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A historic collection of 317 Mauritania postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1938
Moorish Couple - 3 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.Issued as part of the definitive series for French West Africa ("AOF") under the French Republic administration ("RF"), this postal release showcases the use of localized ethnographic portraiture to distinguish the unique regional identities within the larger colonial federation. Within Mauritania's historical context, this imagery honors the traditional aesthetics and social customs of the Saharan population, serving as an authentic representation of the country's human landscape and enduring cultural identity.
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Chest from Mederdra
Damascened Dagger
Tobacco Pouch and Pipe
Tea Service Set
Traditional Musicians
Tidinit
Tobul
Hardine (Traditional Musical Instrument)
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 25 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 20 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 15 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 10 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 5 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 2 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 1 franc
Cross of Trarza - 200 franc
Cross of Trarza - 100 franc
Cross of Trarza - 50 franc
Cross of Trarza - 30 franc
Cross of Trarza - 25 franc
Cross of Trarza - 20 franc
Cross of Trarza - 15 franc
Cross of Trarza - 10 franc
