encouraging environmental awareness and documentation of the country's diverse mammalian species.
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5th Anniversary of the West African Monetary Union
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
Introduction of Air Afrique DC-8F Service
15th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
MIFERMA Port-Etienne Shipping Terminal
MIFERMA Zouerate Iron Ore Mine
Air Mauritania Douglas DC-3 over Nouakchott Airport
First Anniversary of the Congress for Unity
Second Anniversary of Independence
First Anniversary of UN Admission
Modern Transport and Nomadic Life
1st Anniversary of the African and Malagasy Union (UAM)
Admission to the United Nations - 85 franc
Admission to the United Nations - 25 franc
Admission to the United Nations - 15 franc
