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A historic collection of 317 Mauritania postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1961
Barbary Sheep
This definitive stamp celebrates Mauritania's unique desert fauna and natural heritage by featuring the Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia), locally designated as the mouflon à manchettes. The illustration portrays a rugged, heavy horned ram standing securely atop a rocky, arid escarpment characteristic of the country's mountainous desert formations, such as the Adrar or Tagant plateaus. This imagery carries a powerful message of ecological adaptation, resilience, and wildlife preservation, showcasing species that thrive in harsh, desert environments. In the context of the newly sovereign Islamic Republic, the stamp documents the nation's diverse natural resources, elevating its native wildlife as a source of national pride and environmental identity.
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Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius)
African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus)
Diadem or Danaid Eggly (Hypolimnas misippus)
Crimson Tip (Colotis danae)
Common Figtree Blue (Myrina silenus)
Dark Chanting-goshawk (Melierax metabates)
Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus)
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs)
Paradise Wydah (Steganura paradisea)
Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
Guineafowl
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Great Snipe (Gallinago media)
Variable Sunbird (Cinnyris venustus)
Eurasian Golden Oriole
