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A historic collection of 317 Mauritania postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1961
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 15 franc
This postage due stamp (timbre taxe) celebrates Mauritania's deep artistic heritage by focusing on traditional Moorish decorative patterns and geometric designs. The illustration features a symmetric, vertically stacked arrangement of intricate circular filigree and star-shaped motifs set against a warm ochre-orange background, flanked by additional geometric border accents. This design carries a message of cultural continuity, precision, and architectural ornamentation, honoring the mathematical and abstract design philosophies long preserved by Saharan craftsmen. In the context of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania's early postal system, the issue uses these timeless artistic conventions to define its institutional stationery, anchoring the state's administrative functions in its foundational Islamic and regional visual identity.
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Man on Dromedary - 10 centime
Man on Dromedary - 5 centime
Man on Dromedary - 4 centime
Man on Dromedary - 3 centime
Man on Dromedary - 2 centime
40th anniversary of the 1898 discovery of radium by Pierre and Marie Curie
Desert Scene - 1.75 Franc
Desert Scene - 35 cents
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 3 franc
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 1.5 franc
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 90 centime
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 50 centime
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 40 centime
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 30 centime
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 20 centime
Crossing the Desert , 1.75 franc
Crossing the Desert , 1.25 franc
Colonial Exhibition in Paris 1931 , 1.5 Franc
Colonial Exhibition in Paris 1931 , 90 centime
Colonial Exhibition in Paris 1931 , 50 centime
Colonial Exhibition in Paris 1931 , 40 centime
Crossing the Desert , 3 franc
Crossing the Desert , 1.5 franc
