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A historic collection of 317 Mauritania postage stamps
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Year: 1960
Religious Student
This definitive stamp honors Mauritania's deep spiritual legacy and long-standing educational traditions by portraying a young religious student (telmidi). The design illustrates a youth sitting peacefully amidst lush foliage, cradling a traditional woven or leather container, with his hair styled in a distinct partial shave typical of traditional childhood customs in the region. This poignant imagery carries a message of devotion, the continuity of knowledge, and the transmission of faith and intellect from one generation to the next. In the Mauritanian national context, the stamp pays homage to the foundational role of the mahadra—the historic nomadic Quranic schools and desert universities that preserved classical Arabic literature and Islamic jurisprudence across the Sahara for centuries, anchoring the republic's identity in a prestigious heritage of scholarship.
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African and Malagasy Union of Posts and Telecommunications (UAMPT)
Tenth Anniversary of the International Atomic Energy Agency
The Latécoère 28
The Couzinet 70 "Arc-en-Ciel" (Rainbow)
The Farman F.60 Goliath
The Bréguet 14
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
Centenary of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
100th Anniversary of the International Union of Railways (UIC)
Spatial Telecommunications - SYNCOM Satellite
Introduction of the Air Afrique DC-8 Jetliner
Space Telecommunications (Relay Satellite)
Space Telecommunications (Telstar Satellite)
